music clip of the day

Saturday, December 20th

alone

Georg Friedrich Haas (1953-), Hommage a Steve Reich (1982)
Hans Ludemann (piano), live, Germany (Cologne), 2012

Each time I listen to this, it sounds different.

Friday, December 18th

lucid, adj. translucent, pellucid, clear. E.g., Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians.

Steve Reich (1936-), Music for 18 Musicians (1974-76)
Ensemble Intercontemporain with Synergy Vocals, live, Paris, 2014

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lagniappe

reading table

the door latch
rusting scarlet . . .
winter rain

—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue

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random sights

this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)

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Thursday, December 17th

more

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), The Art of Fugue (excerpts)
Glenn Gould (1932-1982), piano

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Wednesday, December 16th

sweet soul music

D’Angelo & The Vanguard, “Ain’t That Easy”
Live, Netherlands (Rotterdam), 2015

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lagniappe

musical thoughts

Like music, baseball is the universal language.

—Joe Torre

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Tuesday, December 15th

Has anyone played Bach—or anything else—more searchingly?

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Partita No. 4 in D major
Glenn Gould (1932-1982), piano

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lagniappe

reading table

Musicians wrestle everywhere –

—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), #229 (Franklin)

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This I turned to late yesterday afternoon, amidst darkness and rain and news of a neighbor’s terminal illness. I’ve been living with this piece for forty-some years, and it has never let me down—never failed, whatever the circumstances, to make life seem lighter, brighter, more porous, more spacious. Never.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Suite No. 1 in G major for Unaccompanied Cello; Mischa Maisky, cello