Religious

French soprano Gwendoline Blondeel's incandescent voice embodies warmth as well as reserve, excitement but also resignation – emotions across the gamut.

The full choir filled the large church with waves of glorious sound, especially in the psalm settings with their complex choral writing and in the finale, a massive "Magnificat."

The finale of Brahms' Symphony No. 4 teemed with extravagant passion and boasted a remarkably beautiful flute solo.

The vast and beautiful Church of St. Vincent Ferrer on Manhattan's East Side was an apt setting for Bach's cantatas.

'Revolution' from the Grievous Angels is an uplifting and wonderful album for our times which will have you dancing on the picket lines.

Like its predecessors, this latest compendium inevitably sounds as if it were designed for someone with multiple personalities.

This fine new release includes world-premiere recordings of oratorio music from early-18th-century female Viennese composers, plus music of their contemporary Alessandro Scarlatti for context

Fans of mid-20th-century Southern music will likely recognize the name of the act for which Rich-R-Tone is most known: the Stanley Brothers, whose first 14 bluegrass recordings appeared on the label and are all included here.

This collaboration between vocal ensemble Blue Heron and composer Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol is as beautiful as it is tricky to describe.

Music from the court of Charles XI of Sweden, "a deliberate crossroads of European music and musicians."