Monthly Archives: February 2010

Monterey Jazz on Tour

Monterey Jazz on Tour

Last night I attended the concert held at the Carpenter Theatre on behalf of “Modlin Downtown” to hear artists Kenny Barron, Regina Carter, Kurt Elling, …

 

Shiitakes and Criminis

Shiitakes and Criminis

I like mushrooms; here: crimini and shiitake mushrooms.

 

Locatelli: opus one concerti

Locatelli: opus one concerti

Harmonia mundi is offering the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra’s rendition of Locatelli’s opus 1, led by Gottfried von der Goltz. Included on the recording are 6 concerti …

 

You Are, Variations

You Are, Variations

I’ve been listening to the album of two works by Steve Reich: You Are Wherever Your Thoughts Are, and his Cello Counterpoint. Grant Gershon leads …

 

Bach Project

Bach Project

Some interesting videos on Zenph Studios’ Bach project.

 

Pierre Hantaï performs Bach’s Le Clavier bien tempéré

Pierre Hantaï performs Bach’s Le Clavier bien tempéré

Bach wrote two collections of keyboard pieces around the same construction: prelude and fugue, in each key, major and minor. He seemed to choose this …