Alexander Chen’s “baroque.me”, an uncannily cool realization of the Prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite in G Major, BWV1007 (which may, in fact, have been composed by Anna Magdalena Bach).
Check it out at Vimeo
You can see a Flash implementation of the above video at baroque.me.
The opening segment of Eric Schulz’s brilliant and deeply moving documentary about conductor Carlos Kleiber.
A recent, retro-Soviet-style string piece reminiscent of Shostakovich and Khachaturian (and Bernard Herrmann?) — enjoy!
Something a little different for this year (that also kinda hints at my age), courtesy of Walt Kelly and Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. Hat tip: “DerDingle” on YouTube.
Before there was Doonesbury or Bloom County, there was Walt Kelly’s Pogo. Their mutated lyrics to “Deck Us All with Boston Charlie” (and a little analysis and speculation in true Walt Kelly fashion) can be found here.
Happy holidays!
While I was taking a break from typing up my review of Tuesday’s superb Messiah at Avery Fisher Hall, I learned that Anthony Amato — founder of the little tiny New York City opera company that could, the Amato Opera — died yesterday at the age of 91.
UPDATE: WQXR has published an obituary.
UPDATE 2: Here’s the NY Times “The Local” obituary.
You knew I’d weigh in.
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The full list of my picks for best classical CDs and downloads of 2011 is below the break.
Continue reading Best Classical Releases of the Year 2011 — With Podcast
Apologies for the dearth of posting. Here’s one thing I’ve been working on recently; if you like vintage electronica, virtuoso drumming, or Joan LaBarbara, you are especially urged to click on the linky goodness. And if you like Piazzolla or tangos in general, check this out.
About a month ago, a pair of enormous shipping crates arrived at the New York apartment. Mrs. Synaphaï nearly freaked out.
Continue reading Turkey Overdose Recovery Music: Speakers Matter
Yes, I’ve been a bit preoccupied since Labor Day. Here’s what’s up:
Vintage Steinberg, adventurous Bach, Mahler from the SWF archive, and serious fun from tuba virtuoso Carol Jantsch. Details below the fold…
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Continue reading Top of the Pile: Hot New and Recent Release Podcast
