October playlist
Time to post another playlist of what’s been reverberating around here (both externally and internally). Here’s what’s been going on in September/October.
Time to post another playlist of what’s been reverberating around here (both externally and internally). Here’s what’s been going on in September/October.
I just returned from Barcelona, where I participated in another John Cage centennial festival.
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There are a couple of new recordings out with some of my writing included: a complete recording of the Song Books, and a limited edition vinyl recording of the Sonatas and Interludes from the John Cage Trust.
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I was in Buenos Aires a couple of weeks ago for a festival celebrating Cage’s 100th birthday. It was sponsored by the Teatro Colón and the Fundacion Proa.
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For years I fantasized about playing the Chopin Barcarolle. Now I have and am ridiculously pleased with myself. (video)
An explanation of why my page numbering doesn’t match the Feldman scores now sold by Universal Edition.
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Sviatoslav Richter’s Rachmaninoff has so much more of a sense of ease than mine. Where does that come from? How do I cultivate that?
After attaining a state of deep concentration in pages 20-22, For Bunita Marcus breaks off and scatters a bit over the next few pages. This is another section where Feldman rearranges earlier music, disorienting our memories.
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As I noted at the end of the last installment of my trek through For Bunita Marcus, the end of page 19 signals something altogether different. What happens over the next three pages is an expansion of time and a sharpening of concentration in the piece.
For Bunita Marcus 6: Settling down (pages 20-22) Read More »