Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Ruperto Chapi, String Quartets 1 & 2, Cuarteto Latinoamericano

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The traditional music of Spain has a special set of sounds all its own, perhaps because of the native genius of the people and their expos...
Monday, March 30, 2015

Daniel Lentz, In the Sea of Ionia

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I've said this before but the force of it continues to stay with me as I sample the classic music of our current era. That is, that we...
Friday, March 27, 2015

Howard Hersh, Angels and Watermarks

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Once again, the happy happenstance of my visibility as a critic-reviewer has allowed me access to a new voice on the compositional scene t...
Thursday, March 26, 2015

Felt, Striking Works for Solo Piano, Various Composers

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You can depend on Navona consistently to introduce new and lesser-known composers and their works. Today, an anthology of solo piano, Felt...
Wednesday, March 25, 2015

William Bergsma, The Voice of the Coelacanth

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In the old LP days one might often be introduced to a composer because he (or she) occupied the obverse side of an album that you bought f...
Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Isaac Albeniz, Piano Music 7, Hernan Milla

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Isaac Albeniz (1850-1909) was a prolific and important Spanish composer. His early years were devoted to writing in a salon style. By arou...
Monday, March 23, 2015

Carl Nielsen, New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert, Symphony No. 5, Symphony No. 6 "Sinfonia semplice"

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Just this morning before I woke up I had one of those dreams that seemingly sets the tone for things to come. This past week, no doubt abo...