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Vol 1 - Well Tempered Clavier Book 2 'Sharp Keys'
composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750; performed by Katherine Roberts Perl (Katherine Roberts Perl, 2008), 40 mins
Bach's pure polyphony gets along grandly with Katherine Roberts Perl's improvisatory spark for a recording that is fresh and fluid, yet also skillfully precise. Many musicians are intimidated by the complex, cerebral nature of the fugues, but Perl's expressive gifts and masterful sense of timing mean that she took...
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composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750; performed by Katherine Roberts Perl (Katherine Roberts Perl, 2008), 40 mins
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Bach's pure polyphony gets along grandly with Katherine Roberts Perl's improvisatory spark for a recording that is fresh and fluid, yet also skillfully precise. Many musicians are intimidated by the complex, cerebral nature of the fugues, but Perl's expressive gifts and masterful sense of timing mean that she took great pleasure in these compositions, and her delight definitely comes through in the recording. Perl chose to performs these pieces i...
Bach's pure polyphony gets along grandly with Katherine Roberts Perl's improvisatory spark for a recording that is fresh and fluid, yet also skillfully precise. Many musicians are intimidated by the complex, cerebral nature of the fugues, but Perl's expressive gifts and masterful sense of timing mean that she took great pleasure in these compositions, and her delight definitely comes through in the recording. Perl chose to performs these pieces in related key groups, which she describes as "a much more organic choice for the player." Here she starts with the sharp keys of book two, going around the circle of fifths. The other installment visits the flat keys, progressing through the other side of the circle. Her choice makes for a more natural, and highly rewarding listening experience. Says Perl, "It is with great reverence and humility that I attempt to communicate the awesome breadth, not only of Bach's compositional skill, but the power of his emotional and spiritual expressions."
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Date Written / Recorded
2009
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Katherine Roberts Perl
Author / Creator
Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750, Katherine Roberts Perl
Date Published / Released
2008-04-08
Publisher
Katherine Roberts Perl
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Vol 2 - Well Tempered Clavier Book 2 'Sharp Keys'
composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750; performed by Katherine Roberts Perl (Katherine Roberts Perl, 2008), 50 mins
Bach's pure polyphony gets along grandly with Katherine Roberts Perl's improvisatory spark for a recording that is fresh and fluid, yet also skillfully precise. Many musicians are intimidated by the complex, cerebral nature of the fugues, but Perl's expressive gifts and masterful sense of timing mean that she took...
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composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750; performed by Katherine Roberts Perl (Katherine Roberts Perl, 2008), 50 mins
Description
Bach's pure polyphony gets along grandly with Katherine Roberts Perl's improvisatory spark for a recording that is fresh and fluid, yet also skillfully precise. Many musicians are intimidated by the complex, cerebral nature of the fugues, but Perl's expressive gifts and masterful sense of timing mean that she took great pleasure in these compositions, and her delight definiely comes through in the recording. Perl chose to performs these pieces in...
Bach's pure polyphony gets along grandly with Katherine Roberts Perl's improvisatory spark for a recording that is fresh and fluid, yet also skillfully precise. Many musicians are intimidated by the complex, cerebral nature of the fugues, but Perl's expressive gifts and masterful sense of timing mean that she took great pleasure in these compositions, and her delight definiely comes through in the recording. Perl chose to performs these pieces in related key groups, which she describes as "a much more organic choice for the player." Here she starts with the sharp keys of book two, going around the circle of fifths. The other installment visits the flat keys, progressing through the other side of the circle. Her choice makes for a more natural, and highly rewarding listening experience. Says Perl, "It is with great reverence and humility that I attempt to communicate the awesome breadth, not only of Bach's compositional skill, but the power of his emotional and spiritual expressions."
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Date Written / Recorded
2009
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Katherine Roberts Perl
Author / Creator
Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750, Katherine Roberts Perl
Date Published / Released
2008-04-08
Publisher
Katherine Roberts Perl
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William Byrd for Guitar
composed by William Byrd, 1540-1623; performed by Daniel Estrem (Magnatune, 2014), 54 mins
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composed by William Byrd, 1540-1623; performed by Daniel Estrem (Magnatune, 2014), 54 mins
Date Written / Recorded
2014
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Daniel Estrem
Author / Creator
William Byrd, 1540-1623, Daniel Estrem
Date Published / Released
2014-07-11
Publisher
Magnatune
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William Croft - Keyboard Music
composed by William Croft, 1678-1727; performed by Colin Booth, fl. 1980 (Colin Booth, 2010), 1 hour 4 mins
Henry Purcell is perhaps England's greatest early music composer.
A generation after Purcell came William Croft, whose early style shows the strong
influence of his predecessors genius. Croft was wonderfully innovative in his own
right, and achieved the same status in English musical life as Purcell had done.
Crof...
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composed by William Croft, 1678-1727; performed by Colin Booth, fl. 1980 (Colin Booth, 2010), 1 hour 4 mins
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Henry Purcell is perhaps England's greatest early music composer.
A generation after Purcell came William Croft, whose early style shows the strong
influence of his predecessors genius. Croft was wonderfully innovative in his own
right, and achieved the same status in English musical life as Purcell had done.
Croft lived well into the 18th century, and developed a very different style
of music which was to influence Handel after he moved to live...
Henry Purcell is perhaps England's greatest early music composer.
A generation after Purcell came William Croft, whose early style shows the strong
influence of his predecessors genius. Croft was wonderfully innovative in his own
right, and achieved the same status in English musical life as Purcell had done.
Croft lived well into the 18th century, and developed a very different style
of music which was to influence Handel after he moved to live in England.
These harpsichord suites by Croft show the huge variety of his music, even when written for a single instrument, and they demonstrate his wonderful gift for melody.
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Date Written / Recorded
1999
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Colin Booth, fl. 1980
Author / Creator
William Croft, 1678-1727, Colin Booth, fl. 1980
Date Published / Released
2010-11-06
Publisher
Colin Booth
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Wolff,C., Vol.2: Chamber Works
composed by Christian Wolff, 1934-; conducted by James Fulkerson; produced by James Fulkerson; performed by Frank Denyer, 1943-, The Barton Workshop (Mode Records), 1 hour 12 mins
This collection presents a wonderful overview of the variety and range in Christian Wolff's work from 1950 through 1987, from the most delicate of soundpieces, to gently humorous works, to powerfully moving political and humanist statements. There are excellent performances by The Barton Workshop with composer/tro...
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composed by Christian Wolff, 1934-; conducted by James Fulkerson; produced by James Fulkerson; performed by Frank Denyer, 1943-, The Barton Workshop (Mode Records), 1 hour 12 mins
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This collection presents a wonderful overview of the variety and range in Christian Wolff's work from 1950 through 1987, from the most delicate of soundpieces, to gently humorous works, to powerfully moving political and humanist statements. There are excellent performances by The Barton Workshop with composer/trombonist James Fulkerson as conductor and director. The works included are several that address feminist concerns and history: Piano Tri...
This collection presents a wonderful overview of the variety and range in Christian Wolff's work from 1950 through 1987, from the most delicate of soundpieces, to gently humorous works, to powerfully moving political and humanist statements. There are excellent performances by The Barton Workshop with composer/trombonist James Fulkerson as conductor and director. The works included are several that address feminist concerns and history: Piano Trio (Greenham - Seneca - Camiso), named after three women's peace encampments around the world; I Like to Think of Harriet Tubman, with a powerful text by {%Susan Griffin} about this brave "conductor" on the Underground Railroad who risked life and limb to guide slaves to freedom, which text also contains pointed references to modern times; and the Piano Song (I am a Dangerous Woman), to an insightful text by {%Joan Cavanagh} ("I will tell you, sir, whether you are concerned or not, masculinity has made of this world a living hell, a furnace burning away at hope, love, faith, and justice"). There are surprising instrumental pieces: the delicate Duo for Violinist and Pianist (1961) which is also a duo about contrasting senses of time; the remarkably forward-looking Serenade (1950) which Wolff composed when he was only sixteen years old; the beautiful in memoriam piece For Morty; and the sweetly humorous Stardust Pieces, named after his third child, {%Starbuck}. The Eisler Ensemble Pieces contain variations on traditional folk songs about joyful resistance to oppression. ~ "Blue Gene" Tyranny, All Music Guide
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Date Written / Recorded
1996
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
The Barton Workshop, Frank Denyer, 1943-
Contributor
James Fulkerson, Robert Bosch Geluid, fl. 2002
Author / Creator
Christian Wolff, 1934-, The Barton Workshop, Frank Denyer, 1943-
Publisher
Mode Records
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Works for Cello & Orchestra
composed by Antonín Dvořák, 1841-1904; conducted by Michael Helmrath; produced by Uwe Walter, fl. 1989; performed by Peter Bruns, 1963- and Kai Vogler, Staatskapelle Dresden (Hänssler Classic), 58 mins
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composed by Antonín Dvořák, 1841-1904; conducted by Michael Helmrath; produced by Uwe Walter, fl. 1989; performed by Peter Bruns, 1963- and Kai Vogler, Staatskapelle Dresden (Hänssler Classic), 58 mins
Date Written / Recorded
2004-06-01
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Staatskapelle Dresden, Peter Bruns, 1963-, Kai Vogler
Contributor
Michael Helmrath, Hugo Gneipelt, fl. 1973, Uwe Walter, fl. 1989
Author / Creator
Antonín Dvořák, 1841-1904, Staatskapelle Dresden, Peter Bruns, 1963-, Kai Vogler
Publisher
Hänssler Classic
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Xenakis: Music for Strings
composed by Iannis Xenakis, 1922-2001; conducted by Johannes Kalitzke, 1959-; produced by Harry Vogt; performed by John Eckhardt, Ensemble Resonanz (Mode Records, 2005), 58 mins
In its outstanding Edition Iannis Xenakis, Mode presents coherent programs that put the composer's hard-to-categorize works in context and help make his fierce but fascinating music more intelligible to a growing legion of admirers. This is the sixth volume in the series, covering six compositions for various conf...
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composed by Iannis Xenakis, 1922-2001; conducted by Johannes Kalitzke, 1959-; produced by Harry Vogt; performed by John Eckhardt, Ensemble Resonanz (Mode Records, 2005), 58 mins
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In its outstanding Edition Iannis Xenakis, Mode presents coherent programs that put the composer's hard-to-categorize works in context and help make his fierce but fascinating music more intelligible to a growing legion of admirers. This is the sixth volume in the series, covering six compositions for various configurations of strings that also broadly represent three key periods in Xenakis' ouevre. Of his early works, Syrmos and Analogique A+B (...
In its outstanding Edition Iannis Xenakis, Mode presents coherent programs that put the composer's hard-to-categorize works in context and help make his fierce but fascinating music more intelligible to a growing legion of admirers. This is the sixth volume in the series, covering six compositions for various configurations of strings that also broadly represent three key periods in Xenakis' ouevre. Of his early works, Syrmos and Analogique A+B (both 1959) exemplify the mathematically generated music Xenakis developed at the beginning of his career, filled with group glissandi, clustered harmonics, and scurrying pizzicato textures. Two compositions of his dynamic middle period, Aroura (1971) and Theraps (1975-1976), reflect the severity of the mythopoetic concepts that preoccupied Xenakis in that decade. The somewhat gnomic late pieces, Voile (1995) and the sextet Ittidra (1996), are hard to define in terms of techniques or time period, yet demonstrate a consolidation of Xenakis' ideas, particularly in the dense accumulations of sounds and interwoven arboresences in Voile. The Ensemble Resonanz, directed by Johannes Kalitzke, is incisive in its execution and thrilling for its shockingly brilliant timbres; and bassist John Eckhardt deserves special recognition for his heroic solo performance of Theraps, one of the most incredibly difficult pieces for bass ever composed. Mode's sound quality is absolutely superb. ~ Blair Sanderson, All Music Guide
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Ensemble Resonanz, John Eckhardt
Contributor
Johannes Kalitzke, 1959-, Gerd Poschta, fl. 1999, Harry Vogt
Author / Creator
Iannis Xenakis, 1922-2001, Ensemble Resonanz, John Eckhardt
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Mode Records
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Xenakis: Works for Piano, Vol. 4
composed by Iannis Xenakis, 1922-2001; conducted by Charles Peltz; performed by Aki Takahashi and Jane Peters, Society for New Music (Mode Records, 1999), 1 hour 1 mins
Known for drawing unusual sonorities from conventional instruments, Xenakis strangely left the piano's potential for novel sounds unexplored. In these works, Xenakis stays on the keyboard without so much as a plucked string or any use of gadgetry to alter the instrument's sound. Although that might make these piec...
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composed by Iannis Xenakis, 1922-2001; conducted by Charles Peltz; performed by Aki Takahashi and Jane Peters, Society for New Music (Mode Records, 1999), 1 hour 1 mins
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Known for drawing unusual sonorities from conventional instruments, Xenakis strangely left the piano's potential for novel sounds unexplored. In these works, Xenakis stays on the keyboard without so much as a plucked string or any use of gadgetry to alter the instrument's sound. Although that might make these pieces appear less radical, even "safe," Xenakis exploits every other option available. Evryali is an energetically rhythmic piece that bur...
Known for drawing unusual sonorities from conventional instruments, Xenakis strangely left the piano's potential for novel sounds unexplored. In these works, Xenakis stays on the keyboard without so much as a plucked string or any use of gadgetry to alter the instrument's sound. Although that might make these pieces appear less radical, even "safe," Xenakis exploits every other option available. Evryali is an energetically rhythmic piece that bursts into a chaotic roar of crashing chords, traversing the piano's range and achieving maximum volume. Dikhthas is also heavily dependent on loud, percussive playing, though the violin's glissandi and pitch-bending provide the microtones that are integral to Xenakis' sound and add a welcome timbral contrast. Herma, constantly shifting in mood with wildly variable gestures, is regrettably like many other avant-garde solo piano pieces. A kind of mini-concerto, Palimpsest is the most characteristic work on the disc, full of the sonic mayhem and ritualistic patterns for which Xenakis is best known. Mists darts everywhere, as if actively pursuing ideas only to find that they dissipate when grasped. A.r., the briefest piece, is a rapid toccata extrapolated from a fragment by Ravel, though the overpowering result is unlike anything by that composer. ~ Blair Sanderson, All Music Guide
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Society for New Music, Aki Takahashi, Jane Peters
Contributor
Charles Peltz
Author / Creator
Iannis Xenakis, 1922-2001, Society for New Music, Aki Takahashi, Jane Peters
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Mode Records
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Zirkus - Step Inside - Piano Music of Robert Schumann
composed by Robert Schumann, 1810-1856; performed by Cary Chow (Cary Chow, 2008), 1 hour 10 mins
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composed by Robert Schumann, 1810-1856; performed by Cary Chow (Cary Chow, 2008), 1 hour 10 mins
Date Written / Recorded
2007
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Cary Chow
Author / Creator
Robert Schumann, 1810-1856, Cary Chow
Date Published / Released
2008-11-20
Publisher
Cary Chow
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