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November 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Ralph Towner: My Foolish Heart

Ralph Towner My Foolish Heart Deutsche Grammophon/ECM One of my all-time favourite albums by anyone ever is Diary by Ralph Towner. What a beautiful and tranquil thing that is. And I found it because, on a whim, I was desperate for more Ralph Towner because, up to that point, and I guess beyond, one of […]

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March 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Max Richter: Sleep

Max Richter Sleep Deutsche Grammaophon Easily my most played album of 2015 – easily, and yet it’s not, strictly an album. Here, Max Richter has created a soundtrack for sleep, but it’s more than just a settling score, it’s a musical evocation, a melodic translation of sleep. It’s a stretch – too (pardon the pun) […]

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January 25, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Daniil Trifonov and The Philadelphia Orchestra w/ Yannick Nezet-Seguin: Rachmaninov Variations

Daniil Trifonov and The Philadelphia Orchestra w/ Yannick Nezet-Seguin Rachmaninov Variations Deutsche Grammophon Here we have 73 individual pieces on one CD, Rachmaninov’s Variations, only a small handful of the pieces here dent the two-minute mark, most are just a few vital seconds but they fit together to form a whole; this isn’t a case […]