never enough
When it comes to sparkling clarity—something that, these days, seems to be in painfully short supply—no one outdoes Mozart.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor (K. 466): Leif Ove Andsnes (piano, direction) and Mahler Chamber Orchestra, live, London, 8/7/22
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
alone
Kim Kashkashian (viola), live, Cambridge, Mass., 2018, playing György Kurtág (1926-)
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random sights
other day, Chicago
Weary of the 21st century?
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), Pieces de clavecin en concert No. 5: Marina Piccinini (flute), Kim Kashkashian (viola), Sivan Magen (harp), live, Boston, published 2021
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
never enough
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Goldberg Variations, excerpts; Gideon Van Canneyt (marimba) and Silas Van den Spiegel (marimba), live, Koninklijk Conservatorium (Royal Conservatory of Brussels), Brussels, Belgium, 2020
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other day, outside Chicago
timeless
Milton Babbitt (1916-2011), Composition for 12 instruments (1948, rev. 1954; Ralph Shapey [1921-2002], cond.)
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other day, Chicago
never enough
Sometimes, as happened yesterday when I stumbled upon this, music increases the amount of available oxygen.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, excerpt (Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major); Christine Schornsheim (harpsichord), published 10/4/22
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reading table
We are here to listen.
—W. S. Graham (1918-1986), from “The Greenock Dialogues”
never enough
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of Fugue); Netherlands Bach Society, published 9/15/22
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No matter how often I hear these tiny pieces, no matter how many pianists I hear play them, they remain perpetually fresh.
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Preludes, Op. 28 (1835-1839); Seong-Jin Cho (1994-, piano), live, 2017
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art beat: more
William Klein (1926–2022), Candy Store, Amsterdam Avenue, New York, 1955
timeless
Anton Webern (1883-1945), Three Little Pieces for Cello and Piano (op. 11, 1914); Dmitri Atapine (cello), Hyeyeon Park (piano), 2014, California (Atherton)
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
never enough
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major; Paolo Bonomini (1989-, cello), live, Italy (Brescia), published 2/16/22
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