Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review

Modern classical and avant garde concert music of the 20th and 21st centuries forms the primary focus of this blog. It is hoped that through the discussions a picture will emerge of modern music, its heritage, and what it means for us.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Felix Weingartner, Symphony No. 7, Marko Lentonja

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Felix Weingartner (1863-1942) has been known to us until now primarily as a great conductor, especially of the Vienna Philharmonic and the...

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Mieczyslaw Weinberg, Complete Piano Works 4

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If you aren't familiar with the solo piano music of Mieczylaw Weinberg, you may well be as happy as I am with what I am hearing. That ...

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Schubert, Erlkönig, Matthias Goerne and Andreas Haefliger

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Where Franz Schubert's Lieder are concerned, I am more a cultivated intuitor than an expert. I have not taken the time to hear multipl...

Monday, February 25, 2013

Endless Pie, Jeff Kaiser and Phil Skaller

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Another one today that bridges the border between avant improvisational and new music classical: the 2-CD set Endless Pie (pfMentum CD072...

Friday, February 22, 2013

Del Sol String Quartet, ZIA

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String quartets with folk roots, that nonetheless still have a modern aura about them? We get that quite nicely with Del Sol String Quarte...

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Elizabeth Vercoe, Kleemation and Other Works

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Composer Elizabeth Vercoe makes Rockport, Massachusetts her home. A goodly sampling of her chamber music is to be had on Kleemation (Navo...

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi, Here (And There): Music for Piano and Electronics

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The pianoforte and electronics can be an especially resonant combination, the richness of the piano timbre complementing the electronic pa...

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Grego Applegate Edwards: Cape May, New Jersey, United States; I am a life-long writer, musician, composer and editor. I wrote for Cadence for many years, a periodical covering jazz and improv music. My combined Blogspot blogs (as listed in the links) now cover well over 3,000 recordings in review. It's been a labor of love. The music is chosen because I like it, for the most part, so you won't find a great deal of nastiness here. I have no affiliations and gain nothing from liking what I do, so that makes me somewhat impartial. I do happen to like a set of certain musics done well, so it's not everything released that gets coverage on these blogs. I went to music and higher education schools and got degrees. It changed my life and gave me the ability to think and write better. I've studied with master musicians, too. The benefits I gained from them are invaluable. I appreciate my readers. You are why I write these reviews. I hope the joy of music enriches your life like it does mine. Thank you. And thank you to all the artists that make it possible.

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