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Valentin Silvestrov Series Continues with Masterwork
Silvestrov is not just an important Ukranian composer. He's an important composer of our time. His music should connect with us all. It certainly does with me. Highly recommended.
Ronald Woodley Presents a Varied Program for Clarinets
Woodley delivers some fine emotive performances. Reed instruments, like the voice, can use breaths to shape phrases. Woodley's playing has a lyric quality even when the music isn't necessarily tonal.
Bruckner From the Archives Volume 2 Offers New Revelations
The two volumes present a variety of ensembles -- from a variety of decades. And all unfamiliar performances. These multiple approaches make the listener reassess Bruckner's music. Even music they've heard hundreds of times over.
#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalMexico Week 1 2024
The Classics a Day team realizes that Cinco de Mayo is more of an American than a Mexican holiday. But it is an opportunity to celebrate Mexican culture. And so, the challenge for May is to post examples of Mexican classical music on your social media platforms.
George Crumb: The Final Volume
Bridge Records has created something truly phenomenal with this series. We have a recorded document of one of the 20th Century's most unique composers. This is an invaluable reference for anyone seeking to understand Crumb's music.
Paul Lewis’ Solid Schubert Program
Lewis' technique has a wide range. He can play with fragile delicacy, delivering a simple melody with all its charm. And he can play cascading chords with power, intensifying the emotion of the passages.
#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalHumor Week 4
The challenge this month is to post examples of musical humor in classical works. Although most of my posts are PDQ Bach, an equal number aren't.
Quatuor Hanson Explore Schumann’s Journey
I recommend listening to this album straight through. It's almost like experiencing one large work in four major sections. The quintet grows out of the quartets. It's a connection that's easy to hear, and one these performers were careful to make
#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalHumor Week 3
But Schickle wsn't the first composer to have some fun with "serious" music. The challenge this month is to post examples of musical humor in classical works.
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