Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Henry Purcell, Theatre Music 2, Aradia Ensemble, Kevin Mallon

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I don't suppose very many readers need to know that Henry Purcell (1659-1695) was England's most accomplished and well rounded bar...
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Monday, June 27, 2016

Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst, Heirs and Rebels

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Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst were English contemporaries, good friends and great admirers of each other's music. The album ...
Friday, June 24, 2016

Sorabji, 100 Transcendental Studies, Nos 72-83, Fredrik Ullen

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The latest volume of Kaikhosru Sorabji (1892-1988) and his monumental 100 Transcendental Studies (Nos 72-83) (BIS 2223) is upon us. Eventu...
Thursday, June 23, 2016

Almeida Prado, Complete Cartas Celestes 1, Aleyson Scopel

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Music is a container of meaningful sound. Modern solo piano music is a series of such containers, often filled with complex gestures, sono...
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

John Rutter, Psalmfest

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The late jazz composer-saxophonist icon Ornette Colemen once remarked something to the effect that "there is no such thing as bad mus...
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

4 Contemporary Sound Poets, Tomomi Adachi, Owen F. Smith, Duane Ingalls, Jaap Blonk, Surround Sound Disk

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Today, something out of the ordinary: a 5:1 surround disk with a lengthy program featuring 4 Contemporary Sound Poets (Pogus 21083-2). We ...
Monday, June 20, 2016

Avram Il'yich Khachaturian, Symphony No.2, "The Bell," Yablonsky, Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

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The catastrophic upheavals that marked Germany's invasion of Russia during World War II led to some of the most memorable symphonies o...