‘Sound’ Category
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Donald Venezia’s CD Suggestions for Holiday Gift Giving – from BBC Music Magazine and Arkiv Music
Comments Off on Donald Venezia’s CD Suggestions for Holiday Gift Giving – from BBC Music Magazine and Arkiv MusicDecember 16, 2012 by Admin
Donald Venezia, our friend the classical CD reviewer, has sent along this list of suggestions for Holiday gift giving. It’s …
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A Night to Remember: Contemporary Music at New York City’s Bargemusic
Comments Off on A Night to Remember: Contemporary Music at New York City’s BargemusicSeptember 30, 2012 by Admin
A Night to Remember: Contemporary Music at Bargemusic Reviewed by David M. Abrams Thursday, September 20, 2012 Bargemusic’s audience …
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America As I Want To Hear It – Music of Charles Ives
Comments Off on America As I Want To Hear It – Music of Charles IvesSeptember 16, 2012 by Admin
The music of Charles Ives (1874-1954) is America as I hear it – or rather hear it and perceive it …
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Space May Well Be The Place – It’s Sun Ra
Comments Off on Space May Well Be The Place – It’s Sun RaSeptember 16, 2012 by Admin
I recently watched the inimitable Sun Ra’s 1974 epic film Space Is The Place. I suppose you could call it …
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Symphonic/Choral Masterpiece – Lili Boulanger’s Psalm 129
Comments Off on Symphonic/Choral Masterpiece – Lili Boulanger’s Psalm 129August 12, 2012 by Admin
I consider Lili Boulanger’s brief Psalm 129 to be one of the great symphonic/choral masterpieces, not only of the 20th …
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New Take on Progressive Rock – The Crimson Jazz Trio
Comments Off on New Take on Progressive Rock – The Crimson Jazz TrioAugust 5, 2012 by Admin
Who was shocked when they first saw the screaming red face on the cover of King Crimson’s first LP The …
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Great Jazz from Esperanza Spalding
Comments Off on Great Jazz from Esperanza SpaldingJune 16, 2012 by Admin
Oh, to be so young and talented. From the vantage point of middle age, Esperanza Spalding can easily be envied …
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Progressive Rock – Yes
Comments Off on Progressive Rock – YesJune 10, 2012 by Admin
To this day, the music of Yes still gets to me emotionally like no other progressive rock music of the …
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Giant Steps Two Ways
Comments Off on Giant Steps Two WaysJune 2, 2012 by Admin
One of the most important jazz recordings of the 20th century was John Coltrane’s Giant Steps. The LP collection was …
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Classical Music Still Matters – Part 3
Comments Off on Classical Music Still Matters – Part 3June 2, 2012 by Admin
Classical music is still very much a vital, energized, important musical force, especially in the area of chamber music. There …
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