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, January 31, 2023

Richard Carr, Landscapes and Lamentations

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I covered on these pages an interesting string quartet album by composer-violinist Richard Carr on December 19, 2021. He is back with a ne...

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Peter Gregson, Quartets

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The web blurb says:"This deluxe release follows the success of Quartets 1 & 2 and features the newly released Quartets 3 & 4 ...

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Hans Thomalla, Dark Spring, New Music Opera Today

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Opera in the New Music zone can be an economically precarious venture and so relatively rare in the main. But of course when it is good we...

Greg Stuart, Subtractions

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Music for a solo percussionist was a part of the legacy of 20th century uber Modernism. It was John Cage, Lou Harrison, Edgard Varese and ...

Monday, January 23, 2023

Roger Eno, The Turning Year

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Roger Eno steps forward with this, a well-paced solo album of compositions and performances of his works new and older, It is titled The ...

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Heiner Goebbels, A House of Call, My Imaginary Notebook, Ensemble Modern Orchestra, Vimbayi Kaziboni

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A recent two-CD release has gotten my attention and I am happy to write about it today. It is a long, ambitious four-part work for orchest...

Sharon Isbin & Pacifica Quartet, Souvenirs of Spain and Italy, Guitar and String Quartet Music by Castelnuevo-Tedesco, Vivaldi, Turina, Boccherini

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What makes the music of Spain and Italy so lively and expressive? One answer is that both countries had a period of enculturation with ori...

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About Me

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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