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.

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Mandala 3, Music By David Lumsdaine and Nicola LeFanu, Gemini

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We have a set of four modern chamber compositions, two each by David Lumsdaine (b. 1931) and Nicola LeFanu (b, 1947) on the CD Mandala 3 (...

Monday, February 27, 2017

George Lewis, The Will to Adorn, International Contemporary Ensemble

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Of all the avant jazz artists who have turned to new music composition, trombonist George Lewis is among the most rewarding and successful...

Friday, February 24, 2017

Pehr Henrik Nordgren, Storm - Fear

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There is a very dramatic component to the later music of Finnish composer Pehr Henrik Nordgren (1944-2008), at least as far as the three o...

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Axel Borup-Jorgensen, Organ Music, Jens E. Christensen

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Those who like me revel in the cathedral organ and at the same time respond readily to high modernism in this context (for example in the ...

Monday, February 20, 2017

Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Complete String Quartets 5, Carpe Diem String Quartet

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From what I have heard thus far, Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev (1856-1915) and his String Quartets make up a body of work unsurpassed in pre-mo...

Friday, February 17, 2017

Yevgeny Kutik, Words Fail, with John Novacek

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Those who are actively inclined toward music have experienced pieces that somehow go beyond what words alone can express, leaving a palp...

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Vyacheslav Artyomov, Symphony Gentle Emanation, Tristia II

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I have been schooled in the thought that everything in life is related to everything else, to look at social life systematically. At ...

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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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