Two Soundtracks by Philip Glass

Good morning. Two soundtracks by Philip Glass were included in the latest Spotify update. Enjoy!

Philip Glass – Cassandra’s Dream
Philip Glass – The Fog of War

New Tango Orquesta again

Hello there. You may remember that I wrote about their latest album six weeks ago. Recently their second one was added to Spotify as well. These are good times if you’re a New Tango Orquesta fan. Enjoy!

New Tango Orquesta – New Tango Orquesta Part II

Ólafur Arnalds – Found Songs

Hello. Here is another fine release from my backup-list. It was added to Spotify some weeks ago. Genre: contemporary classical. Enjoy!

Ólafur Arnalds – Found Songs

New Tango Orquesta – Vesper

Good afternoon. This lovely new album by New Tango Orquesta was added to Spotify one week ago. Recommended listening for sure. Enjoy!

New Tango Orquesta – Vesper

Takahiro Kido – Fleursy Music

Hey there. Thanks to yeat another great tip from CaveatCavebat I can now present to you some fine contemporary classical music. This album was part of yesterdays huge Spotify update. Enjoy!

Takahiro Kido – Fleursy Music

John Barry – Chaplin

Hello. It’s time for a change of pace with the great John Barry. This soundtrack was part of the Spotify update two days ago. Enjoy!

(Note: There won’t be a Spotify update today, but hopefully one tomorrow instead.)

John Barry – Chaplin

Therion – The Miskolc Experience

Hello again. Also part of todays micro Spotify update was this interesting new live album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion. The first half is classical stuff, while the second part is with the band. Read more about the whole concept here. Enjoy!

Therion – The Miskolc Experience

Björn Olsson – The Crayfish

Morning. From yesterdays Spotify update, this is really beautiful music by Swedish composer Björn Olsson (he was once a founding member of The Soundtrack Of Our Lives). It’s hard to choose a genre for The Crayfish, but I’ll guess a combination of classical and folk will have to do. Enjoy!

Björn Olsson – The Crayfish

Peer Raben

Hey. Two compilations with music by German composer Peer Raben were added in todays Spotify update. Beautiful music. Check it out and enjoy!

Peer Raben – Peer Raben: Vol. 1
Peer Raben – Peer Raben: Vol. 2

Alexander Borodin

Hello. This album is another classical favourite of mine. It was added to Spotify a couple of weeks ago. Enjoy!

Alexander Borodin – Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 and 3

Hildur Gudnadottir – Without Sinking

Hello. It’s time for some modern classical music by Icelandic composer Hildur Gudnadottir. This album was added in yesterdays Spotify update. Enjoy!

Hildur Gudnadottir – Without Sinking

Vasily Kalinnikov: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

Good evening. I haven’t written about classical music for several weeks, but now it’s time to go at it again. I really prefer the way the latest classical stuff has been tagged (with composer as artist). It makes browsing so much easier. Anyway, this Naxos-release is one of my favourite classical albums and it was included in todays Spotify update. Enjoy!

Vasily Kalinnikov – Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

Lars Horntveth

Good evening. Included in the latest Spotify update were one single and two experimental albums by Norwegian jazz musician Lars Horntveth. Note that his latest album, Kaleidoscopic, consists of one long track and is more of a classical album. This is perfect night music. Enjoy!

Lars Horntveth – Pooka
Lars Horntveth – The Joker (Single)
Lars Horntveth – Kaleidoscopic

Alban Berg Quartett plays Beethoven

Hello. To find out what was added to the Spotify library today, please visit the Changelogs section. Now it’s time for some great classical music. The Alban Berg Quartett plays Beethoven, String Quartets Op. 18. This is the first six Beethoven quartets. A couple of other records by the very same artist were also added today. Enjoy!

Alban Berg Quartett – Beethoven: String Quartets

Trois Couleurs: Bleu, Blanc, Rouge

Morning. Here comes a good one from the Spotify update three days ago. These are the scores to the three movies – Blue, White and Red – directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski in the 1990s. The composer is of course the great Zbigniew Preisner. Enjoy!

Zbigniew Preisner – Trois couleurs: Bleu, Blanc, Rouge (Bande originale du film)

Rota: Music for Film

This is another goodie from last weeks Spotify updates. And in case someone wants to know, Riccardo Muti is a famous Italian conductor. Also Italian, but perhaps a bit more familiar to most readers, is the great Nino Rota. Some of his most popular scores are featured here. Enjoy!

Riccardo Muti – Rota: Music for Film

The Copland Collection

This weekend I will get back to Spotify updates that I either have overlooked or haven’t had time to add. First up is a perfect introduction to American composer Aaron Copland. Enjoy The Copland Collection!

Glenn Gould plays Mozart

Yesterday I thought it was time for some blues and tonight it’s classical music on the menu. As you may alreday know there is plenty of this genre in Spotify. The only problem would be the tags; should the artist be Mozart, the pianist or in some cases the conductor? This remains to be sorted out by the Spotify team.

Now for the update. Glenn Gould, surely one of the greatest pianists ever, plays some beautiful Mozart music in this recording from 1968. I’m not an expert in this area, but to my ears it’s a very good record.

Glenn Gould – Mozart: The Complete Piano Sonatas; Fantasias K. 397 & K. 475