Beautiful minimalism courtesy of Hans Otte, a new name for me from the ECM Records label.
Classical Music
[Music] György Kurtág – Songs to Poems by Anna Akhmatova, Op. 41 – #1-4
What a pleasant surprise! I never knew that Anna Akhmatova’s work had been used as material for composition until running across some posts by György Kurtág and John Tavener (who will be featured in a future post).
[Music] Daniel Denis – Coeur De Boeuf
Daniel Denis of Univers Zero and Art Zoyd has quite an impressive resume as a solo artist. Here is a composition of his which translates into “Beef Heart” (one can guess who he is offering tribute to).
[Music] Zbigniew Preisner – Reqeuiem For My Friend
Zbigniew Preisner is one of Europe’s leading film composers. Hollywood would do well to bring him over for more work.
[Music] Vladimír Hirsch – Eísodos
Post-Industrial experimental music from the Czech Republic, but not the same old thing. Vladimír Hirsch has the sensibility of a film soundtrack composer, separating him from the kids who turn on a vacuum, record it, and call garbage like that ‘art’.
[Music] Jurica Jelić – Sve nijanse Dinare (All shades of Dinara)
I’m extremely pleased to announce the new release of Croatia’s best experimental bassist, Jurica Jelić! He hails from Knin, and produces a mélange of genres, mixing classical, post-punk, and Slavic paganism as his bass influences.
[Music] Bosques De Mi Mente – Jardin De Estatuas
Something tranquil, bordering on New Age and ethereal music, from Spain’s Bosques De Mi Mente.
[Music] Dario Castello – Sonate Concertate in Stil Moderno
No information on the orchestra performing this piece, but the composer, Dario Castello, was a Baroque era composer from Italy.
[Music] “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band – The Stars and Stripes Forever
John Philip Sousa’s masterpiece, performed by the United States Marine Corps’ own band, one that Sousa once led.
[Music] Horaţiu Rădulescu – The Quest
Horaţiu Rădulescu was a composer from Romania who gained fame by operating in the genre of spectral music. He died in France in 2008.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 