Author: biberfan

10 Apr

Barto performing Weiss

Barto performing Weiss

It wasn’t too long ago that an acquaintance of mine mentioned via Twitter that they had chosen the perfect music to go to sleep by, …

 
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25 Mar

Stravaganze Napoleatane

Stravaganze Napoleatane

The British ensemble London Baroque broke ranks several years ago with their long affiliation with Harmonia Mundi, and now have most recently recorded for BIS. …

 
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25 Mar

The iPod

The iPod

I recently pulled several iPods out from my closet. The two I started charging were those above (I scanned them on my flatbed scanner, and …

 
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24 Mar

Handel Sonatas

Handel Sonatas

Riccardo Minasi performs along with Marco Ceccato, Guilia Nuti, and Luca Pianca (Musica Antiqua Roma) the sonatas for violin and continuo by George Frederick Handel. HWV …

 
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17 Mar

Los Pájaros Perdidos

Los Pájaros Perdidos

A review by an album by L’Arpgeggiata, Christina Pluhar Billed as the “South America Project,” this latest release from Christina Pluhar and associates, full of …

 
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12 Feb

Sei Concerti per il cembalo concertato by CPE Bach

Sei Concerti per il cembalo concertato by CPE Bach

Andreas Staier records the WQ43 concerti by CPE Bach with Freiburger Barockorchester, directed by Petra Müelejans. Concerto in F Concerto in D Concerto in E-flat Concerto in c Concerto in …

 
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12 Feb

Bach’s Trio Sonatas

Bach’s Trio Sonatas

The six trios for organ by Johann Sebastian Bach are well-loved pieces composed (as is believed) for study of the trio sonata form …

 
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12 Feb

Avison Concerti Grossi

Avison Concerti Grossi

I reviewed this recording on September 2, 2003. It’s worth revisiting, in light of the fact that CZ has just completed their six-disc set of …

 
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11 Feb

CPE Bach Sonatas for Violin and Pianoforte

CPE Bach Sonatas for Violin and Pianoforte

Amandine Beyer and Edna Stern record 4 sonatas for violin and keyboard by Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, H 513, H514, H 545 (sometimes attributed to …

 
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11 Feb

Pirates of the Baroque

Pirates of the Baroque

Red Priest performs Pirates of the Baroque ℗ 2008 Red Priest Recordings. The recording includes works arranged by the ensemble, written by: Jean-Marie Leclair Giovanni Simonetti Tomaso Albinoni François Couperin Antonio …

 
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07 Jan

Bach: Sonates pour violon et clavecin

Bach: Sonates pour violon et clavecin

This is not the first time I’ve gone on record about this recording; I’ve had it now for a couple of years, having found the …

 
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28 Dec

Macintoshes

Macintoshes

I got to visit MoMA this past week in New York. I knew this iconic museum in New York had celebrated the artistic nature of a …

 
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28 Dec

Bridge over Water

Bridge over Water

It’s worth viewing this one full size to appreciate the detail.

 
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28 Dec

Mean Woman

Mean Woman

The building built from a real estate empire. This building sits across Park Avenue, and you get to drive through it, if you want, which is …

 
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28 Dec

Teeny Weeny

Teeny Weeny

Tilt-shift is a type of lens which can be used to mimic a psychological effect when looking at photos; in this case, I used Snapseed …

 
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27 Dec

Apple of my Eye

Apple of my Eye

One of my goals this time to NY was to visit more than one Apple Store. I brought my Canon with me to the Grand …

 
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27 Dec

Panini

Panini

Close to the Eataly food emporium and Monroe Square Park stands one of New York’s iconic buildings, the Flatiron. I captured this one with the Sigma …

 
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27 Dec

Cliche with a Crowd

Cliche with a Crowd

Perhaps one of the iconic images we have of NYC at Christmastime is skaters under a light snow at Rockefeller Center. No snow, and way …

 
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