David Toub picks the new recording of Charlemagne Palestine's Strumming Music as one of the best of the year:
a new release of the previous recording of Strumming Music for piano, but also new releases of the same piece for harpsichord and also for string ensemble. The harpsichord version, while shorter than the classic piano performance, is absolutely amazing. It shows that the harpsichord is actually quite well suited for repetitive music.
The original version on piano tends toward the ecstatic so I look forward to hearing the new versions. Here's YouTube with an excerpt of a rendition for carillon, of all things:
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