New recordings of interest.
— Feldman, Crippled Symmetry; Eberhard Blum, Jan Williams, Nils Vigeland (frozen reeds) [Steve Smith review]
— Bach, Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 and Partita No. 1 for violin; Isabelle Faust (Harmonia Mundi)
— Salonen, Violin Concerto, Nyx; Leila Josefowicz, Salonen conducting the Finnish Radio Symphony (DG; out Oct. 16)
— Kristin Norderval, Aural Histories (Deep Listening)
— Mission: Agostino Steffani arias; Cecilia Bartoli, Diego Fasolis, I Barocchisti (Decca)
— Tansy Davies, spine and other works; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Azalea, Concordia (NMC)
— Górecki, Miserere, Lobgesang, Marian Songs; Los Angeles Master Chorale (Decca)
— Schubert, Piano Sonata D. 845, Wanderer Fantasy, Impromptus D. 760, Moments Musicaux; Paul Lewis (Harmonia Mundi)
— Schumann, Liederkreis Opp. 24 and 39; Gerald Finley, Julius Drake (Hyperion)