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Tuesday, September 5th

alone

Rose Wollman (viola), live (performing the program on Loop: Ligeti’s Inspiration & Legacy [Acis, 2022]),* Chicago, 8/20/23

*Program:

I
1. Johann Sebastian Bach, Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: I. Prelude (Arr. for Viola)

2. György Ligeti, Sonata for Viola Solo: I. Hora Lunga

3. Garth Knox, Ritorno

II

4. Giuseppe Tartini, Violin Sonata XVII in D Major, B. D2: IV. Furlana (Arr. for Viola)

5. György Ligeti, Sonata for Viola Solo: II. Loop

6. Alexander Mansour, Loop for Solo Viola and Electronics

III

7. Domenico Gabrielli, Ricercar for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Minor (Arr. for Viola)

8. György Ligeti, Sonata for Viola Solo: III. Facsar

9. Rose Wollman, Wanderlust

IV

10. Arcangelo Corelli, Violin Sonata, Op. 5, No. 6: III. Allegro (Arr. for Viola)

11. György Ligeti, Sonata for Viola Solo: IV. Prestissimo con sordino

12. Atar Arad, Caprice Fourteen (Gyorgy)

V

13. Georg Philipp Telemann, Fantasia for Violin Without Bass No. 12 in A Minor, TWV 40:25: I. Moderato (Arr. for Viola)

14. György Ligeti, Sonata for Viola Solo: V. Lamento

15. Melia Watras, Blue Rose

VI

16. Franz Biber, Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: 16. Passacaglia in G Minor (Arr. for Viola)

17. György Ligeti, Sonata for Viola Solo: VI. Chaconne chromatique

18. Natalie Williams, Ciklus

 

Sunday, September 3rd

testify!

Pilgrim Jubilees, “Won’t It Be Wonderful,” live, 2014

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random sights

yesterday, Chicago

Saturday, September 2nd

sounds of Chicago

Damon Locks – Black Monument Ensemble, “NOW (Forever Momentary Space),” 2021

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other day, Chicago

Friday, September 1st

sounds of Chicago

Listening to this last night, it seemed as if I could listen to it, happily, forever.

Jimmy Yancey (1894-1951, piano), “How Long Blues” (c. 1940, Chicago)

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other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Thursday, August 31st

sounds of New York

Matt Mitchell (1975-, piano), live, New York, 7/23/23

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art beatother day, Art Institute of Chicago (Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde: The Modern Landscape, through 9/4/23)

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), View of the Pont d’Asnieres (1887), detail

Sunday, August 20th

sounds of Chicago

“Wade in the Water” (trad.), Salem Travelers, James Herndon Singers, Voices of Triumph, live (TV show: Jubilee Showcase), Chicago, 1969

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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

Monday, August 14th

alone

Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Last Pieces for piano (1959); Benjamin Kobler (piano), live, Germany (Cologne), 3/14/22

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yesterday, Chicago

Sunday, August 13th

testify!

Etta James (1938-2012) with Allen Toussaint (1938-2015, piano) and Dr. John (1941-2019, piano), “Amazing Grace,” live (TV show: Soundstage), Chicago, 1982

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this morning, Chicago

Saturday, August 12th

serendipity

Bumped into this last night, happily.

Taraf De Haidouks, playing Balkan gypsy folk music, 2012

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yesterday, Chicago

Sunday, August 6th

sounds of Chicago

Violinaires, “I’ll Go With Him,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), Chicago, 1973

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other day, Oak Park, Ill.