the set of the noteworthy arts documents
Fare una Biennale Musica più all’avanguardia di questa credo sia difficile, se non impossibile. Musica che si auto riproduce da sola, strutturata su algoritmi, su clonazioni. Musica realizzata con l’intelligenza artificiale. È una musica che tende ad oggettivarsi, a divenire collettiva. Addirittura si produrrà musica dalla interazione di cellule conservate di un musicista scomparso. Il…
On October 19th 1916, Emil Gilels, a Soviet concert pianist (Brussels Competition, 1st prize, 1938), was born in Odessa, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1985). Fortunately, a huge number of Gilels’ performances remained on record. For future historians, there is no end to their work. It is possible, for example, to follow how his interpretations…
Emil Gilels had an extensive repertoire from different eras and styles. He performed both large-scale works with their philosophical depth and small forms with their wise simplicity. Gilels’s performances stood out with the deepest immersion in music. His playing was so inspired, as if the creation of the composition took place on stage. Gilels’s rhythm…
Shadows and dusk of creation that shed light on the inner fire. William Claxton made his name with photographs of Chet Baker. In fact, Claxton’s moody images helped propel Baker to stardom. Photography is jazz for the eyes. All I ask you to do is to listen with your eyes. To say that Baker was…
On this day in 1941 greatest American jazz trumpeter was born in Frederick, Maryland (d. 1999). In honor of the legendary musician’s birthday, we publish excerpts and quotes from one of his last interviews, recorded in 1995 (Lester Bowie & Don Moye, WKCR). Well, I’ve done quite a bit in the last year. We’ve done…
On the birthday of Andreas Wollenweider we share with you remarkable facts from the musician’s life. 1. The last public performance of Swiss new-age harpist was in 2011. It was a 30-year anniversary concert at the Montreux Jazz Festival, an unforgettable event. 2. Andreas writes songs with English Lyrics in 1993-94 – „Eolian Minstrel”. It was time…
January, which for many people is associated with the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, in the schedule of concerts on the official website of this outstanding composer is marked by the performance of a special work. 10th and 29th January 2023, in Canada and the United States (Prince George Symphony Orchestra, Michael Hall, Hart Community Center,…
“Recording the complete Preludes is like painting notes with an unlimited palette of sound!’ writes pianist Fanny Azzuro in the notes to her debut album for Rubicon. ‘Playing this music is exhilarating. The danger is that you lose control of your emotions and yield to the temptation to pile on the pathos in music that is so naturally expressive…”