Monthly Archives: December 2021
Bone Tower – We All Will Die One Day
Release date: 11/5/2021 Label: No Funeral Records From the artist: “Both sonically and lyrically, We All Will Die One Day represents a collective status of disarray. Challenging speed and complex rhythms serve to accelerate unfavorable emotions to the forefront of your mind. A raw and unfiltered byproduct of mental health in disarray and unfocused aggression, […]
David Loeb–Painting, Landscape, Text and Sky
Gracious, contemporary solo guitar, many inspirations. Play!
journey for one
Franz Schubert’s song cycle “Winterreise”, performed here on solo piano. Play!
Mevan Younes–Ether
Younes, of Syrian heritage, performs works on the buzuq (strings), lovely traditional Eastern works. Play!
Within the Within
Fairly abstract works for varied percussion instruments, Burtner’s more accessible.
Plays Well with Others
Works for wind trio + baritone voice (Loadbang) with strings here. Some oddness.
Chamber Music by Jose Serebrier
Works from 1948 on, strings +/winds, lyrical, varied tempi.
Gregory W. Brown–fall & decline
Choral works performed by Variant 6.
Cage/Feldman: Works for Piano II
Mostly lyrical piano works + flute on some, by John Cage and arranged by Morton Feldman. Play!
Sonidos Cubanos 2
For varied instruments with/out voice, Cuban contemporary works.
Jacob Cooper–Sunrise
Murmuring voices, later some piano/violin/flute.
Ceci n’est pas une Flute
Very abstract works for various voiced flutes with electronics.
Il Nuovo Contrabasso Italiano
Very abstract pieces for double bass, Italian composers.
George Crumb–Metamorphoses Books I & II
Inspired by artists paintings, for amplified piano, abstract.
Barbara White–Farewell to Music
Gracious works for shakuhachi solo or with clarinet–mysterious. Play!
Sinikka Langeland–Wolf Rune
Kantele player/singer based on Norwegian songs/traditions–beautiful, eerie. Play!
Sebastian Fagerlund–Oceano
Contemporary works for strings, some with winds + piano. Varied.
Martin Bresnick–the Planet on the Table
Works for strings/piano–lyrical vs. strident. Performed by the Brentano String Quartet.
Dark Matters–Carillon Music of Stephen Rush
Contemporary works for bells, electronics and other instruments. Nice!
Bach to Black–Suites for Piano
A collection of works for solo piano, Baroque to modern.
Georg Philipp Telemann–12 Fantasias for Solo Violin
Baroque solo violin pieces, sprightly + gracious.
Ricardo Nillni–Surface
Fairly weird, abrupt works for piano, winds, strings, new works, some more accessible than others.
Firebreak
Varied works for piano (one with electronics) from different musical eras.
The Sound and the Fury
Romantic works for violin + piano by Dvorak, Janacek, Grieg. Play!
Forward Music Project 2.0
Amanda Gookin performs these solo cello pieces by women composers, all pushing the edges of what sounds the cello can make, some dissonance.
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