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, November 30, 2018

Nordic Affect, He(a)r

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Nordic Affect is an Icelandic Modern Chamber quartet. They have a new one. I covered an earlier one happily on March 6, 2017. One year and...
Thursday, November 29, 2018

Matthew Shlomowitz, Avant Muzak, Asamisimasa, Hakon Stene

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The key to the music of Matthew Shlomowitz as contained in the recent CD is latent in the two pronged idea of the title, Avant Muzak (ATD2...
Wednesday, November 28, 2018

La Patrie, Our Canada, Canadian Orchestral Music 1874-1943

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This is an album that if it were never made, one might have to imagine it. Why? Because, for those that need to know, and sometimes that i...
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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Eriks Esenvalds, The Doors of Heaven, Portland State Chamber Choir, Ethan Sperry

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The Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds (b. 1977) writes choral music that has a pronounced ambiance, replete with drones and spicy harmonics...
Monday, November 26, 2018

Alfred Bruneau, L'Attaque du moulin - Suite, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Darrell Ang

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Are we being exposed to too many obscure Late Romantics lately? It is possible that I am. But then I want to know all things musical, so I...
Sunday, November 25, 2018

David Rosenmann-Taub, Primavera Sin Fin

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This is the 3rd in my new Mini-Review Series, short reviews of things that are worth exploring but I have right now no time to cover in d...

Schubert, The Complete Original Piano Duets, Goldstone & Clemmow

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A second in the Mini-Review Series; things I simply must say nice things about but have run low on time. OK, anyone with even a passing ...
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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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