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, April 29, 2022

Claremont Trio, Queen of Hearts, Newly Commissioned Works for Piano Trio

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Every so often a chamber group comes my way who I have not paid enough attention to, who impresses in exceptional ways and makes me take n...

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Lux Aeterna, Choral Works By Ligeti and Kodaly, Marcus Creed, Danish National Vocal Ensemble

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As I sit here and listen happily to Lux Aeterna (Our Recordings 8.220676) I wonder why it should strike me as out of the ordinary, not ent...

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Palaver Strings, Ready or Not, Music for Strings By Women Composers

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Music unfolds for us in our lifetime, should we be so inclined, into the infinitude that it always has been. It seems like in my experienc...

Benjamin Whitcomb, 20th Century Music for Cello, Bloch, Cassado, Hindemith, Britten

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Perhaps to some the idea of music for unaccompanied cello is something esoteric, off the beaten track. But it is more the case now than no...

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Arcomusical, Emigre and Exile

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Every so often an ensemble comes along that is dedicated to some sort of stylistic-meta-acoustical way of playing-listening. Steve Reich...

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Grazyna Bacewicz Piano Works, Peter Jablonski

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Polish composer Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969) is an important Polish Eastern European Modernist that I have only come to know musically in ...

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

CPE Bach Wurttemberg Sonatas Nos. 4-6, WF Bach Keyboard Sonata, David Murray

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The sons of Bach have prodigious talent, at least some of them, so that even if they were not the sons of Bach we would likely be listenin...

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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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