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A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words

Beth Levin and Max Derrickson discuss Beth’s upcoming recital and recording featuring Liszt’s Sonata in B minor and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words

Beth Levin and Max Derrickson discuss Beth’s upcoming recital and recording featuring Liszt’s Sonata in B minor and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

String Theory 39.

Exceptionally fine performances of the Price quartets and quintets set a high bar for others to follow.

String Theory 39.

Exceptionally fine performances of the Price quartets and quintets set a high bar for others to follow.

Used Bin Troll Tweets JJJ.

It sure ain’t Brahms.

Used Bin Troll Tweets JJJ.

It sure ain’t Brahms.

An Appreciation of Recent Pesson: “Graceless Anticipations”

Other composers make do with note values and pitches, whereas Pesson immediately alights upon connotations and an expressive plateau.

An Appreciation of Recent Pesson: “Graceless Anticipations”

Other composers make do with note values and pitches, whereas Pesson immediately alights upon connotations and an expressive plateau.

EA Bucket 33.

Except for the Parmegiani, most of these ea works were created in 2000 or afterwards.

EA Bucket 33.

Except for the Parmegiani, most of these ea works were created in 2000 or afterwards.

Maestro di Suoni e Silenzi: Necessary Nono 6.

It would seem Nono continued to be frustrated with the world, and that he implores us to do better, and, crucially, to listen better and to participate better.

Maestro di Suoni e Silenzi: Necessary Nono 6.

It would seem Nono continued to be frustrated with the world, and that he implores us to do better, and, crucially, to listen better and to participate better.

String Theory 38: Nineteen String Quartets

Two quartets deliver a seven-installment series by Kalabis.

String Theory 38: Nineteen String Quartets

Two quartets deliver a seven-installment series by Kalabis.

Piano Factory 31. / (Dis)Arrangements 15.

Bach’s lines continue to soar enhanced with Febel’s chiaroscuro and highlights. Just as there will be those who will be horrified at Febel’s invention, there will be those who may never wish it to end.

Piano Factory 31. / (Dis)Arrangements 15.

Bach’s lines continue to soar enhanced with Febel’s chiaroscuro and highlights. Just as there will be those who will be horrified at Febel’s invention, there will be those who may never wish it to end.

Used Bin Troll Tweets III.

Six ingenious quartets from a composer who Mozart may have bumped into on his Italian tours.

Used Bin Troll Tweets III.

Six ingenious quartets from a composer who Mozart may have bumped into on his Italian tours.

Pièces de Clavecin 14. / Italian Vacation 16.

Frammenti del discorso amoroso is especially, practically perfectly, rich with fluid tempos and expression.

Pièces de Clavecin 14. / Italian Vacation 16.

Frammenti del discorso amoroso is especially, practically perfectly, rich with fluid tempos and expression.

Maestro di Suoni e Silenzi: Necessary Nono 5.

This big-little piece asks for a contralto, flute (piccolo and bass flute), tuba, and a percussion sextet playing Sardinian bells, crotales and bongos, but also some complicated live electronic processing.

Maestro di Suoni e Silenzi: Necessary Nono 5.

This big-little piece asks for a contralto, flute (piccolo and bass flute), tuba, and a percussion sextet playing Sardinian bells, crotales and bongos, but also some complicated live electronic processing.

Used Bin Troll Tweets HHH.

This sequence of “Dishonest Music: Myths and Tales from Humanism” offers enthusiastic 15th-century vignettes.

Used Bin Troll Tweets HHH.

This sequence of “Dishonest Music: Myths and Tales from Humanism” offers enthusiastic 15th-century vignettes.