Articles by Year: La Folia, 2005.
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The Musical Moment
Pianist David Witten, an Associate Professor of Music at Montclair State University in New Jersey… never leaves his camera at home.
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The Musical Moment
Pianist David Witten, an Associate Professor of Music at Montclair State University in New Jersey… never leaves his camera at home.
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Loony for Tunes
If you can sing the tune to “The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down,” or if Carl Stalling and Scott Bradley are household names, then this is the book you’ve been waiting for.
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Loony for Tunes
If you can sing the tune to “The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down,” or if Carl Stalling and Scott Bradley are household names, then this is the book you’ve been waiting for.
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“Come io passo l’estate”: Italian Vacation 3.
A crisp division separates Castiglioni’s silvery Cangianti (Changes) from his other piano works. The 11-minute fingerbuster parallels other contemporaneous mid-century work, except that Castiglioni was more given to cantabile gestures than his Darmstadt pals.
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“Come io passo l’estate”: Italian Vacation 3.
A crisp division separates Castiglioni’s silvery Cangianti (Changes) from his other piano works. The 11-minute fingerbuster parallels other contemporaneous mid-century work, except that Castiglioni was more given to cantabile gestures than his Darmstadt pals.
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Marco Polo’s do-it-yourself Hymnen
By any reasonable measure, this is an insane undertaking, reflecting not just dedication, but a whole lot of research.
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Marco Polo’s do-it-yourself Hymnen
By any reasonable measure, this is an insane undertaking, reflecting not just dedication, but a whole lot of research.
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“This Represents At Least a Thousand Words I Was Not Counting On”
This new recording of Berio’s ambitious Sinfonia is the best yet, upstaging Boulez’s aggressive 1984 reading.
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“This Represents At Least a Thousand Words I Was Not Counting On”
This new recording of Berio’s ambitious Sinfonia is the best yet, upstaging Boulez’s aggressive 1984 reading.
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Kipple 4.
Simpson (c. 1605-1669) is recalled as the primary booster of divisions, a method for extemporizing variations over a ground bass.
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Kipple 4.
Simpson (c. 1605-1669) is recalled as the primary booster of divisions, a method for extemporizing variations over a ground bass.
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Jacques Du Phly: Harpsichord Works
Jacques Du Phly / DuFlitz (1715-1789) was the last of the great French clavecinists…
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Jacques Du Phly: Harpsichord Works
Jacques Du Phly / DuFlitz (1715-1789) was the last of the great French clavecinists…
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Defixiones by Diamanda Galas
Diamanda Galás’ voice is an incredible instrument, spanning a range of four octaves, which she wields like a weapon: moans, howls, shrieks, whispers, keens and croons, as the text requires.
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Defixiones by Diamanda Galas
Diamanda Galás’ voice is an incredible instrument, spanning a range of four octaves, which she wields like a weapon: moans, howls, shrieks, whispers, keens and croons, as the text requires.
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Conversations in Music
I’m sitting here today with two of the 19th century’s musical giants, Ludwig van Beethoven and Robert Schumann.
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Conversations in Music
I’m sitting here today with two of the 19th century’s musical giants, Ludwig van Beethoven and Robert Schumann.
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Dipping into the EA Bucket 3.
Cello / synthesizer duet Orning and Wallumrød’s fine Albedo disc delivers vivid, arresting ea… The pair’s brief improvisations take the odd-tracks.
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Dipping into the EA Bucket 3.
Cello / synthesizer duet Orning and Wallumrød’s fine Albedo disc delivers vivid, arresting ea… The pair’s brief improvisations take the odd-tracks.