Playlist (The light I never knowed).

A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears, Sept. 8–14, 2025.

Charles IvesThree Places in New England; Orchestral Set No. 2; Carl Ruggles – Sun-treader; Men and Mountains; Ruth Crawford Seeger – Andante for Strings – Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi (Decca; 1995)

Anton Bruckner – Symphony No. 9 in D minor – Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi (Decca; 1989)

Anton WebernOrchestral Works – Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi (Decca; 1995)

Richard WagnerDie Walküre – Alessandra Marc, Gabriele Schnaut, Anja Silja, Poul Elming, Robert Hale, Alfred Muff, Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi (Decca; 1997)

Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 9 in D; Karl Amadeus Hartmann – Symphony No. 2: II. Adagio – Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi (Decca; 1999)

John Carroll KirbyTuscany (Patience; 2019)

Igor StravinskyThe Firebird Suite (1945 version); Petrushka (1947 version) – Philharmonia Orchestra/Santtu-Matias Rouvali (Signum; 2024)

John CoriglianoOf Rage and Remembrance; Symphony No. 1 – St. Louis Symphony Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin (RCA Victor Red Seal; 1996)

Tania LeónHorizons; Raíces (Origins); Stride; Pasajes – London Philharmonic Orchestra/Karina Canellakis, Edward Gardner, Dmitri Slobodeniouk (LPO; 2025)

Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphonies Nos. 5 & 8 – Flanders Symphony Orchestra/Kristiina Poska (Fuga Libera; 2025)

Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 – Flanders Symphony Orchestra/Kristiina Poska (Fuga Libera; 2024)

Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7 – Flanders Symphony Orchestra/Kristiina Poska (Fuga Libera; 2021)

OfftheskyNocturnas (laaps; 2025)

Sarah Kirkland SniderPenelope – Shara Nova, Signal/Brad Lubman (New Amsterdam; 2010)

Sarah Kirkland SniderUnremembered – Shara Nova, Padma Newsome, DM Stith, Unremembered Orchestra/Edwin Outwater (New Amsterdam; 2015)

Sarah Kirkland SniderMass for the Endangered – Gallicantus/Gabriel Crouch (New Amsterdam; 2020)

CarcassHeartwork (Earache; 1993/2017)

Jessika Kenney & Eyvind KangAzure (Ideologic Organ; 2023)

Robert AshleyCelestial Excursions (Lovely Music; 2005)

SeabuckthornA Path Within a Path (laaps; due Oct. 3, 2025)

Neil RolnickMacedonian AirDrumming (Bridge; 1992)

Neil RolnickLockdown Fantasies – Geoffrey Burleson, Kathleen Supové (Other Minds; 2023)

Neil RolnickGardening at Gropius House – Todd Reynolds, Alarm Will Sound/Alan Pierson, Daniel Cilli, New Music Ensemble of the San Francisco Conservatory/Nicole Paiement (Innova; 2013)

Peter KnightFor a Moment the Sky Knew My Name (Room40; due Nov. 21, 2025)

Linda Catlin SmithThe Complete Piano Solos (1989-2023), Volume 1: The Plains – Cheryl Duvall (Redshift Music Society; due Oct. 3, 2025)

Susie IbarraParallels and Confluence: Bugang and Pasig Rivers – Susie Ibarra, Jake Landau, Alex Peh, Arneis Quartet (Habitat Sounds; 2025)

DizgoHarmony Valley Music Festival, Nashville, IN, Sept. 5, 2025 (self-released; 2025)

Grateful DeadBlues for Allah (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (Grateful Dead/Rhino; 1975/2025)

Various artists/Vincenzo Della RattaMusic from the Mountain People of Vietnam (Sublime Frequencies; 2025)

Lea BertucciThe Oracle (Cibachrome Editions; due Oct. 17, 2025)

Susie IbarraParallels and Confluence: Bugang and Pasig Rivers – Alex Peh, Arneis Quartet (Habitat Sounds; 2025)

Squeaky FeetNorm’s Backyard, Cleveland, OH, Aug. 15, 2025 (Nugs.net; 2025)

Robert RichTravelers’ Cloth (Soundscape; 2023)

Robert RichFilaments (Soundscape; 2015)

Robert RichMorphology (Anodize; 2010)

Bob DylanXfinity Center, Mansfield, MA, Sept. 7, 2025 (ROIO; 2025)

Bob DylanFreedom Mortgage Pavilion, Camden, NJ, Sept. 12, 2025 (ROIO; 2025)

Bob DylanVicar Street, Dublin, Ireland, Sept. 13, 2000 (ROIO; 2000)

Bob DylanThe Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, Sept. 14, 2000 (ROIO; 2000)

PhishBourbon & Beyond Festival, Louisville, KY, Sept. 12, 2025 (LivePhish; 2025)

Steve RoachThe Surface Below (Steve Roach Exclusive; 2025)


[Title key: Bob Dylan, “Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right”]

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