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Saturday, May 29th

never enough

András Schiff (1953-, piano), playing Bach and Beethoven, London, yesterday*

*Program:

Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier (“WTC”), Book I, Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A flat major 

Bach: WTC, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A flat major 

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat (Op. 26)

Bach: WTC, Book I,  Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D minor

Bach: WTC, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D minor

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor (Op. 31)

Bach: WTC, Book I,  Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F sharp minor 

Bach: WTC, Book II,  Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F sharp minor 

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp (Op. 78)

Encore: Bach, Invention No. 8 in F 

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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

Monday, May 24th

sounds of New York

Why not begin the week with something new?

Ches Smith (drums, percussion), Craig Taborn (piano), Mat Maneri (viola), Bill Frisell (guitar), live, New York, 5/21/21 (performance begins at 10:30)

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yesterday, outside Chicago (Glen Ellyn)

Thursday, May 20th

alone

John Cage (1912-1992), Sonata X for prepared piano (1946-48); Tim Ovens, live, published 2009

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reading table

Forever – is composed of Nows –

—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 690 (Franklin)

Wednesday, May 19th

sounds of New York

Emmet Cohen Trio (EC, piano; Russell Hall, bass; Kyle Poole, drums) with guest Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone), live, New York, 5/17/21

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other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Tuesday, May 11th

timeless

Johnny Griffin/Woody Shaw Quintet (JG, 1928-2008, tenor saxophone; WS, 1944-1989, trumpet; John Hicks, 1941-2006, piano; Reggie Johnson, 1940-2020, bass; Alvin Queen, drums, 1950-), live, Germany (Cologne), 1986

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other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Wednesday, May 5th

never enough

This sound-world I could live in all day.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II (excerpts); Piotr Anderszewski (piano), live, Germany (Hamburg), 4/16/21

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other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Wednesday, April 28th

more

Erik Satie (1866-1925), from Sonneries de la Rose+Cross (No. 2); Reinbert de Leeuw (1938-2020, piano), live, Amsterdam

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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

Saturday, April 24th

alone

Erik Satie (1866-1925), Le Fils des Étoiles: II; Reinbert de Leeuw (1938-2020, piano), live, Amsterdam

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other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Tuesday, April 20th

sounds of New York

Emmet Cohen Trio (EC, piano; Russell Hall, bass; Joe Saylor, drums) featuring Patrick Bartley (alto saxophone) and Bruce Harris (trumpet), live, New York, last night

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Wednesday, March 24th

sounds of New York

Jon Irabagon and Outright! (JI, [soprano saxophone, compositions], Ray Anderson [trombone], Matt Mitchell [piano], Chris Lightcap [bass], Dan Weiss [drums]), “Recharge the Blade,” live, New York, 3/22/21

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other day, Chicago