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#223 – At Least For Now by Benjamin Clemantine

We’ve been watching the new Apple+ series, The Morning Show, and the song “Nemesis” is featured in the opening title sequence. There are only 10 episodes in the series, but I Shazam-ed this song no less than four times over the course of the three days that it took us to binge our way though. Continue reading “#223 – At Least For Now by Benjamin Clemantine”

#190 – Sinfonietta by Leoš Janáček, Leon Botstein and The American Symphony Orchestra

I became aware of this piece because it was featured in the Haruki Murakami novel, 1Q84. If you’ve never read any Murakami, I would highly recommend giving him a shot. There are few literary minds that way his does, while interweaving iconic bits of world culture that almost become characters themselves. If that wasn’t aContinue reading “#190 – Sinfonietta by Leoš Janáček, Leon Botstein and The American Symphony Orchestra”

#146 – Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen and The Fibonacci Sequence

Watching tonight’s debate was both demoralizing and humiliating for our entire nation. I wanted to listen to something that encapsulates those feelings and I ended up going pretty dark with it. Messiaen wrote this quartet while he was in a German prisoner of war camp in 1940. It was first performed in the camp forContinue reading “#146 – Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen and The Fibonacci Sequence”

#142 – Villa-Lobos: Guitar Works by Heitor Villa-Lobos and Sonja Prunnbauer

It’s been a while since I’ve listened to some classical guitar and when I started considering the options, I kept coming across the name Villa-Lobos, the great Brazilian composer and guitarist. While his full orchestral works are fantastic, I always like a good solo guitar piece. Early in my audio career, I recorded a lotContinue reading “#142 – Villa-Lobos: Guitar Works by Heitor Villa-Lobos and Sonja Prunnbauer”

#94 – Rêveries by Rob Simonsen

I was introduced to the music of Rob Simonsen by some friends from work who know him. He is part of a collective of modern composers called Echo Society, which held some amazing multimedia events to debut their latest works. The one I went to was held at the Theater at the Ace Hotel, anContinue reading “#94 – Rêveries by Rob Simonsen”

#85 – Mishima by Philip Glass and Maki Namekawa

I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to pick a classical album. The first job I had in pro audio was working for some classical recording engineers in Boston while I was in college. I literally fell into the opportunity when I sat next to the right person at a wedding that I hadn’tContinue reading “#85 – Mishima by Philip Glass and Maki Namekawa”