Rambles

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.

End-of-the-Year Ramble
This is an exciting discovery. In terms of significance, Gérard Pesson’s opera Forever Valley belongs with Sciarrino’s Luci mie traditrici and Lachenmann’s Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern.

End-of-the-Year Ramble
This is an exciting discovery. In terms of significance, Gérard Pesson’s opera Forever Valley belongs with Sciarrino’s Luci mie traditrici and Lachenmann’s Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern.

A Surprise in ‘Most Every Box
Produced in conjunction with a 1999 Swiss Mariétan exposition, this obscure 1998 Terra Ignota CD documents several installations and projects.

A Surprise in ‘Most Every Box
Produced in conjunction with a 1999 Swiss Mariétan exposition, this obscure 1998 Terra Ignota CD documents several installations and projects.