Album Tweets 9.

Tilney’s measured pace charms, ditto the vivid sonorities.

Pièces de Clavecin 4: Royer, D’Anglebert

Royer had a brief but illustrious career. He taught the King’s children, managed the Concert Spirituel, and had several operas performed at Versailles. A 1742 police blotter reports a fight between Royer and Rameau…

Göteborg’s Latest Duo, and Others

The two most illustrious Hamburg pupils of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck share these dazzling demonstration CDs of the amazing variety of colors of the North German Hanseatic organ in the Örgryte nya kyrka at Göteborg.

Göteborgs Wond’rous Machine

When we think of pipe organs, we usually envision the big tin whistles up front, the prestants or display pipes.

Buxtehude and H. Praetorius

It’s always gratifying to bring worthy new releases of Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) to your attention.

Buxtehude: Vocal Works

To dispel all blues and banish gray clouds, go directly to cut # 3: Nun danket alle Gott…

More about organs than you wanted to know

Earlier in La Folia I raved about the recording quality, choral and organ performance and the organ itself — not to mention the ideal reverberant acoustic. This CD release is one of the highlights of my half-century of collecting recordings!

Before it melts

Seismic shifts in major record companies may put many precious CDs in peril. Here are some you may want to grab before they evaporate.