Vol. 3, No. 4
More about organs than you wanted to know
Earlier in La Folia I raved about the recording quality, choral and organ performance and the organ itself — not to mention the ideal reverberant acoustic. This CD release is one of the highlights of my half-century of collecting recordings!
More about organs than you wanted to know
Earlier in La Folia I raved about the recording quality, choral and organ performance and the organ itself — not to mention the ideal reverberant acoustic. This CD release is one of the highlights of my half-century of collecting recordings!
Modal Magic from Winchester
Many of us had our introduction to the music of Thomas Tallis via Vaughn Williams’ “Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis.”
Modal Magic from Winchester
Many of us had our introduction to the music of Thomas Tallis via Vaughn Williams’ “Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis.”
Close, but no Seeger
My first encounter with what we now call folk music was truly an auspicious one. But who knew at the time?
Close, but no Seeger
My first encounter with what we now call folk music was truly an auspicious one. But who knew at the time?
Globalization and the Destruction of Culture
The whole world was up in arms when the Talibans blew up the statues of the giant Buddhas at the foot of a mountain in Afghanistan — the world’s heritage. It was a shameful and stupid act, the result of over-zealous religious fanaticism.
Globalization and the Destruction of Culture
The whole world was up in arms when the Talibans blew up the statues of the giant Buddhas at the foot of a mountain in Afghanistan — the world’s heritage. It was a shameful and stupid act, the result of over-zealous religious fanaticism.
Recordings of new and recent music
Charmed by his first experience of a music fair (a convention where closely spaced booths are simultaneously demonstrating different music products), Kagel constructed this 41-minute work, a “kaleidoscope” where “ different situations unexpectedly succeed one another and coexist simultaneously.”
Recordings of new and recent music
Charmed by his first experience of a music fair (a convention where closely spaced booths are simultaneously demonstrating different music products), Kagel constructed this 41-minute work, a “kaleidoscope” where “ different situations unexpectedly succeed one another and coexist simultaneously.”
The Year’s So Far Best
Mike Silverton [August 2001. Originally appeared in La Folia 3:4.] Heinz HOLLIGER: Schneewittchen (Snow White), opera in five scenes, with prologue and epilogue. Libretto adapted by Heinz Holliger from Robert Walser’s play Schneewittchen. Juliane Banse, soprano, Snow White; Cornelia Kallisch,
The Year’s So Far Best
Mike Silverton [August 2001. Originally appeared in La Folia 3:4.] Heinz HOLLIGER: Schneewittchen (Snow White), opera in five scenes, with prologue and epilogue. Libretto adapted by Heinz Holliger from Robert Walser’s play Schneewittchen. Juliane Banse, soprano, Snow White; Cornelia Kallisch,
Caruso on Stage
I have lately been revisiting my small, but now growing, collection of very old (circa 1916) acoustic Victor Red Seal vocal 78’s of Caruso, Galli-Curci, Melba, Schumann-Heink, and Tetrazzini.
Caruso on Stage
I have lately been revisiting my small, but now growing, collection of very old (circa 1916) acoustic Victor Red Seal vocal 78’s of Caruso, Galli-Curci, Melba, Schumann-Heink, and Tetrazzini.
Piano Diary 4.
The Aftermath of Liszt’s Dante Sonata and The Amato Opera Company, Mozart’s Don Giovanni , May 4th, 2001, 7:30 PM.
Piano Diary 4.
The Aftermath of Liszt’s Dante Sonata and The Amato Opera Company, Mozart’s Don Giovanni , May 4th, 2001, 7:30 PM.
Walt’s Ratatouille 4.
Cole’s highlights package hasn’t been assembled with great care, but it does lend an old fan the excuse to spill some opinions.
Walt’s Ratatouille 4.
Cole’s highlights package hasn’t been assembled with great care, but it does lend an old fan the excuse to spill some opinions.
A Cornucopia Of Great Verdi Singing: Les Introuvables Du Chant Verdien (Rarities Of Verdi Singing)
A cornucopia of great Verdi singing comes in a worthy eight CD package (at bargain price) from EMI (EMI 574 217-2).
A Cornucopia Of Great Verdi Singing: Les Introuvables Du Chant Verdien (Rarities Of Verdi Singing)
A cornucopia of great Verdi singing comes in a worthy eight CD package (at bargain price) from EMI (EMI 574 217-2).
Incredible Risks: New and Improvised Musics
New releases are coming out quicker than you can say CD-R, both reissues of music considered risky decades ago, or of musicians still trying to both push the edges and absorb the traditions.
Incredible Risks: New and Improvised Musics
New releases are coming out quicker than you can say CD-R, both reissues of music considered risky decades ago, or of musicians still trying to both push the edges and absorb the traditions.