Vol. 1, No. 5

Franco Evangelisti

Evangelisti was a defendant of a rationalistic style of composing all his life, starting from the serialist school with its center in Cologne (Germany) in the fifties which saw its roots in the later works of Anton Webern.

Franco Evangelisti

Evangelisti was a defendant of a rationalistic style of composing all his life, starting from the serialist school with its center in Cologne (Germany) in the fifties which saw its roots in the later works of Anton Webern.

A Cornucopia of Great German Singing From 1925 to 1947

As part of Deutsche Grammophon’s Centenary Collection comes a five CD set of Great Voices of the Early Years, with recordings dating from 1925 to 1947.

A Cornucopia of Great German Singing From 1925 to 1947

As part of Deutsche Grammophon’s Centenary Collection comes a five CD set of Great Voices of the Early Years, with recordings dating from 1925 to 1947.

Label Report: Georg Graewe’s Random Acoustics

Before I learned of Georg Graewe’s (never George but sometimes Gräwe’s) Random Acoustics label, I’d long enjoyed his participation in a pair of hatART and trio of Music & Arts CDs.

Label Report: Georg Graewe’s Random Acoustics

Before I learned of Georg Graewe’s (never George but sometimes Gräwe’s) Random Acoustics label, I’d long enjoyed his participation in a pair of hatART and trio of Music & Arts CDs.

Records That Changed My Life

We’ve all done the desert-island list and probably, like me, tried to find ways to cheat.

Records That Changed My Life

We’ve all done the desert-island list and probably, like me, tried to find ways to cheat.

Miles Davis: Sketches of Spain

Those first castanet and harp tremolos and then the flute, trombone and trumpet and all that breathing, right up close to the mic!

Miles Davis: Sketches of Spain

Those first castanet and harp tremolos and then the flute, trombone and trumpet and all that breathing, right up close to the mic!

Label Report: Slask Records

Bo Stefan Lundquist started Slask a decade ago, in Styrsö, Sweden, originally calling it Varm Snö.

Label Report: Slask Records

Bo Stefan Lundquist started Slask a decade ago, in Styrsö, Sweden, originally calling it Varm Snö.

An Assortment of Recommendations

…the editor suggested that instead of reviewing a new acquisition, I write something about CD’s I have known and loved. I agreed to the proposal and hence the list below.

An Assortment of Recommendations

…the editor suggested that instead of reviewing a new acquisition, I write something about CD’s I have known and loved. I agreed to the proposal and hence the list below.

Scardanelli’s Motley, Part 2

Leos Janácek’s two string quartets are among the century’s most enduringly astonishing.

Scardanelli’s Motley, Part 2

Leos Janácek’s two string quartets are among the century’s most enduringly astonishing.

Scardanelli’s Motley, Part 1

Propriety to the winds! Moments into Act One, Scene One, the time 1990: the Electrician, mimicking the Duchess, sings for the maid’s amusement a naughty hit of yesteryear, its subject the Duchess…

Scardanelli’s Motley, Part 1

Propriety to the winds! Moments into Act One, Scene One, the time 1990: the Electrician, mimicking the Duchess, sings for the maid’s amusement a naughty hit of yesteryear, its subject the Duchess…

Incredible Risks: Improvised and New Music, Part II

At a gig at the AlterKnit, Nagai’s trio played very different music, but to equal effect.

Incredible Risks: Improvised and New Music, Part II

At a gig at the AlterKnit, Nagai’s trio played very different music, but to equal effect.

Incredible Risks: Improvised and New Music, Part I

The new and improvised music scene is incredibly alive because artists, performer, promoters, multimedia collaborators and audiences take risks.

Incredible Risks: Improvised and New Music, Part I

The new and improvised music scene is incredibly alive because artists, performer, promoters, multimedia collaborators and audiences take risks.