“Year-End Wrap Up: Best Music of 2022”

In this episode, we look back and pick our favorite classical and jazz recordings from 2022.

 

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Classical

 Episode 48: “Crafty Complications”

“C.P.E. Bach: Sonatas & Rondos” (Hyperion)

Marc-André Hamelin

https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68381/2

 

Episode 50: ”1st Anniversary Renaissance Men”

“The Florentine Renaissance” (Hyperion)

Orlando Consort

https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68349

 

Episode 64: ”Ménage à Trio”

“Bargiel: Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2” (Hyperion)

Leonore Piano Trio

https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68342

 

Episode 66: “Keyboard Seasoning”

“Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No 1 & Moments musicaux” (Hyperion)

Steven Osborne

https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68365

 

Episode 71: “A Breeze from Brazil”

“Vivaldi & Piazzolla: The mandolin seasons” (Hyperion)

Jacob Reuven, Omer Meir Wellber, Sinfonietta Leipzig

https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68357

https://music.apple.com/it/album/vivaldi-piazzolla-the-mandolin-seasons/1607499987?l=en

 

 Episode 73: “Heavy Hitters”

“Paul Wranitzky: Symphonies” (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin / Bernhard Forck

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1R1hwKrqqLqYiD53NtXEBJ/discography/album?pageUri=spotify:album:5rBtcOg7G3zwG7EKIUQC75

https://music.apple.com/us/album/paul-wranitzky-symphonies/1612818411

 

Episode 75: “Rags & Other American Riches”

“Peter Boyer: Balance of Power [Orchestral Works]” (Naxos)

London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Boyer   

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0zIZLForXyrKVqxoM0MNPU/discography/all?pageUri=spotify:album:0hJrgKIhOczrFuIMyNnX0o

https://music.apple.com/us/album/peter-boyer-balance-of-power-other-orchestral-works/1628848675

 

Episode 77: “Poetry Passport”

“Flamenco - Pasado Y Presente” (Naxos World)

Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde 

https://open.spotify.com/album/0vO9ZPWxvFtMeD8gG8zbev

https://music.apple.com/id/album/flamenco-pasado-y-presente/1627035723

 

Episode 82: “‘Bone Appétit”

“Tomasi, Jolivet & Others: French Trumpet Concertos” (BIS)

Håkan Hardenberger, Roland Pöntinen, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Fabien Gabel

https://open.spotify.com/album/4iNTRs5QTtOt6IuTQOhgs2

https://music.apple.com/us/album/tomasi-jolivet-others-french-trumpet-concertos/1623463102

 

Episode 83: “Beefy Beethoven & Big Band”

“Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 & Brett Dean: Testament” (BSO Recordings)

Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Vladimir Jurowski

https://open.spotify.com/album/1n2WXsdRdRaYjT02U2C0So

https://music.apple.com/us/album/brett-dean-beethoven-orchestral-works-live/1632668767

 

Episode 75: “Rags & Other American Riches”

“Bolcom: The Complete Rags” (Hyperion)

Marc-André Hamelin

https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68391/2

 

Episode 94: “Something is Swinging in Denmark”

“Les frères Francœur” (Alpha)

Justin Taylor & Théotime Langlois de Swarte

https://open.spotify.com/album/65SkWELmRKnzQZch5h4sfR

https://music.apple.com/us/album/les-frères-francœur/1642170708

 

Episode 80: “Chamber Made”

“Ries: Piano Trio & Sextets” (Hyperion)

The Nash Ensemble

https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68380

 

Episode 88: “Horns of Plenty”

“Origins” (Decca)

Lucie Horsch

https://open.spotify.com/album/41YdsQmyG0O3zQEoyVbLm1

https://music.apple.com/us/album/origins/1630378109

 

Episode 85: “Joy and Meditations”

“Haydn 2032, Vol. 12: Les jeux et les plaisirs” (Alpha)

Basel Chamber Orchestra / Giovanni Antonini

https://open.spotify.com/album/6QlQD1Tvn7tgzfW3o9wPSS

https://music.apple.com/iq/album/haydn-2032-vol-12-les-jeux-et-les-plaisirs/1626058453

 

Episode 61: “Mallet Maestros”

“Drone Mass” (Deutsche Grammophon)

ACME & Theatre of Voices / Paul Hillier

https://open.spotify.com/album/4iHSwI7eFt2OfFbS33Anqo

https://music.apple.com/us/album/jóhannsson-drone-mass/1603845983

 

Episode 90: “Mostly Made in Germany”

“Weinberg: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 7” (Deutsche Grammophon)

Kirill Gerstein, Marie-Christine Zupancic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen / Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla

https://open.spotify.com/album/5o3HiFn83tJQDi6gWlyCJh

https://music.apple.com/us/album/weinberg-symphonies-nos-3-7-flute-concerto-no-1/1639331262

 

Episode 94: “Something Is Swinging in Denmark”

“Hemsi: Chamber Works” (Chandos)

ARC Ensemble

https://open.spotify.com/album/1uuuyCOsAZ99LYfcMs10XJ

https://music.apple.com/us/album/hemsi-chamber-works/1639872891

 

Episode 62: “Karmic Clarinets”

“Flow” (Pentatone)

Annelien Van Wauwe, NDR Radiophilharmonie / Andrew Manze

https://open.spotify.com/album/4cfHBh31qsL102qz5JRYJq

https://music.apple.com/us/album/flow/1613616722

 

Episode 93: “Subtle Sonics”

“Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l'enfant Jésus” (Erato)

Bertrand Chamayou

https://open.spotify.com/album/5syP59hNRd9GJxTsnLk0cl

https://music.apple.com/us/album/messiaen-vingt-regards-sur-lenfant-jésus/1625775125

 

Episode 87: “Fall Frets”

“Lost & Found” (Pentatone)

Sean Shibe

https://open.spotify.com/album/2IwRPoM4pqAfv10x8YDiSt

https://music.apple.com/us/album/lost-found/1628136472

 

Jazz

Episode 58: “The Ladies Sing”

“Send for Me” (Dot Time Records)

Catherine Russell

https://open.spotify.com/album/4Ey2JHKRLc0Qy03MvBuPiZ

https://music.apple.com/us/album/send-for-me/1603657000

 

Episode 71: “A Breeze from Brazil”

“Cadência Verde e Amarela” (Gateway Music)

Morten Ankarfeldt, Edu Neves, Caio Marcio Santos, Bernado Aguiar, Gabriel Poli

https://open.spotify.com/album/48RChE59aR0lOOOWlFc4Av

https://music.apple.com/it/album/cadência-verde-e-amarela/1609626618?l=en

 

Episode 60: “Saxy Ladies”

“Barionda” (Jazzwerkstatt)

Helga Plankensteiner

https://open.spotify.com/album/47oT3gDcN1F3OeHWvvOnxL

https://music.apple.com/mv/album/barionda-feat-rossano-emili-massimiliano-milesi-giorgio/1617895218

 

Episode 55: “America Abroad and Wranitzky Wreleases”

“Indigo” (Vision Fugitive)

Jean-Marc Foltz, Stephan Oliva        

https://open.spotify.com/album/4uln6q9yCsUZ7qWvQDBYFF

https://music.apple.com/us/album/indigo/1609265981

 

Episode 69: “All Greek to Me”

“Broken Blue” (Odradek Records)

Spiral Trio

https://open.spotify.com/album/33y9tsuWeTjtansJsA5xCX

https://music.apple.com/us/album/broken-blue/1614837174

 

Episode 64: “Menage a Trio”

“Safe Place” (Iakovos Symeonidis)

Jako Organ Trio

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jMKc4XHrrGNTh8svcKmbv/discography/all?pageUri=spotify:album:6SohH3yGk3xkvuZrsVT2Ty

https://music.apple.com/ng/album/safe-place/1616001523

 

Episode 73: “Heavy Hitters”

“My Father’s Hands” (Highnote)

Cyrus Chestnut

https://open.spotify.com/artist/319U6LVt3j3iT9oAEzrpRO/discography/all?pageUri=spotify:album:7kiKrduG08XVXYeVIB7n5g

https://music.apple.com/us/album/my-fathers-hands/1626147227

 

Episode 80: “Chamber Made”

“Organic Earfood” (JazzSick Records)

Organic Earfood, Bernie Senensky, Peter Baumgärtner, Stefan Bauer

https://open.spotify.com/album/2IffvZqLYqIxXdigASABHV

https://music.apple.com/us/album/organic-earfood-feat-bernie-senensky-peter-baumgärtner/1639110694

 

Episode 90: “Mostly Made in Germany”

“I Loves You Porgy” (JazzJazz)

Matthias Strucken      

https://open.spotify.com/album/2BMUvcyqiBEgL9z9r4cbnv

https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-loves-you-porgy/1642183040

 

Episode 93: “Subtle Sonics”

“New Beginnings” (Cellar Live)

Jason Marshall

https://open.spotify.com/album/2adC3n8OxTK2MxoLZtFME5

https://music.apple.com/us/album/new-beginnings/1644388209

 

Episode 65: “Action-Packed Sax”

“The Message” (Posi-Tone Records)

Doug Webb    

https://open.spotify.com/artist/7qaEouOBt2Vs1yjhZPGJ1r/discography/all?pageUri=spotify:album:4hkVxHA4mTXsdjK7O52MSG

https://music.apple.com/us/album/triple-play-feat-walt-weiskopf-joel-frahm-brian-charette/972293478

 

Episode 50: ”1st Anniversary Renaissance Men”

“A Change Is Gonna Come” (Savant)

Bill O’Connell

https://open.spotify.com/album/1LpG8V1Vtya5RcTzPZRxFj

https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-change-is-gonna-come/1596800919

 

Episode 57: “The Ravelution Will Not Be Organ-ized”

“Cold as Weiss” (Colemine Records)

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio

https://open.spotify.com/album/39wAzMaFzTVEN0yqJXYyzK

https://music.apple.com/us/album/cold-as-weiss/1597919684

 

Episode 63: “Piano Paisans”

“Something Tomorrow” (Storyville Records)

Enrico Pieranunzi

https://open.spotify.com/album/2MDgqeWW7IJot1PPNKN2at

https://music.apple.com/us/album/something-tomorrow/1615393724

 

Episode 66: “Keyboard Seasoning”

“Tricks” (Hunnia Records)

Gábor Horváth Trio

https://open.spotify.com/album/5N0DFqyP8mvKY6WvX5r85t

https://music.apple.com/us/album/tricks/1617658252

 

Episode 66: “Keyboard Seasoning”

“Swing On This” (Criss Cross)

Opus 5

https://open.spotify.com/album/2uMqLMKwv3049IpdeIjCZ3

https://music.apple.com/us/album/swing-on-this/1618802988

 

Episode 67: “A Trumpet Trist”

“Silver Needle” (Stunt Records)

Tobias Wiklund          

https://open.spotify.com/album/1YS1pLb5x8Ot6OgSaQA04N

https://music.apple.com/us/album/silver-needle/1616501351

 

Episode 68: “Keep Frenching Me, Baby!”

“Involutions” (We See Music)

Matthieu Marthouret & Springbok

https://open.spotify.com/album/43o3upRkpQGHRhtbFB51LH

https://music.apple.com/us/search?term=involutions%20Matthieu%20Marthouret%20

 

Episode 70: “Summer Vibes”

“Life” (Giotto Music)

Marco Pacassoni

https://open.spotify.com/album/2DdgfyOBVpqX4OJYUOuS6g

https://music.apple.com/us/album/life-feat-john-patitucci-antonio-sanchez/1619906308

 

Episode 73: “Heavy Hitters”

“Oak Tree” (Highnote)

Tom Harrell

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3YO63Be7QxrxqBQtgKc4Oc/discography/all?pageUri=spotify:album:5Cu82tv24KrXK43kyjH2dr

https://music.apple.com/us/album/oak-tree/1625809415

 

Episode 74: “Italian Explosion”

“Shiny Hearts & Dusty Souls” (DDE Records)

Cesare Mecca

https://open.spotify.com/album/0ob9cfubQIYXZuLAWnFK8B

https://music.apple.com/us/album/shiny-hearts-dusty-souls-feat-alfredo-ponissi/1628326372

 

Episode 75: “Rags & Other American Riches”

“Best Next Thing” (Posi-Tone Records)

Michael Dease

https://open.spotify.com/album/3phyeASbmGNSIhDxpQygbV

https://music.apple.com/us/album/best-next-thing/1627529286

 

Episode 76: “Essential Organs”

“Reboot” (Blue Note)

Ronnie Foster

https://open.spotify.com/album/7fIQ7XeqTD0FqsvyTohyrY

https://music.apple.com/us/album/reboot/1625214121

 

Episode 77: “Poetry Passport”

“In The Valley” (Stricker Street Records)

Todd Marcus

https://open.spotify.com/album/4Zb8xvtlEYrcU4Of6yODsU

https://music.apple.com/id/album/in-the-valley/1620784648

 

Episode 81: “Summer Strummin’”

“Blue Keys” (Wide Hive Records)

Calvin Keys

https://open.spotify.com/album/3Z9uDO0cSfAgKDhwHHh2mQ

https://music.apple.com/cz/album/blue-keys/1634834443

 

Episode 82: “Bone Appétit”

“Generations” (Smoke Sessions Records)

Steve Turre

https://open.spotify.com/album/4SpdeJD5lcATDheZhpxBKN

https://music.apple.com/us/album/generations/1636041345

 

Episode 83: “Beefy Beethoven & Big Band”

“Convergency” (Origin Records)

Dave Slonaker Big Band

https://open.spotify.com/album/2IJEqaBRCAiRFjyfLlzmaf

https://music.apple.com/us/album/convergency/1632772977

 

Episode 84: “Cerebral Keys”

“Orange Sea” (Yellowbird Records) 1

Matthias Bublath

https://open.spotify.com/album/6Dvj8ssB0RIknMIQ5Fe0YM

https://music.apple.com/us/album/orange-sea/1647635493

 

Episode 85: “Joy and Meditations”

“The Latin Side of Mingus” (Savant)

Conrad Herwig

https://open.spotify.com/album/1xYPOJzZr9OxIsLBrLWRWy

https://music.apple.com/iq/album/the-latin-side-of-mingus/1640315361

https://www.prestomusic.com/jazz/products/9370103--the-latin-side-of-mingus

 

Episode 87: “Fall Frets”

“View with a Room” (Blue Note)

Julian Lage

https://open.spotify.com/album/0bxXAO9Vxpx20fidIJc4va

https://music.apple.com/us/album/view-with-a-room/1629539688

 

Episode 88: “Horns of Plenty”

“We Wonder” (WM Italy)

Fabrizio Bosso           

https://open.spotify.com/album/71CMymeBvpaShC37XxIEMS

https://music.apple.com/us/album/we-wonder-feat-julian-oliver-mazzariello-jacopo-ferrazza/1637894263

 

Episode 89: “Swingers”

“Linger Awhile” (Verve)

Samara Joy

https://open.spotify.com/album/1TZ16QfCsARON0efp6mGga

https://music.apple.com/it/album/linger-awhile/1637144888?l=en

 

Episode 89: “Swingers”

“Tadd’s All, Folks” (SteepleChase)

Gary Smulyan

https://open.spotify.com/album/0haNdQSDRCh0Nz4cKMTuoT

https://music.apple.com/it/album/tadds-all-folks/1650212893?l=en

 

Episode 91: “Low String Theory”

“Ashanti” (Jojo Records)

Santi Debriano, Arkestra Bembe

https://open.spotify.com/album/4tN43R2qus79a4w4wyQJhm

https://music.apple.com/us/album/ashanti/1650081861

 

Episode 92: “Christmas Music: Yule Be Merry”

“Winter Awhile - Cool Twists on Holiday Classics” (Velocity Records)

Robert Hicks

https://open.spotify.com/album/6jEyOQZX8eaLGx7ehlFPDF

https://music.apple.com/us/album/winter-awhile/1659104200https://roberthicks1.bandcamp.com/album/winter-awhile-cool-twists-on-holiday-classics

 

Episode 93: “Subtle Sonics”

“The Sonic Sessions” (Eclipse Music - Supersounds Music Oy)

Aleksis Liukko Trio

https://open.spotify.com/album/2eoim1wGHdEd6tDvjZk9pL

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-sonic-sessions/1655146802

 

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