Wednesday, December 22nd
sounds of Paris
Edgard Varèse (1883-1965), Intégrales (1923); Ensemble Intercontemporain (Tito Ceccherini, direction), live, Paris, 2015
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Category: classical
2021
Thursday, December 16th
never enough
Janos Starker (1924-2013, cello), recorded 1957-59 (London): Johann Sebastian Bach, Cello Suites (No. 1 in G major, 00:00-; No. 2 in D minor, 16.59-; No. 3 in C major, 34:32-; No. 4 in E-flat major, 52:56-; No. 5 in C minor, 1:10:56-; No. 6 in D major, 1:33:27-)
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2021
Tuesday, December 14th
timeless
John Cage (1912-1992), Six Melodies (1950); Ensemble Musikfabrik (Hannah Weirich, violin; Ulrich Löffler, piano), live, Cologne (Germany), 2020
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Saturday, December 11th
alone
Miranda Cuckson (violin), live, New York, 11/30/21
Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001), Mikka S
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First rain of winter
today’s a day
people get older—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by David Young
2021
Thursday, December 2nd
never enough
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, excerpt (third movt.); Friedrich Gulda (1930-2000), live, Japan, 1993
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[M]usic is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.
—Ludwig van Beethoven (J. W. N. Sullivan, Beethoven: His Spiritual Development, p. 3 [1927])
2021
Saturday, November 27th
Three minutes of magic.
Friedrich Gulda (1930-2000, piano), live: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Air on the G String (adapted from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, 2nd Mvt.)
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Autumn advances
and I become
a bit sad
closing the gate
to my hut.—Ryokan (1758-1831), translated from the Japanese by Kazuaki Tanahashi
2021
Thursday, November 25th
more
Glenn Gould (1932-1982, piano), New York, 1981: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Goldberg Variations (excerpt)
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Thursday, November 18th
like nobody else
Glenn Gould (1932-1982, piano), New York, 1981: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), The Art of Fugue (excerpt)
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Wednesday, November 10th
sounds of Hungary
György Kurtág (1926-), Officium Breve In Memoriam Andreae Szervánszky (Op.28, 1988-89); Keller Quartett, 1996
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Monday, November 1st
never enough
What better way to begin the week?
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Suite No. 2 in D minor for Unaccompanied Cello; Mischa Maisky (cello), 2020
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