Wednesday, July 23rd
like nothing else
Tony Malaby (saxophone), Mat Maneri (viola), Daniel Levin (cello), “New Artifacts,” recorded live (New York), 2015
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this morning, Oak Park, Illinois
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Friday, July 18th
like nobody else
Terry Riley (June 24, 1935-, composer, musician), 90th birthday celebration, live, New York, 6/24/25: The Holy Liftoff (2024), Claire Chase (flutes); In C (1964), large ensemble
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other day, Oak Park, Illinois
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Wednesday, July 9th
what’s new (timeless, too)
In a hurry? Don’t miss the excerpt from Ravel’s lone string quartet (9:15-).
Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, violin; Harumi Rhodes, violin; Richard O’Neill, viola; András Fejér, cello), live (Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in D minor, Op. 42: IV. Finale; Nokuthula Ngwenyama: Flow: III. Quark Scherzo; Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F major: II. Assez vif – très rythmé), Washington, D.C., published 7/7/25
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2024
Tuesday, December 17th
alone
George Dumitriu (viola), “Four in One” (Thelonious Monk, 1917-1982), Amsterdam (Bimhuis), 2023
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other day, Oak Park, Illinois (Conservatory)
2024
Thursday, November 28th
sounds of London
Leonkoro Quartet (Jonathan Schwarz, violin; Amelie Wallner, violin; Mayu Konoe, viola; Lukas Schwarz, cello), live, London, 11/21/24: Joseph Haydn (String Quartet in F major, Op. 50, No. 5 [“The Dream”]), 2:00-; Felix Mendelssohn (String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2), 22:30-; Giacomo Puccini (Chrisantemi), 53:00-
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yesterday, outside Chicago
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Wednesday, November 20th
like nobody else
Leroy Jenkins (1932-2007, violin, viola), live, Atlanta, 1999
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2024
Monday, May 27th
what’s new
Denver Butson (words, voice) with Mat Maneri’s ASH Quartet (MM, viola; Lucian Ban, piano; Brandon Lopez, bass; Randy Peterson, drums), live, New York (Bar Bayeux, Brooklyn), 3/27/24
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other day, Chicago
2024
Saturday, March 2nd
timeless
No one ever died from too much beauty.
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor (Op. 25); Fauré Quartet, live, Tokyo, 2014
2024
Thursday, January 18th
timeless
His is a singular sound-world.
Anton Webern (1883-1945), String Trio (Op. 20), 1926-27; Psappha Ensemble (Benedict Holland, violin; Heather Wallington, viola; Jennifer Langridge, cello), live, England (University of Manchester), 2015
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Thursday, November 2nd
timeless
The other night, driving to Kankakee to see a client in jail, I couldn’t have asked for better company.
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Quintet for Clarinet and Strings; Quatuor Ébène with Damien Bachmann (clarinet), live, France (Wissembourg), 2018
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