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Sunday morning listening: Ives, Psalm 90
Fresh from being blown away by the Detroit Symphony and their romp through the four number symphonies by Charles Ives, I remembered slogging through an Ives choral work in college, the Psalm 90. The slogging speaks to our abilities, not Ives’. … Continue reading
Sunday Morning Listening: Schubert’s Unfinished
A baby… a work in progress… incomplete… unfinished. There’s the logic that lead’s to this morning’s selection, Schubert’s 8th Symphony. Here it is with the agonized and adored Furtwängler and the Berlin Phil in 1952. Best with headphones. I adore … Continue reading
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Tagged classical music, Furtwängler, Schubert, Sunday morning listening
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Sunday Morning Listening: Honegger, Pastorale d’été
Arthur Honegger is a composer you want to hear more of, the minute you hear him. (Note the French pronunciation: ohn-egg-AIR) Honegger is likely the greatest Swiss composer of modern times, though he is counted among the French modernists, such … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Honegger, Honegger, Horn, music, Pacific 231, pastorale d'été, st. paul chamber orchestra
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(Easter) Sunday morning listening
When it comes to music, Easter’s got Christmas licked. (Readers will be reminded that The Messiah is two-thirds an Easter piece.) As heard on WQXR‘s somewhat exhausting Bach marathon, the most interesting pieces are based on dramatic texts about blood … Continue reading
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Tagged bach, easter music, st john passion, Sunday morning listening, tomas luis de la victoria
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Sunday morning listening
Or rather, Sunday night. I’m thrilled to be reviewing Messiaen’s Des canyons aux étoiles… Ensemble ACJW with Robert Spano, my first concert in many months. In this excerpt, Appel Interstellaire, Messiaen turns the horn into a galactic transmitter, exploiting the wiggly … Continue reading
Sunday Morning Listening
I seem to be on a Barber kick, but is there ever a time of year when Summer Music isn’t in season? Here it is with the score and the estimable ensemble Wien-Berlin. Part 1: Part 2:
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Looking for the culture in the Cultural Data Project
Borne of my countless hours spent filling out profiles for the Cultural Data Project for grant applications, I was curious if the investment had other benefits. The good folks at the arts research blog Createquity paired me with the fearless Talia … Continue reading
A sad week for oboists
William Bennett, principal oboe of the San Francisco Symphony, died today. Washington McClain, gifted Baroque oboist and wonderful person, died yesterday. Are the heavenly choirs hiring an orchestra? I barely knew Wash, but he is unforgettable. A friendly presence at … Continue reading
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Tagged Nanie, San Francisco Symphony, Schiller, Washington McClain, William Bennett
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