Kostas Tosidis, György Ligeti cello sonata

Another modern work transcribed for classical guitar. In this case, a György Ligeti cello sonata by Kostas Tosidis.

Alban Berg: Opus One, transcription by Christophe Dejour

The Christophe Dejour arrangement of Opus One (1910) by Alban Berg. A unique classical guitar arrangement of a piano piece. Thanks to Stefan Schmidt for finding this!

also:
Christophe Dejour, guitar transcription of JS Bach Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue (BWV 903)
Béla Bartók: Sonata for Guitar, transcription by Christophe Dejour

Notable releases of 2015

No particular order…

Other

Jack DeJohnette – Made in Chicago
Tim Berne’s Snakeoil – You’ve Been Watching Me
John Luther Adams – The Wind in High Places
Max Richter – SLEEP
Harvey Valdes – Roundabout
Jurica Jelic – Cognitive Dissonance
Jurica Jelic – Sve nijanse Dinare / All shades of Dinara
James Ross- Bardo Thodol and Heaven
Marco Oppedisano- Resolute
Keith Jarrett- Creation
Joseph Benzola – Tuareg
Africa Express Presents… Terry Riley’s In C Mali
Björk – Vulnicura
Kenny Wheeler – Songs for Quintet
Gary Peacock – Now This
Julian Lage – World’s Fair
Vijay Iyler – Break Stuff
Jerry Pergolesi, Contact, Brian Eno – Discreet Music
David Cross & Robert Fripp – Starless Starlight

Rock

Billy Gibbons – Perfectamundo
Jimi Hendrix – Freedom: the Atlanta Pop Festival
King Crimson – Live at the Orpheum
King Crimson – Thrak box

Reissue

John Abercrombie – The First Quartet box
Led Zeppelin reissues

Want list: things I want to check out. Based on previous experience, these look pretty good.

Matt Mitchell – Vista Accumulation
Milford Graves/Bill Laswell, Space/Time – Redemption
Stephen Haynes – Pomegranate
Pat Metheny and others – Hommage à Eberhard Weber
Mary Halvorson – Meltframe
Rudresh Mahanthappa – Bird Calls
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – In The Light of Air
Karlheinz Stockhausen – Complete Early Percussion Works (Mode)
Harmonia – Complete Works

edit: things I heard later

Valentina Lisitsa plays Philip Glass – The Hours, Metamorphosis, Mad Rush