Komungo

When I began my komungo studies, I never imagined that my career on this instrument would take place largely in the USA.

Komungo

When I began my komungo studies, I never imagined that my career on this instrument would take place largely in the USA.

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.

Composed and deComposed: Music of Our Centuries

So many releases, so little space, even here in cyberspace.

Composed and deComposed: Music of Our Centuries

So many releases, so little space, even here in cyberspace.

Tallis’ Triumph: Spem in alium

This 40-part motet is probably the most famous composition of Tudor polyphony.

Tallis’ Triumph: Spem in alium

This 40-part motet is probably the most famous composition of Tudor polyphony.

Before it melts

Seismic shifts in major record companies may put many precious CDs in peril. Here are some you may want to grab before they evaporate.

Before it melts

Seismic shifts in major record companies may put many precious CDs in peril. Here are some you may want to grab before they evaporate.

What We Hear When We Listen to Music

I imagine that the perplexity of listening to music with all of the peculiarities and personal nuances that suffuse its engagement appears far simpler than the contrast I point to and the contexts that haunt my awareness here.

What We Hear When We Listen to Music

I imagine that the perplexity of listening to music with all of the peculiarities and personal nuances that suffuse its engagement appears far simpler than the contrast I point to and the contexts that haunt my awareness here.

Songs Without Words

Thoughts on what we hear when we listen to music.

Songs Without Words

Thoughts on what we hear when we listen to music.

Piano Diary 3.

Letter to Reykjavik, After Attending A Great Day in New York, After the All-Bach Festival of March 18th, etc.

Piano Diary 3.

Letter to Reykjavik, After Attending A Great Day in New York, After the All-Bach Festival of March 18th, etc.

Walt’s Ratatouille 3.

These records influenced the course my listening subsequently took. Their CD versions are new to me, and fifteen years have passed since I last lowered a stylus. Can one look back without disappointment?

Walt’s Ratatouille 3.

These records influenced the course my listening subsequently took. Their CD versions are new to me, and fifteen years have passed since I last lowered a stylus. Can one look back without disappointment?