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Early published editions of Johann Sebastian Bach ‘s Unaccompanied Cello Suites had the title “Studies,” which determined how performers thought of them for much of their history. But that attitude began to fade in the first half of 20th Century, and there certainly was nothing dryly academic about the way Zuilll Bailey presented them Sunday evening at Ravinia’s Bennett Gordon Hall.The engaging .. more …
Acoustic guitar solos make up a slice of a musical genre that has all but vanished from popular music – instrumentals. By instrumentals I mean music that is composed and played by a human using musical instruments rather than techno instrumentals that may not be composed and played in the traditional way. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. I just thought it might be useful for some guitar .. more …
Back Fun and FungibilityNew YorkStarr Theater, Alice Tully Concert Hall08/11/2011 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio , K. 356, arranged by Salvatore Sciarrino (U.S. premiere) – Serenade for Winds in B-flat Major , K. 361 (“Gran Partita”)Matthias Pintscher: Occultation Arnold Schoenberg: Kammersymphonie No.1 , Opus 9Gareth Plowers (Trumpet), David Byrd-Marrow (Horn)International Contemporary .. more …
If you need a definition of world music, the Assad Brothers provided a good one Sunday at Sherwood Auditorium: It’s music without borders, whether national or stylistic, played in a way that stresses collaboration, freedom and spontaneity.In this musical world, the boundaries between a “classical” composer like Bartok and a “pop” composer like Jobim disappear as your body loosens and your .. more …
Clip-on headphones have been highly regarded with joggers, but critical audiophiles shrug it off as a gimmick not price spending money on. Most clip-on headphones are additionally low cost items that rarely have decent audio capabilities. Audio Technica sought to change that impression with the ATH-EW9 Audio Technica Headphones. This pair of headphones is constructed like other clip-on headphones, .. more …
