New Classical
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Bruno Sanfilippo has the first release of this new year. A lovely solo piano piece called “Doll” went up on the usual platforms, along with a video on YouTube. Congratulations Bruno. And best wishes to all of our BADD PRESS friends in 2018. Kevin Press
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You might know Portugal’s Jorge Queijo from his work with fellow Porto-resident Susana Santos Silva in SSS-Q. They’ve been presenting their special blend of free jazz-experimental-electronic music since 2012. Queijo’s solo output includes a new 16-minute cassette released at the end of November. Abstract Thoughts II is based on a separate partnership, with sculptor Sofia…
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The fortepiano is most often associated with a period running from the late 18th to early 19th centuries. Technically, it’s a term used to refer to any early piano, but common usage ties it to greats like Mozart and Beethoven. Safe to say then that Italian composer Fabio Fornaroli’s decision to entitle his new six-piece…
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No matter how adventurous your taste in music, there is something oddly unsettling about albums that feature multiple styles. You may be entirely comfortable pressing play on your old CD copy of Tom Waits’ Bone Machine right after your favourite Alice Coltrane record. But put both genres on the same disc, and we can’t get…
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James Wolf is back with a follow-up to his Verses Records 2016 debut on se lève. This new work is available on CD and as a digital download. Simply entitled That, and featuring nothing but violin performances, Wolf wrings no small amount of emotion out of his instrument. This is a supremely refined new classical…
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From the start, Giuseppe Cordaro’s new solo album offers listeners a simple elegance that comes as a great relief at the end of a difficult year. Simple, but not at all simplistic. The Reggio Emilia, Italy-based composer delivered eight new pieces to us last month that stitch multiple genres together seamlessly. Among them are ambient…
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