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.

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Alan Griffiths, Evgeny Ukhanov Performs Griffiths, Volume 1, Introspection

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In the world of music, specifically Classical Music today, there are no iron-clad rules as to what style is in favor, what is au courant ....
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Joseph Marx, Orchestral Works 1, Bochum Symphony Orchestra, Steven Sloane

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If you have slogged with delight through a great deal of Wagner, been piqued and satiated with Mahler's Symphonies and Song Cycles, sa...
Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Michael Byron, Fabric for String Noise

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Cold Blue Records is a central place to explore the world beyond Minimalism. Radical Tonality is the niche where much of the music on this...
Monday, February 25, 2019

Dussek, Complete Piano Sonatas Volume 4, Tuija Hakkita

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If you might not think you are the person who would wake up in the morning and exclaim, "It is time to listen to Bohemia-born Johann ...
Friday, February 22, 2019

Boismortier, Music for Flute, Viola da Gamba and B.C., Umbra Lucis Ensemble

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I was having a conversation with a friend of mine the other day and the topic of Boismortier came up (which tells you of course that this ...
Thursday, February 21, 2019

Heinrich & Carl Baermann, Music for Clarinet and Piano, Dario Zingales, Florian Podgoreanu

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If you are feeling cocky and you think you know all the composers, guess again. There is a never ending stream of composers old and new be...
Wednesday, February 20, 2019

William Schuman, The Witch of Endor, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose

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The recent Boston Modern Orchestra Project release The Witch of Endor (BMOP Sound 1062) exemplifies how and why the Project is such an imp...
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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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