Monthly Archives: January 2022
John Luther Adams–Arctic Dreams
Ambient, haunting vocals & strings inspired by the Arctic tundra. Play!
Quest
Lovely works for solo harp, Romantic era to contemporary. Play!
Vintage Americana
Six American composers’ works, tonal to atonal, varied. Play most!
Woven in Time
Varied contemporary orchestral works. Interesting!
Peter Gregson–Patina
Cello/electronics/ strings–ambient, slow works.
Boundless
Works by Poulenc, Bernstein, Weinberg and Prokofiev, mid-20th century pieces for clarinet and piano, some very well known.
Schnittke & Prokofiev–The Cleveland Orchestra
Comparing 2 composers’ works, both modern but one more abstract. Play!
Stephen Yip–Quietude
Fairly abstract contemporary works for winds + piano, with Korean and Western elements.
Eric Coates–Springtime Suite
From a very popular British composer of “light classical”, cosy and sweet works for sax and orchestra.
Demonio- Electric Voodoo
Demonio– Electric VoodooRelease date: 2021Dec18Label: self-releasedRating: 4/5 Demonio hail from Italy and their sound has been described as psychedelic doom. From the Grave is chock full of distorted fuzz. Acid’s Dream is sonically similar to a certain Monster Magnet track, which I enjoy. Tracks that stood out were Evil Pleasures, Ritual of the Knife and […]
Eric Biddington–Windpower
Contemporary works for saxophone, solo, trio or quartet. Nice!
Piano Protagonists–Music for Piano & Orchestra
Three different composers (Rimsky-Korsakov, Chopin & Korngold) all Romantic, but revealing their own idea of it.
ALL NIGHT BOOGIE BAND – A WOMAN LIKE I (SINGLE) [SELF RELEASED]
All Night Boogie Band has just released their debut single and I am beyond stoked!! The new track features rippling keys, honeyed electric guitar, a dreamy horn section, and of course, signature, soul-baring vocals from the band’s incomparable vocalist, Jess Leone. These folks are extremely talented and their musicianship is evident in both their live […]
Hammerdrone – A Trinity of Rage
Release Date: December 14, 2021 Record Label: Self-released Aggressive, heavy, and hauntingly melodic in places, A Trinity of Rage incorporates a variety of black and progressive metal influences to present an EP that pushes the boundaries while also embracing the roots of old-school, melodic death metal origins. A Trinity of Rage is a concept album […]
French Yearnings
Impressionistic French works for cello + piano, Romantic to modern.
…and nothing remains the same…
Contemporary flute with strings. Play!
Milhaud & Radanovics
Released in 2006, 2 composers, one modern, one contemporary–for percussion + orchestra.
Reimagine: Beethoven & Ravel
Original solo piano works by Beethoven with various composer’s works inspired by Beethoven & Ravel.
Roots–21st Century Greek Music for Guitar
Contemporary guitar, some with voice, varied.
Agoraphilia
Duo Agora performs these varied modern/contemporary works for sax + piano. Abstract.
Quintessence
The Annapolis Brass Quintet performs varied pieces, from Baroque to modern, transcriptions and originals for brass quintet.
Astor Piazzolla–ESCUALO5
“Nuevo Tango” or modern tango, with bandoneon & other instruments.
The Voxman Project
Varied music for sax, winds, strings–modern, contemporary or Broadway.
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