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T.D.

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  1. The Partitas, Busoni transcriptions and Goldbergs.
  2. Yep. Also: Although I'm not 100% sure "one-hit wonder" applies...
  3. This is extremely interesting, but unfortunately it's rather sloppy and slipshod in many respects.
  4. Pedja Mužijević, solo piano concert "Bach Dialogues" J.S. Bach, Partita in C minor BWV 826 Fulmer, “whose fingers brush the sky” (2014) J.S. Bach, Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother BWV 992 Joslin, Cadaquésan Landscape (2017) J.S. Bach, Sarabanda con Partite BWV 990 This (free!) event was pretty good. The non-Partita Bach pieces are relative obscurities. The Fulmer piece involves piano "preparations" and strumming inside the piano; the Joslin piece utilizes 2 metronomes and a music box.
  5. Longtime favorite. Schepkin has re-recorded the Partitas on the Steinway & Sons label...I really should hear them, but to date have not.
  6. Very much agreed. I wish Kocsis had continued with piano rather than (or at least in addition to) switching to conducting.
  7. Carmell Jones.
  8. This interesting 3-CD set has a lot of "early" (say, 1947-63) Feldman. Listening to disc 2: Durations 1-5 plus Vertical Thoughts 1-5.
  9. Goldstein's also recorded (2010) Feldman's For Bunita Marcus. I already owned another recording (H. Kleeb) at time of release and was not inclined to double up, so haven't heard it. But the recording was praised by (IMO) a reliable source.
  10. I've been kicking myself in the ass...On Aug. 10 there was a live performance of Feldman's For Philip Guston (the 4 hour piece) at an art gallery about an hour away. I didn't find out about it until Aug. 17. My fault, as I apparently passed by a promotional sign several times but failed to notice! This (Cage's One^5 + Feldman's Triadic Memories) is outstanding but long oop and likely difficult to find.
  11. Dexter, Body and Soul from the Mosaic Select (Keystone Korner, Sep. 1979)
  12. Kagel, Sankt-Bach-Passion
  13. I gave up vinyl a long time ago and haven't kept up with events, but I get the strong impression the "vinyl resurgence" is very much demand-driven, independent of the "music industry". In my neck of the woods, vinyl appears to be a highly trendy hipster thing, and vinyl dealers are busy. No disrespect to longtime LP loyalists.
  14. Warning: Scelsi's music is definitely weird, and some people consider it crap. I've even seen him called a fraud of sorts - he used to tape himself playing on some kind of keyboard (I forget details) and have a trained composer transcribe it; there was an article by the latter entitled something like "I wrote Giacinto Scelsi's music" (again forget details). My favorite and best recommendation is this reissue of 3 discs originally on Accord: If you can find samples, play them really loud and see if you dig 'em...[Added: Here's a good sample: ] The Kairos discs above are pretty good IMO. I find Scelsi mostly about timbre and microtones. Some instruments / ensembles work better than others. I didn't care for his solo piano work and sold the CDs I had. Currently own only five all-Scelsi discs (the ones mentioned) - sold a number and can't find Canti del Capricorno so must have sold that too. Not planning to buy more. Periodically consider getting complete string quartets and decide against it, which may have been an error as a reasonably-priced Stradivarius reissue (with Arditti SQ) went oop.
  15. Something I found in a closeout bin. Plus a couple of Lester Bowie discs (The Great Pretender, All the Magic! / The One and Only) from this box
  16. After a month of mostly Beethoven, in the mood for some weirdness.
  17. Well said. Instincts say "Run away" (a la Monty Python), but this is highly likely to have a showing at my local art house theater, so I may consider if trailer and cinematic reviews are good.
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