A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears…

Anton Bruckner – Symphonies No. 2 in C minor; Symphony No. 8 in C minor; Richard Wagner – Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude – Gewandhausorchester Leipzig/Andris Nelsons (Deutsche Grammophon; 2021)

Catalyst Quartet – Uncovered, Vol. 1: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (Azica; 2021)

Piano Quintet (Stewart Goodyear); 5 Fantasiestücke; Clarinet Quintet (Anthony McGill)

Žibuoklė Martinaitytė – Saudade – Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra/Giedre Šlekyte (Ondine; 2021)

Saudade; Millefleur; Horizons; Chiaroscuro Trilogy (Gabrielius Alekna)

Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis – Kestutis Overture; In the Forest; The Sea – Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra/Modestas Pitrenas (Ondine; 2020)

Shreddin' at Sweetwater by Marbin

Marbin – Shreddin' at Sweetwater (Marbin Music; 2021)

King Crimson – Complete Lizard Sessions (DGM; 1970/2020)

Abracadabra In Osaka (Elton Dean, Allan Holdsworth, Hugh Hopper, John Marshall) by Soft Works

Soft Works – Abracadabra in Osaka (Cuneiform; 2003/2020)

Chick Corea/Christian McBride/Brian Blade – Trilogy 2 (Universal Music; 2018)

Chick Corea – The Song of Singing (Blue Note; 1971)

Return to Forever – Where Have I Known You Before (Polydor; 1974)

Danish String Quartet – Prism III (ECM New Series; due March 12, 2021)

Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor (Op. 131); Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 1; Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Emanuel Aloys Förster) – Fugue in C-sharp minor (BWV 849)

Chemical Reactions by Gavin Harrison & Antoine Fafard

Gavin Harrison & Antoine Fafard – Chemical Reactions (Harmonic Heresy; 2020)

Albert Ayler – Love Cry (Impulse!; 1968)

Barrage by Paul Bley

Paul Bley Quintet – Barrage (ESP-Disk'; 1965)

Trio by Lowell Davidson

Lowell Davidson – Lowell Davidson Trio (ESP-Disk'; 1965)

The Giuseppi Logan Quartet by Giuseppi Logan

Giuseppi Logan – The Giuseppi Logan Quartet (ESP-Disk'; 1964)

Élégie du temps présent by Bruno Duplant

Bruno Duplant – Élégie du temps présent (Granny Records; 2021)

Stile Antico – The Golden Renaissance: Josquin des Prez (Decca; 2021)

Christian Löffler – Parallels: Shellac Reworks (Deutsche Grammophon; 2021)

Sergei Rachmaninov – Symphony No. 1 in D minor; Symphonic Dances – Philadelphia Orchestra/Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Deutsche Grammophon; 2021)

Various artists -  Judas and the Black Messiah: The Inspired Album (RCA; 2021)

Geographies of Breath by Dupleix / Forestiere / Pontvianne

Dupleix/Forestiere/Pontvianne – Geographies of Breath (Dinzu Artefacts; 2021)

El Dios Immaterial de los Pájaros by Bardo Todol y Sus Aves Sin Nido

Bardo Todol y Sus Aves Sin Nido – El Dios Immaterial de Los Pájaros (Dinzu Artefacts; 2021)

Self-Contained Illusion (The Peak) by Xïola Yin

Xïola Yin – Self-Contained Illusion (The Peak) (Dinzu Artefacts; 2021)

Chris Schlarb & Chad Taylor – Time No Changes (Astral Spirits/Big Ego; due May 5, 2021)