Thursday, July 25, 2024

Charles Ives, Sonata No. 2, "Concord Mass, 1840-1860," Donald Berman

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  I have, after a long period of listening intently to virtually all available recorded versions, come to the conclusion that Charles Ives S...
Friday, June 21, 2024

Lewis Gill, Parochial Chamber Works, Music Inspired by Warrington, Volume One

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  I have been friends with UK composer Lewis Gill for some time now, having the pleasure of hearing about his music on social media and expl...
Monday, June 10, 2024

Nova Pon, Symphonies of Mother and Child, Turning Point Ensemble

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  When listening to unfamiliar New Music it may on occasion suggest  some better known composer without sounding like a direct imitation. So...
Thursday, May 23, 2024

Johan Helmich Roman, Assaggi per Violino Solo, Fabio Bondi

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  If you are a Baroque fanatic you may know the name of Swedish composer Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758), or perhaps you do not. He is new t...
Thursday, May 9, 2024

Denman Maroney Quintet, The Air Conditioned Nightmare

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  When Minimalist hypnotic circularity meets Free Jazz oriented geometric Pointillism we have something that makes sense and indeed when in ...
Monday, April 15, 2024

Rodney Sharman, Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, Known and Unknown, New Music for Solo Piano

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  Not everything can be grasped in a single setting as we all have learned over time. For New Music these days it has never been more true. ...
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Vincent Larderet, Ravel, The Complete Works for Solo Piano, Vol. One

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Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), as many readers will ,know. was one of the 20th centuries most original and poetic of composers for the piano. Hi...