sounds of Russia
Alfred Schnittke (1934-98), Piano Quintet (1972-76), live (Katya Apekisheva, piano; Boris Brovtsyn, Julia-Maria Kretz, violins; Amihai Grosz, viola; Torleif Thedéen, cello), Netherlands, 2010
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, outside Chicago (Chicago Botanic Garden)
(Taking a break—back in a while.)
sounds of Ukraine
The only thing better than one cello is two.
Valentin Silvestrov (1937-), Hiéroglyphes de la nuit; Anja Lechner (cello), Agnès Vesterman (cello), Valentin Silvestrov (piano), live, Paris, 2015
back to church
“He Set Me Free,” Mt. Do-Well Baptist Church, McConnells, S.C., 1991
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Monadnock Building)
sounds of Russia
One-word review: mesmerizing.
Sofia Gubaidulina (1931-), Fachwerk for bayan, percussion, and string orchestra (2009); Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, live, 2013
timeless
Old recordings, where everyone involved is long dead, don’t just appeal to the ears—they’re springboards for the imagination. Here’s one made in Memphis nearly 90 years ago.
Close your eyes.
Open your imagination.
They’re just about ready to record.
What’s the room look like?
What’s the last thing said before they start?
Tommy Johnson (1896-1956), “Cool Drink of Water Blues” (1928)
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lagniappe
art beat
Robert Frank (1924-), Funeral—St. Helena, South Carolina, 1955/56
more
John Coltrane Quartet (JC, tenor saxophone; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums), “Vigil,” “Naima,” “My Favorite Things,” live, Belgium (Comblain-La-Tour), 1965
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lagniappe
art beat
Robert Frank (1924-), Cafe – Beaufort, South Carolina, 1955
musical movements
Urban Bush Women, “Walking with ‘Trane” (fragments, commentary), Rockville, Md., 2015
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)
another take
Rev. Al Green, “The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow” (T.A. Dorsey), live, Memphis (Full Gospel Tabernacle Church), 1983
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lagniappe
art beat
Robert Frank (1924-), Santa Fe, 1955
Sounds so soft they might, it seems, be emanating from your mind.
Jürg Frey (1953-), Floating Categories (2015), live, England (Bristol), 2016
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