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Pièces de Clavecin 12: Old and New

McNabney reminds that much French Baroque music we associate with harpsichord may have originally been intended for other forces.

Pièces de Clavecin 12: Old and New

McNabney reminds that much French Baroque music we associate with harpsichord may have originally been intended for other forces.

Used Bin Troll Tweets VV.

The first recording of an overlooked oratorio, tonal with buoyant cinematic colors.

Used Bin Troll Tweets VV.

The first recording of an overlooked oratorio, tonal with buoyant cinematic colors.

(Dis)Arrangements 12: Winterreisen

This jazz octet cuts right to the heart of Winterreise sooner and more surely than most.

(Dis)Arrangements 12: Winterreisen

This jazz octet cuts right to the heart of Winterreise sooner and more surely than most.

Piano Factory 27.

Van Raat wraps unfamiliar French piano music around a Boulez premiere.

Piano Factory 27.

Van Raat wraps unfamiliar French piano music around a Boulez premiere.

String Theory 35: Mostly Guitars

Fongaard explored electric guitar tunings and extended techniques, and employed tape effects as they became available.

String Theory 35: Mostly Guitars

Fongaard explored electric guitar tunings and extended techniques, and employed tape effects as they became available.

Used Bin Troll Tweets UU.

A politically smart and timely collection of eleven works for trumpet with instruments, voices, electronics.

Used Bin Troll Tweets UU.

A politically smart and timely collection of eleven works for trumpet with instruments, voices, electronics.

String Theory 34: Many Guitars and a Banjo

Comfortably unclassifiable, Elwood’s improvisations and pieces explore the banjo and its tropes.

String Theory 34: Many Guitars and a Banjo

Comfortably unclassifiable, Elwood’s improvisations and pieces explore the banjo and its tropes.

Concerto Concentrations 5: “Beethoven’s World”

These four discs give the impression that their featured composers were intending to entertain, whereas Beethoven was striving for permanence.

Concerto Concentrations 5: “Beethoven’s World”

These four discs give the impression that their featured composers were intending to entertain, whereas Beethoven was striving for permanence.

Used Bin Troll Tweets TT.

Historic radio broadcast from February 17, 1962, in memoriam Bruno Walter.

Used Bin Troll Tweets TT.

Historic radio broadcast from February 17, 1962, in memoriam Bruno Walter.

String Theory 33: Mostly Cellos and Basses

The boldest surprise in Patterns in a Chromatic Field is how after ten minutes, plus or minus, the activity level plummets.

String Theory 33: Mostly Cellos and Basses

The boldest surprise in Patterns in a Chromatic Field is how after ten minutes, plus or minus, the activity level plummets.

Used Bin Troll Tweets SS.

The concerto hums and rumbles, charming and clever, destined for greatness.

Used Bin Troll Tweets SS.

The concerto hums and rumbles, charming and clever, destined for greatness.

Used Bin Troll Tweets RR.

Grisey’s masterpiece is freaky wonderful and could stand alone.

Used Bin Troll Tweets RR.

Grisey’s masterpiece is freaky wonderful and could stand alone.