Rambles

Another July Ramble

Ligeti’s precisely notated miniatures, sometimes minimal, sometimes Webernian, become anchors for discoveries.

Another July Ramble

Ligeti’s precisely notated miniatures, sometimes minimal, sometimes Webernian, become anchors for discoveries.

A Grumpy Ramble

I took a spin through this release and wanted the pieces to fall into the late 1930s or maybe even the late 1960s.

A Grumpy Ramble

I took a spin through this release and wanted the pieces to fall into the late 1930s or maybe even the late 1960s.

A Ramble, Fairly Eclectic, with Turntables

Still Point was a reaction to surviving WWII in London.

A Ramble, Fairly Eclectic, with Turntables

Still Point was a reaction to surviving WWII in London.

Ramble, with Skeletons

An algorithm plays samples from eight analog synthesizers, the skeletons in Applebaum’s closet

Ramble, with Skeletons

An algorithm plays samples from eight analog synthesizers, the skeletons in Applebaum’s closet

Ramble with Hair Dryers, Crumbs and Puccini’s Rifle

In Lanza and Valle’s four-part opus, toys, kitchen gadgets and broken machines combine with non-standard instrumental sounds.

Ramble with Hair Dryers, Crumbs and Puccini’s Rifle

In Lanza and Valle’s four-part opus, toys, kitchen gadgets and broken machines combine with non-standard instrumental sounds.

Percussion Ramble with Toys

In Meadowcroft’s fragile structures, players may set into motion broken toys, or trigger recordings.

Percussion Ramble with Toys

In Meadowcroft’s fragile structures, players may set into motion broken toys, or trigger recordings.

Ramble with Artificial Limb

Six composers were asked to write pieces which respond to exhibits or objects in the London Science Museum.

Ramble with Artificial Limb

Six composers were asked to write pieces which respond to exhibits or objects in the London Science Museum.

Ramble with Gigantic Mythical Bird

It’s just a quartet (bass flute, violin, cello, piano), but this group unleashes mysterious fury.

Ramble with Gigantic Mythical Bird

It’s just a quartet (bass flute, violin, cello, piano), but this group unleashes mysterious fury.

Giuoco delle coppie

You might think that the Italians invented music, such is their constant reassessment of the past.

Giuoco delle coppie

You might think that the Italians invented music, such is their constant reassessment of the past.

Unsolicited Remarks

Even after bumping into derivatives and less artful followers, Lachenmann’s original acerbic brittleness still delights after a long absence.

Unsolicited Remarks

Even after bumping into derivatives and less artful followers, Lachenmann’s original acerbic brittleness still delights after a long absence.

Chamber ramble with accordion, guitars and percussion

Breath and shape are crucial to these pieces’ projection and the results entrance. There are times when duo or trio fuses together so successfully it’s hard to tell whether the high note is a trombone, the low note a clarinet, or the reedy sound an accordion.

Chamber ramble with accordion, guitars and percussion

Breath and shape are crucial to these pieces’ projection and the results entrance. There are times when duo or trio fuses together so successfully it’s hard to tell whether the high note is a trombone, the low note a clarinet, or the reedy sound an accordion.

NMC Ramble

Highlights of Davies’ nine-piece collection include Isis in which a leading saxophone gesticulates enthusiastically albeit fruitlessly over a 15-person chamber orchestra.

NMC Ramble

Highlights of Davies’ nine-piece collection include Isis in which a leading saxophone gesticulates enthusiastically albeit fruitlessly over a 15-person chamber orchestra.