Playlist (Some kind of explosion).

A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears, Feb 2–8, 2026.

Simone Dinnerstein – Undersong (Orange Mountain Music; 2022)

▸ François Couperin – Les barricades mystérieuses; Robert Schumann – Arabesque; Philip Glass – Mad Rush; François Couperin – Tic Toc Choc; Erik Satie – Gnossienne No. 3; Robert Schumann – Kreisleriana

Radu Lupu – The Unreleased Recordings: Decca Masters and Radio Tapes 1970-2002 (Decca; 2025)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Partita No. 2 in C minor (BWV826); Nico Muhly/Alice Goodman – The Street – Parker Ramsay, Rosie Hilal, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (King’s College, Cambridge; 2022)

Kreator – Krushers of the World (Nuclear Blast; 2026)

Sheku Kanneh-Mason – Elgar – London Symphony Orchestra/Simon Rattle (Decca; 2020)

▸ Trad. – “Blow the Wind Southerly”; Edward Elgar – “Nimrod” (from Enigma Variations); Cello Concerto in E minor; Romance in D minor; Frank Bridge – Spring Song; Trad. – “Scarborough Fair”; Ernest Bloch – Prélude; Prayer; Gabriel Fauré – Élégie in C minor; Julius Klengel – Hymnus for 12 Cellos

Mieczysław Weinberg – Symphonies Nos. 3 & 7; Flute Concerto No. 1 – Kirill Gerstein, Marie-Christine Zupancic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen/Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (Deutsche Grammophon; 2022)

Phish – Moon Palace Resort, Riviera Maya, MX, January 28, 2026 (LivePhish; 2026)

Taper’s Choice – Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY, January 31, 2026 (Archive.org; 2026)

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla – The British Project – City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon; 2021)

▸ Edward Elgar – Sospiri; Benjamin Britten – Sinfonia da Requiem; William Walton – Troilus and Cressida: Symphonic Suite; Ralph Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

Marillion – Marillion.com (Sanctuary; 1999)

Big Big Train – Woodcut (InsideOut; 2026)

Steve Roach – Sentient Being (Timeroom; 2026)

Steven Wilson – Impossible Tightrope: Live in Madrid (Headphone Dust; 2026)

Marillion – Town & Country, Leeds, England, February 24, 1994 (Digital Front Row Club/Racket; 2026)

Tangerine Dream – The Sessions Box Set–United Kingdom & Ireland 2022 – I. Brighton & Leeds (Eastgate; 2022)

Marillion – Le Rockstore, Montpellier, France, June 15, 2004 (Digital Front Row Club/Racket; 2026)

King Crimson – Supper Club, New York, NY, November 12, 2000 (DGMLive; 2000)

Fairground Attraction – The First of a Million Kisses (RCA; 1988)

Marillion – Fugazi (EMI/Parlophone; 1984/2021)


Title key: Marillion, “House”

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