Monday, December 13, 2010

A Brief History of Post-World War II Music

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I am always fascinated by the seemingly incongruous worlds of music and other historical events. Isn't it a bit surreal that the last gu...
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Sunday, December 12, 2010

A Personal Appeal from SCP Founder Ulysses

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Sorry to make you go through this again... I just cannot resist putting up Jimmy Wales' piercing eyes that might have been following you...
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Saturday, December 11, 2010

New Yorker: Songs of the Years 1925-2010

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This was not part of the Christmas Special plan, but when I saw this songs of the years list this morning on The New Yorker, I couldn't...
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Friday, December 10, 2010

Amazon 100 Greatest Jazz and World Music Albums on Spotify

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The Amazon editors listed 100 greatest albums of all time in a variety of categories. I use their Jazz and World Music lists to explore thes...
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Thursday, December 9, 2010

My Guesswork On What's Going On Between Naxos And Spotify

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Yesterday I read an unexpected and dreadful news that Naxos and ECM were threatening to leave Spotify. If it happens, the classical libra...
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

2011 Grammy Classical Nominations on Spotify

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Check out the official site for a complete list of the nominated recordings. I guess the Salieri: Overtures & Stage Music disk nomin...
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Saturday, December 4, 2010

Deutsche Grammophon Christmas Series on Spotify

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I'm gonna make this the shortest post of this site... Here's the Spotify playlist: DG: Christmas (814 tracks, total time: 1 day) ...
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Navona Records on Spotify

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I stumbled upon composer Kile Smith through Kenneth Woods' blog , and found out that the label which released Smith's Vespers , the...
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Hidden Michael Gielen Recordings on Spotify

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Michael Gielen is one of the leading Mahler interpreters today, but if you search for "Gielen Mahler" in Spotify, the reslut is e...
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Friday, November 19, 2010

Winter Music, When You Dream of Springtime

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Mozart: Schlittenfahrt (Sleigh Ride) Michael Finnissy : Snowdrift Howard Blake:  Walking In The Air Prokofiev:  Cinderella -The Winter ...
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