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, July 11, 2023

Sirius Quartet, Playing On the Edge 3, New Music for String Quartet

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The string quartet continues today in a wealth of compositions that epitomize at times the state-of-the-art of serious music as practiced ...

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Lei Liang, Six Seasons, Mivos Quartet

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Lei Liang gives us a most unusual work for a string quartet as a part of the source and inspiration for the boldly sprawling soundscape S...

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Ashley Bathgate, 8-Track, Minimalist Goodies for Cello(s)

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When sometimes I feel like I am tired of Minimalism something good comes along and I pay attention and enjoy it all again. That is so with...

Thursday, June 22, 2023

A Left Coast, New Music Songs from British Columbia Performed by Tyler Duncan and Erika Switzer

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Listeners to Classical and/or New Music may or may not ordinarily take some time to explore songs and songful lieder as part of what is ou...

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Brian Baumbusch, Chemistry for Gamelan and String Quartet, Premiere Recording

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The synergies of Gamelan from Java and Bali with EuroAmerican Classical and New Music goes back a ways, from Debussy's and Ravel's...

Thursday, June 8, 2023

Roger Reynolds, For a Reason

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My first exposure to the music of Roger Reynolds was pretty early on, when in high school I found a New Music anthology that nicely inclu...

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Debra Kaye, Ikarus Among the Stars, New Modern Works of Note

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Living, breathing composer Debra Kaye has happily come to the attention of this blog with a few releases that nicely included her music (typ...

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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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