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.

Friday, March 29, 2013

Pergolesi, Septem verba a Christo, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs

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Giovanni Baptista Pergolesi (1710-1736) lived a short life and did not leave us a huge body of works. One that was destined to be forgotte...

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Elgar, the Longed-for Light: Elgar's Music in Wartime

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Edward Elgar has a rather undeserved reputation as a stuffy composer. The obvious "Pomp and Circumstances" and high-school gradu...

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Alvin Lucier, Almost New York

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What I wrote in yesterday's blog about diatonic asymmetry/ritual melodics holds true for today's album of music by Alvin Lucier, A...

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Ludovico Einaudi, In A Time Lapse, And Some Thoughts on Melodic Form

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There's been something happening in contemporary music that I find interesting. So bear with me while I cover some ground. And pardon ...

Monday, March 25, 2013

Palestrina, Volume 3, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, as you will probably remember if you took "History of Music" in college, did more for sacred p...

Friday, March 22, 2013

Gloria Cheng and Calder Quartet, The Edge of Light: Messiaen, Saariaho

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Pianist Gloria Cheng and the Calder Quartet embark on a interesting program divided between early mature piano & chamber works by Mess...

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Stephan Micus, Panagia

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The strains of early music are never far from earshot on Stephan Micus's latest album, Panagia (ECM B0018009-02). In fact ancient cho...

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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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