Thought I’d get a jump on holiday music for 2021 with Stille Grender, the latest from 2L Recordings in Norway. If I had received it just a couple of weeks ago, it would [...]
2L Recordings from Norway (website) tends to release its titles in clusters, and sometimes right before the holidays so that we secular folk can also have a soundtrack for [...]
My father, who passed away in August, loved classical guitar recordings like Hazar Reincarnated. On his birthday that was one of the very few slam dunks, a sure thing for a [...]
When I received Ole Bull–Stages of Life from 2L Recordings in Norway, I suddenly realized that I’ve been playing a game for some time with these releases. The [...]
When’s the last time you heard a new CD player and thought wow, this sounds terrific? I’m not talking about digital in general or a DAC, but a one-box CD transport/DAC [...]
“These ‘uns are a little bit different,” Scot Hull told me in that almost impenetrable Northern Maryland drawl of his. It was almost a warning—he knew I loved the [...]
My love for the classical string quartet has been neglected for the last few years. It seems like the only new releases I receive are occasional titles from 2L [...]
Choir recordings from 2L Recordings tend to be a special treat. Since Morten Lindberg loves to record in spacious Norwegian churches, these releases tend to be pure exercises [...]
I can always count on 2L Recordings when it comes to challenging me intellectually, through complex musical themes, or helping me to bask in the beauty of some of the finest [...]
I tried to tell you about this new release from 2L Recordings before the holidays, but I just ran out of time. Fryd, from choir conductor Tove Ramlo-Ystad and her singers, [...]