Guardian Music — The first of this week's new bands, chosen by guest editor Antony Hegarty, is an ambient artist whose melancholy music evokes memory and desire, mortality and dreadHometown: New York.The lineup: William Basinski (music, production).The background: Th... more info

Scotsman.com — **** Harmonia Mundi HMC 902053-55, £29.99 more info

Guardian Music — René Jacobs is celebrated for his unconventional approaches to Mozart. And, with his latest release, he has plenty of surprises in storeYou never quite know what to expect as you peel the cellophane off a new René Jacobs recording of a Mozart opera... more info

All About Jazz — BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: CUBA'S LEGENDARY SEPTETO NACIONAL TO EMBARK ON SECOND U.S. TOUR IN SEPTEMBER 2010. TOUR PROMOTES SEPTEMBER ALBUM RELEASE OF SIN RUMBA, NO HAY SON FROM HARMONIA MUNDI / WORLD VILLAGE RECORDS New York, NY--Septeto Nacional, th... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — (Michael Rother & Steve Shelley pic by flickr user crlsblnc) The wealth and breadth of musical treats on offer at Barcelona's annual Primavera Sound Festival hit home with a suckerpunch on Saturday May 29th at 7pm, when I was forced... more info

Totally Fuzzy — the lodger said... Simon, simon and Garfunkel(yest that is right)live on TV 1968 http://gasfoodandlodging.blogspot.com Ice said... W.A. Mozart: The Works for Flute - Various Artists - 2 CDs - 1994. http://classiclibrary.blogspot.com Many Thanks Fuzz... more info

Guardian Music — Founder of the classical music label Harmonia MundiBernard Coutaz, who has died of a heart attack aged 87, was the founder and general director of Harmonia Mundi, the oldest independent classical music label in existence. For more than half a century... more info

Guardian Music — Güra/Berner(Harmonia Mundi)The tenor Werner Güra has already recorded both Die Schöne Müllerin and Schwanengesang for Harmonia Mundi, and this very fine account of Die Winterreise completes what has become one of the most distinguished re... more info

All About Jazz — Sofia Rei Koutsovitis releases Sube Azul (World Village / Harmonia Mundi)CD Release Party @ Drom, NYCJanuary 7, 2010On January 7 at DROM, NYC, Argentine vocalist and composer Sofia Rei Koutsovitis will celebrate the release of Sube Azul , her sophomo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — ...a very special live performance that is happening this weekend in New York City. One of the true pioneers of electronic music will be here, none other than Hans-Joachim Roedelius. As you know, Roedelius' work in Cluster and Harmonia is... more info