WMR Best Recordings of 2025The ten best recordings reviewed in 2025.C. Michael BaileyDec 31, 2025122Share Jon Batiste - Beethoven Blues: Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1 (Verve Records, 2024)Larkin Poe - Bloom (Tricky Woo Records, 2024)Yelena Eckemoff - Scenes From The Dark Ages (L & H Productions, 2025)Francesco Tristano - Bach: The 6 Partitas (Naïve Records, 2024)Anaïs Reno - Lady of the Lavender Mist (Club 44 Records, 2025)Kandace Springs - Lady in Satin (SRP Records, 2025)George Coleman - George Coleman with Strings (HighNote Records, 2025)Geese - Getting Killed (Partisan - Play It Again Sam, 2025)Sonnambula - Passing Fancy: Beauty in a Moment of Chaos (Avie Records, 2025)Shani Diluka - Renaissance (Warner Classics, 2025)
I love that recording. Happy New Year, Yelena!
Thank you so much for naming "Scenes from the Dark Ages" as one of your favorites! Best wisjes to you and your family in the New Year!!