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Simpson String Quartet no. 4

October 21, 2018October 21, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Delmé Quartet, available digitally basically nowhere but the iTunes store or Hyperion (cover image by Serge Kutuzov) Ah, Robert Simpson, the real inspiration behind the Editor’s Choice series, and someone I discovered just by digging through forums … Continue reading Simpson String Quartet no. 4

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Dame Ethel Smyth: String Quintet in E, op. 1

April 16, 2017April 15, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Mannheim String Quartet with Joachim Griesheimer, available here on iTunes (U.S. store) or on Amazon (No YouTube today, but I highly recommend purchasing the recording of this work; it’s exquisite.) Smyth’s music was seldom evaluated as simply the work of a composer … Continue reading Dame Ethel Smyth: String Quintet in E, op. 1

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Podcast: A (Red) Door to Classical

December 16, 2016December 16, 2016 Fugue for Thought

featuring Lisa Casal-Galietta, artistic director of the Red Door Chamber Players, available here or in iTunes In a previous episode, a guest spoke to me convincingly about ‘entry points’ to classical music. We’re fortunate in this day and age to have … Continue reading Podcast: A (Red) Door to Classical

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Podcast: For the Record(ings)

October 15, 2016October 16, 2016 Fugue for Thought

featuring Bob Lord, available here or in iTunes The record industry is dying, right? And people have stopped caring about classical music right? And what actually is ‘classical music’? Bob Lord is CEO of PARMA recordings and a collection of other labels, recording … Continue reading Podcast: For the Record(ings)

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Podcast: Illuminating Ištvan

September 17, 2016September 17, 2016 Fugue for Thought

with Dr. Katelyn Bouska | Listen here or in iTunes Have you ever had that experience of having a connection with music that you discovered, so that it seemed like yours? Disregard the fact that hundreds (of thousands) of other people … Continue reading Podcast: Illuminating Ištvan

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Scriabin’s Prometheus: The Poem of Fire, op. 60

February 25, 2016February 21, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Pierre Boulez, Anatol Ugorski, piano N0. 200 It’s been about two and a half years that I’ve been doing this, regularly but not always very professionally. I have some articles I’m not terribly … Continue reading Scriabin’s Prometheus: The Poem of Fire, op. 60

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How My Classical Music is Organized in iTunes

June 9, 2014January 1, 2016 Fugue for Thought

I tend to be a bit obsessive about organizing and knowing where everything is. You wouldn’t be able to tell from my desk at home, but I actually (for the most part) know where all that stuff is and what’s … Continue reading How My Classical Music is Organized in iTunes

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