Of Crags and Fissures
As forewarned on his 75th birthday, here is a brief glimpse into the recorded output of Emmanuel Nunes (1941-2012), an exile from Portugal whose mature career was spent between France and Germany.
Of Crags and Fissures
As forewarned on his 75th birthday, here is a brief glimpse into the recorded output of Emmanuel Nunes (1941-2012), an exile from Portugal whose mature career was spent between France and Germany.
String Theory 21: Mostly Viola(s)
Royer is an inspired Scelsi performer. He plays as if improvising, easing into Scelsi’s languid microtones with grace notes flicked away like involuntary twitches.
String Theory 21: Mostly Viola(s)
Royer is an inspired Scelsi performer. He plays as if improvising, easing into Scelsi’s languid microtones with grace notes flicked away like involuntary twitches.
Piano Factory 17.
Craven provides only pitches and permits repetitions, octave displacement, variable dynamics, etc.
Piano Factory 17.
Craven provides only pitches and permits repetitions, octave displacement, variable dynamics, etc.
String Theory 20: Mostly Violin (with Piano Accompaniment)
With coarse harmonies and a rhythmic engine requiring a few cranks before it hums, the two-movement Sonata emerges brooding and severe, wonderfully modern and unfamiliar.
String Theory 20: Mostly Violin (with Piano Accompaniment)
With coarse harmonies and a rhythmic engine requiring a few cranks before it hums, the two-movement Sonata emerges brooding and severe, wonderfully modern and unfamiliar.
Used Bin Troll Tweets S.
A group wedding that ends badly for all. Salieri’s early French success stems from Gluck’s influence.
Used Bin Troll Tweets S.
A group wedding that ends badly for all. Salieri’s early French success stems from Gluck’s influence.
N & D & N
Nunes would have turned 75 on 31 August; Dusapin had a rare outing in the orchestral season of an American orchestra in May; Nemescu writes music at once conceptual and visceral, one defying words.
N & D & N
Nunes would have turned 75 on 31 August; Dusapin had a rare outing in the orchestral season of an American orchestra in May; Nemescu writes music at once conceptual and visceral, one defying words.
Used Bin Troll Tweets R.
Classical Spohr penned the first Nonet, light and lively, although Romantic Onslow’s has grandeur.
Used Bin Troll Tweets R.
Classical Spohr penned the first Nonet, light and lively, although Romantic Onslow’s has grandeur.
String Theory 19: Mostly Cello
Pieces requiring retuning or scordatura have a modest foothold in the literature. It is very unusual to encounter works where strings are adjusted while playing, but several specimens fill out Ballon’s bold recital.
String Theory 19: Mostly Cello
Pieces requiring retuning or scordatura have a modest foothold in the literature. It is very unusual to encounter works where strings are adjusted while playing, but several specimens fill out Ballon’s bold recital.
Piano Factory 16. / (Dis)Arrangements 9: Liszt and Wagner
Liszt’s last pieces reflect little interest in pyrotechnics or showy glamour. They are curious about harmony and the spiritual world; some touch on historical subjects, but most all are reflective, even world-weary.
Piano Factory 16. / (Dis)Arrangements 9: Liszt and Wagner
Liszt’s last pieces reflect little interest in pyrotechnics or showy glamour. They are curious about harmony and the spiritual world; some touch on historical subjects, but most all are reflective, even world-weary.
(Dis)Arrangements 8: More Schubert
Schubert left no concertos, but we do have Liszt’s overstuffed quasi-symphonic Fantasy for piano and orchestra.
(Dis)Arrangements 8: More Schubert
Schubert left no concertos, but we do have Liszt’s overstuffed quasi-symphonic Fantasy for piano and orchestra.
Used Bin Troll Tweets Q.
These dewy-eyed antiqued choruses will satisfy the Silvestrov devotee.
Used Bin Troll Tweets Q.
These dewy-eyed antiqued choruses will satisfy the Silvestrov devotee.
Italian Vacation 14.
To say Aldo Clementi uses canons, is like saying Wagner wrote operas or that Beethoven was good at variations.
Italian Vacation 14.
To say Aldo Clementi uses canons, is like saying Wagner wrote operas or that Beethoven was good at variations.