I'm always interested in those who blog their album listening e.g. Index of Metals. I can't do that since MP3 smart playlists long ago blew up the idea of listening one album at a time. But in a different form, here's my recent batch of listening:
The Cornelus Dufallo solo violin album is electronically rich enough that it doesn't sound like just a solo violin album...I've never been one for music videos but Leslie Flanagan's Glacier is enhanced by watching her perform this esoteric music.
Until Next Time (2010). Kenji Bunch - Cornelius Dufallo. Innova
Glacier (2010). Leslie Flanagan. Vimeo via The Glass
Not much directed listening. Instead, I'm arguably wasting my time listening to two old Tangerine Dream albums on rdio I had never heard (and probably don't care to listen to again).
A Summerfield Set. Lou Harrison - Dennis Russell Davies. (Musical Heritage Society)
And the Archytan Transpositions. Warren Burt - Warren Burt. (XI Records)
I've always regarded nature as the clothing of God. ~Alan Hovhaness (echoroo)
I'm on vacation this week while the family is working, attending photography camp, seeing the geriatrician etc. This means lots of time for listening, reading, and hiking in San Mateo County.
I blogged yesterday about the reading. Here's the recent listening, in rough order of favoritism:
Aeolian Balllade. David Del Tredici - Marc Peloquin
Mad Rush. Philip Glass
China Gates. John Adams - Andrew Russo
Guide to Strange Places. John Adams - Robertson
Symphony No. 3. Peter Mennin - Gerard Schwarz
The Unavailable Memory of. John Cage - Boris Berman
Love Song Vanishing into Sounds of Crickets. Alan Hovhaness - Wayne Johnson
Ballad in Lavender. David Del Tredici - Marc Peloquin
Ballad in Yellow (after Garcia-Lorca). David Del Tredici - Marc Peloquin
Wichita Sutra Vortex. Philip Glass
Men. David Lang
Tromba Lontana. John Adams - Simon Rattle
Cello Sonata. Andrew Violette - Moran Katz
Conducted Improvisation Piece No. 4. Moe! Staiano
How to Pray. David Lang
Symphony No. 1. Alan Hovhaness - Gerard Schwarz
A Room. John Cage - Boris Berman
Another Big Mother. Pauline Oliveros - Pauline Oliveros
Daughters of the Lonesome Isle. John Cage - Boris Berman
In a Landscape. John Cage - William Orbit
Cheating, Lying, Stealing. David Lang - Great Noise Ensemble
Macedonia Mountain Dance. Alan Hovhaness - Wayne Johnson
Concertato, "Moby Dick". Peter Mennin - Gerard Schwarz
Two Pages. Philip Glass - Bang on a Can
Emerald Runner. Terry Riley & Gyan Riley
Hallelujah Junction. John Adams - Andrew Russo
Mystic Flute. Alan Hovhaness - Wayne Johnson
Piano Sonata No. 1. William Mayer - William Masselos
Red Horse Headache. Pauline Oliveros
Future Shock. William Britelle
Hem & Haw. You Bred Raptors
Electric Counterpoint. Steve Reich - Powerplant
Slugging a Vampire. Charles Ives - Nathan Gunn
The Animation of Lists. Warren Burt
Gotham Glory. David Del Tredici - Marc Peloquin
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Music in Similar Motion. Philip Glass - Brad Lubman
Echoes. Bernard Herrmann - Texas Festival Quartet
Piano (Three Hands). Morton Feldman - Mats Persson, Kristine Scholz
Two Pianos. Morton Feldman - Mats Persson, Kristine Scholz
Work for Two Pianists. Morton Feldman - Mats Persson, Kristine Scholz
Etude d'un prelude.Richard Beaudoin - Mark Knoop, Kreutzer Quartet
Short Ride in a Fast Machine. John Adams - Simon Rattle
Pavane Noir. Paul Lansky
Two By Two. Paul Lansky
PassaKaglia. Paul Lansky
After listening to Morton Feldman, the music of Richard Beaudoin sounds like Morton Feldman in fast forward mode. The work is from another interesting album from New Focus Recordings. Although, I probably need to listen to it again in a context different from the ultra-sparseness of Feldman and the ultra-mesmerization of Glass. Context matters...