Never Enough String Quartets!
Is it possible to tire of string quartets? Not where I sit!
Never Enough String Quartets!
Is it possible to tire of string quartets? Not where I sit!
An Infidel’s Glimpse of Paradise: Wilson Audio’s WATT/ Puppy 8
From high fidelity’s mid-century inception, its consumer products’ advertised virtues have ranged from questionable to that which could perhaps hold true at a black hole’s exit.
An Infidel’s Glimpse of Paradise: Wilson Audio’s WATT/ Puppy 8
From high fidelity’s mid-century inception, its consumer products’ advertised virtues have ranged from questionable to that which could perhaps hold true at a black hole’s exit.
New and Essential Xenakis, Part 1
Not everyone has to like Xenakis, though I wish everyone would.
New and Essential Xenakis, Part 1
Not everyone has to like Xenakis, though I wish everyone would.
Holst Seven, Matthews Nil
The last time a living composer’s comments raised hackles (the only time perhaps?), that German gent, the one who’s working at a seven-day opera, uttered some “misconstrued” words about 9/11.
Holst Seven, Matthews Nil
The last time a living composer’s comments raised hackles (the only time perhaps?), that German gent, the one who’s working at a seven-day opera, uttered some “misconstrued” words about 9/11.
Sticking with col legno
Col legno ranks among those few labels for which I would blindly collect one of everything…
Sticking with col legno
Col legno ranks among those few labels for which I would blindly collect one of everything…
Guilty, Your Honor
Tower Records has filed for bankruptcy again. I feel responsible not just for the collapse of this chain, but for the severe downturn of all brick-and-mortar music sales.
Guilty, Your Honor
Tower Records has filed for bankruptcy again. I feel responsible not just for the collapse of this chain, but for the severe downturn of all brick-and-mortar music sales.
Lachenmann in Frankfurt and Elsewhere
On the occasion of his 70th birthday, a celebration of Helmut Lachenmann took place last October in Frankfurt am Main.
Lachenmann in Frankfurt and Elsewhere
On the occasion of his 70th birthday, a celebration of Helmut Lachenmann took place last October in Frankfurt am Main.
Non-Trivial Simplicity
Neophyte composers love their materials to death. Been there, done that: repeating the same damned progressions simply because the suspension pleased me, unaware that neighbors were arranging for my untimely demise.
Non-Trivial Simplicity
Neophyte composers love their materials to death. Been there, done that: repeating the same damned progressions simply because the suspension pleased me, unaware that neighbors were arranging for my untimely demise.
Setting Beer to Music
Strauss claimed he could set a glass of beer to music.
BWV 988, part one
The Goldberg Variations were published in 1741 under the following title: Clavierübung consisting of an Aria with Diverse Variations for the Harpsichord with Two Manuals Composed for Music Lovers, to Refresh their Spirits, by Johann Sebastian Bach: Royal Polish and Electoral Saxon Composer, Capellmeister, and Director Chori Musici in Leipzig.
BWV 988, part one
The Goldberg Variations were published in 1741 under the following title: Clavierübung consisting of an Aria with Diverse Variations for the Harpsichord with Two Manuals Composed for Music Lovers, to Refresh their Spirits, by Johann Sebastian Bach: Royal Polish and Electoral Saxon Composer, Capellmeister, and Director Chori Musici in Leipzig.
Mostly Symphonies 3.
“…[W]e still sorely missed the symphonie that Rameau never wrote. And so we created it ourselves.”
Mostly Symphonies 3.
“…[W]e still sorely missed the symphonie that Rameau never wrote. And so we created it ourselves.”
Further Aperghis Sightings
Ever since encountering Récitations in a Mexico City Tower Records discount bin, I’ve eagerly sought other Aperghis recordings.
Further Aperghis Sightings
Ever since encountering Récitations in a Mexico City Tower Records discount bin, I’ve eagerly sought other Aperghis recordings.