Maybe I’m in a melancholy mood, but I could listen to this all day. I think I just might! Click here to listen to today’s work.
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Jan. 19 – Reich: Electric Counterpoint
So Reich uses old tricks from the “classical playbook”.
Jan. 17 – Albinoni: Oboe concerto
Bring on the oboe!
Jan. 16 – Scriabin: Etude in C minor
I’m visualizing a large glass of red wine…
Jan. 13 – Clara Schumann – Three Romances
Clara’s plate was more than full, wow girl.
Jan. 11 – Durufle: Gregorian Chant
What do you call a modern artist working in an ancient art form?
Jan. 10 – Kapsberger
The enduring nature of music is stunning. We’re listening to something that people in the 1600s enjoyed.
Jan. 7 – Poulenc: The Paths of Love
Yep. It’s a Poulenc kind of day. More, please…
Jan. 5 – Lotti: Crucifixus
Interesting to think about music suspensions and the mind wanting sounds to resolve.
Jan. 4 – Beethoven: Cavatina
What music would you send to outer space on the next Voyager?