An occasional tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears lately.

Richard Wagner – Die Walküre – Matthias Goerne, Michelle DeYoung, Stuart Skelton, Heidi Melton, Petra Lang, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra/Jaap van Zweden (Naxos)

Skylark Quartet – Lark City (Tonkatsu)

David First – Same Animal, Different Cages Vol. 2: Solomonos for Analog Synthesizer (Fabrica)

Gil Sansón – Untitled (for Pierre Boulez) (Rhizome.s)

Günter Schlienz – Restrangements (Grumpy’s Third Eye)

Christophe Bailleau – Porcelaine (Cosmic Winnetou)

Ichtyor Tides – Antapices Qadrant (Cosmic Winnetou)

Marehelm – Marehelm (Cosmic Winnetou)

Claude Debussy – Préludes, Vols. 1 & 2 – Paul Jacobs (Nonesuch)

Eve Risser White Desert Orchestra – Les deux versants se regardent (Clean Feed)

Karel Husa – Music for Prague 1968 – North Texas Wind Symphony/Eugene Migliaro Corporon (GIA Publications)

Karel Husa – Apotheosis of This Earth: Music of Karel Husa – Ithaca College Wind Ensemble/Rodney Winther (Mark Custom Recording Service)
> Smetana Fanfare; Al fresco; Divertimento for Brass and Percussion; Percussion Concerto; Piano Concertino – Matthew Baram; Alto Saxophone Concerto – David Bristol; Apotheosis of This Earth

Sanam Marvi – Folk Gitan Ji Rani, Vol. 1 (Barkha Enterprises)

Franz Schubert – Symphony No. 2 – Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra/Günter Wand (RCA Red Seal)

Olivier Messiaen – Des canyons aux etoiles – Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival/Alan Gilbert (eOne)

David Van Tieghem – FRKWYS Vol. 10: David Van Tieghem x Ten – Fits & Starts (RVNG Intl.)

Robert Curgenven – Climata (Dragon’s Eye; remastered/expanded edition)

Alex Cline – Sparks Fly Upward (Cryptogramophone)

Alex Cline – For People in Sorrow (Cryptogramophone)

David Bowie – No Plan (ISO/Columbia)

Rudy Royston Trio – Rise of Orion (Greenleaf Music)

Tim Berne’s Bloodcount – Lowlife: The Paris Concert I (JMT)

Tim Berne’s Bloodcount – Poisoned Minds: The Paris Concert II (JMT)

Tim Berne’s Bloodcount – Memory Select: The Paris Concert III (JMT)