Six months into the year, and I thought it was time for my very own Best of 2008 So Far-list:
Live Concert:
Radio Chamber Philharmonic in Ives’ The Unanswered Question (Concertgebouw, Amsterdam)
Mitsuko Uchida playing Bach’s Sarabande from French Suite no 5 (Concertgebouw, Amsterdam)
Paul Moravec playing Carter’s Retracing (Look&Listen Festival, New York)
Popular Music CD:
Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
Does It Offend You, Yeah? – You Have No Idea What You’re Getting Yourself Into
The Kills – Midnight Boom
Classical Music CD:
Bang On A Can – Music For Airports (Live)
Huelgas Ensemble – La Quinta Essentia
Pacifica Quartet – Carter: String Quartets Nos 1 and 5
Comedy Series:
30 Rock
Flight of the Conchords