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Posted on November 14, 2018

“November Woods”, Arnold Bax

Back during the summer heatwave I included Arnold Bax’s “Summer Music” in a seasonally appropriate playlist. Here via YouTube is a piece for this season:     Bax himself disavowed programmatic…

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Posted on November 11, 2018

Desfinado – Stringspace

If you liked Blossom Dearie singing “Somebody New”, you will love this:

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Posted on November 8, 2018November 8, 2018

Francis Lai RIP

Francis Lai, French composer of soundtracks such as A Man And A Woman and Love Story (and, um,  Emmanuelle 2) has died. From the Variety Obit: Lai’s plaintive piano melody…

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Posted on November 5, 2018

“Tie yourself to the mast my friend and the storm will end”

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Posted on October 31, 2018November 2, 2018

Halloween with Morton Feldman, Messiaen, Mussogorsky, Broadcast and sundry others

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Posted on October 23, 2018

Bass Clarinet and Percussion (extract) – composer Morton Feldman, performed by CrossingLines ensemble

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Posted on October 14, 2018

Dear Spotify, Please let me unlink my Facebook Account

I came across this  via Y Combinator. I can only echo, pretty much word for word, Eduardo Garcia’s letter: Dear Spotify Please let me unlink my Facebook account Last updated: October 14,…

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Posted on October 13, 2018

African Winds II – López López performed by Miquel Bernat

Recently I posted  Bernat Vivancos’ Aeternam. Also from Neu Records here is the composer José Manuel López López’s  piece African Winds II performed by the percussionist Miquel Bernat  

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