Records of the Year 2021

**Joseph K** · 18-12-21, 08:05

Richard Barrett - binary systems

**gurnemanz** · 18-12-21, 11:58

Naxos English Song Collection - 25 CD re-issue in an irresistible new box. On offer till 10 Jan at Presto

Diepenbrock Songs - New discovery for me, new 3 CD reissue set on Brilliant (good download offer here)

Passacaglia della vita, Cembaless Ensemble. All human life is here, vividly presented baroque selection. Elisabeth von Stritzky, a most alluring new soprano voice. Presto

**Bryn** · 18-12-21, 12:06

For starters:

Plus the Brahms Piano Concertos (Schiff, OAE).

**richardfinegold** · 18-12-21, 12:40

Vikingur Olaffson disc pairing Rameau and Debussy was my most essential purchase this year, but it may have been released in 2020

**jayne lee wilson** · 18-12-21, 14:35

OK....
Lets add a 3rd category: "New to You......"

If you didn't stream or buy much released in 2021, what were your most exciting discoveries of 2021?

**silvestrione** · 18-12-21, 18:00

Igor Levitt On DSCH
Kit Armstrong 2CD set of Byrd and Bull DG
Sueye Park violin, Journey Through a Century, Bis.

**mathias broucek** · 18-12-21, 21:16

Originally posted by gurnemanz View Post

[B]
Diepenbrock Songs - New discovery for me, new 3 CD reissue set on Brilliant (good download offer here)]

Thanks for the tip. Have loved Diepenbrock since I heard some live in Amsterdam

**Edgy 2** · 18-12-21, 22:32

Alkan Complete piano music vol 4 (inc the symphony) - Mark Viner (Piano Classics)
London Nights Piano sonatas and other pieces by Tippett, Bridge, Britten ,Ireland ,Bax - Franziska Lee (Capriccio)
Simpson Symphonies 5 & 6 - LSO, LPO, Andrew Davis, Charles Groves (Lyrita)
Weinberg The passenger - Grazer Philharmoniker et al, Roland Kluttig (Capriccio)
Ivanovs Symphonies 15 & 16 - Latvian National Symphony Orchestra & Guntis Kuzma (SKANI)

Composer new to me this year although a 2020 release, great record .... is

Mlynarski Violin concertos 1 & 2 - Piotr Plowner, Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic, Pawel Przytocki (DUX)

My favourite record of the year is

**Braunschlag** · 18-12-21, 23:02

New to me - Ivan Moravec Chopin, old recordings of course but it knocks spots off all the new stuff. Followed by Ollafson/Debussy/Rameau.
I never thought Rameau would sound good on a real piano - I’m convinced now!

**TBuckley** · 19-12-21, 09:41

New releases (in no particular order):

1) Martinu - Les Fresques, Parables, Estampes etc - Netopil (Supraphon)
2) Barbara Monk Feldman - Verses (Another Timbre)
3) Andrew McIntosh - A moonbeam is just a filtered sunbeam (Another Timbre)
4) Victoria - Officium Hebbdomadae Sanctae - Savall (Alia Vox)

Others:

1) John Cage - Two2 - Knoop/Thomas (Another Timbre)
2) Kali Malone - The Sacrificial Code (Perfect)

**Bryn** · 19-12-21, 10:37

Originally posted by TBuckley View Post

New releases (in no particular order):

1) Martinu - Les Fresques, Parables, Estampes etc - Netopil (Supraphon)
2) Barbara Monk Feldman - Verses (Another Timbre)
3) Andrew McIntosh - A moonbeam is just a filtered sunbeam (Another Timbre)
4) Victoria - Officium Hebbdomadae Sanctae - Savall (Alia Vox)

Others:

1) John Cage - Two2 - Knoop/Thomas (Another Timbre)
2) Kali Malone - The Sacrificial Code (Perfect)

I had forgotten that the Cage Two^2 was this year. Martin's double album of Felman's Two Pianos and other pieces, 1953-1969 was an earlier delight, though the lack of Five Pianos was a disappointment. Fortunately, I have a recording from a radio broadcast of the work with Feldman, Tilbury, Birtwistle, Smalley and Savage participating: https://www.cnvill.net/mffivepianos.mp3

**TBuckley** · 19-12-21, 11:11

Originally posted by Bryn View Post

I had forgotten that the Cage Two^2 was this year. Martin's double album of Felman's Two Pianos and other pieces, 1953-1969 was an earlier delight, though the lack of Five Pianos was a disappointment. Fortunately, I have a recording from a radio broadcast of the work with Feldman, Tilbury, Birtwistle, Smalley and Savage participating: https://www.cnvill.net/mffivepianos.mp3

In my post only the first four are 2021 releases. The other two were notable 2021 purchases for me but were releases from previous years. The Cage is from 2017 so your memory was not failing you. I bought the Cage CDs quite quite recently as they are nearly sold out, now less than 10 left - apparently a sales surge brought on by the success of the Number Pieces box.

**Bryn** · 19-12-21, 11:36

Originally posted by TBuckley View Post

In my post only the first four are 2021 releases. The other two were notable 2021 purchases for me but were releases from previous years. The Cage is from 2017 so your memory was not failing you. I bought the Cage CDs quite quite recently as they are nearly sold out, now less than 10 left - apparently a sales surge brought on by the success of the Number Pieces box.

Snap. I too, only got the Two^2 this year. I somehow missed it at the time of release. One which I delayed getting for ages, hoping the promised Blu-ray version would appear, is:

I caved in when it briefly dropped to £7.37 (new) from amazon.co.uk. As you can see, it's pretty short measure for a CD. It appears that Brian Brandt simply has not got the necessary funds to finance the Blu-ray.

**richardfinegold** · 19-12-21, 11:51

Originally posted by silvestrione View Post

Igor Levitt On DSCH
Kit Armstrong 2CD set of Byrd and Bull DG
Sueye Park violin, Journey Through a Century, Bis.

I have a Kit Armstrong Blu Ray featuring Vaiation works by Byrd and Bull paired with the Goldberg Variations. Is that the same recording?

Records of the Year 2021

Records of the Year 2021

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