Playlist.
A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears lately.
Spotify jukebox does not correspond precisely with the listed selections that follow, but maintains the playlist’s continuity and personality.
Alexei Lubimov – Tangere (ECM New Series; 2017)
> Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Freye Fantasie in F-sharp minor; Sonata in D minor; Rondo in C minor; Fantasies (4); Clavierstück für die rechte oder linke Hand allein; Solfeggios (4); Rondo in D minor; Sonata VI in G; Fantasie II in C
Johann Sebastian Bach – Suites for Cello – Thomas Demenga (ECM New Series; 2017, Nov. 17 physical)
John Cage – Two4 – Aisha Orazbayeva, Naomi Sato (SN Variations; 2017)
Orchestra della Svizzera italiana/Dennis Russell Davies – Now, and Then (ECM New Series; due Nov. 17, 2017)
> Girolamo Frescobaldi (orch. Bruno Maderna) – Tre pezzi; Giovanni Legrenzi (orch. Maderna) – La Basadona; Luciano Berio – Chemins V – Pablo Márquez; Giovanni Gabrieli (orch. Maderna) – Canzone a tre cori; Tommaso Lodovico da Viadana (orch. Maderna) – Le Sinfonie; Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer (orch. Maderna) – “Palestrina-Konzert”
Antoine Beuger – Ockeghem Octets (Another Timbre; 2017)
Eva-Maria Houben – memories (Diafani; 2015)
> memories I – simultaneity of [janela (var.) + hildegard fragment I]; memories II – simultaneity of [places to (var.) + hildegard fragment II) – Rishin Singh, Simon Labbè, Renate Hoffmann-Korth, Eva-Maria Houben, Irene Kurka
Midori Takada & Masahiko Sato – Lunar Cruise (Epic/WRWTFWW; 1990/2017)
Gil Sansón – Ese Maldito Yo/El Ocaso del Pensamiento (Lengua de Lava; 2014)
Bruno Duplant – L’Ennui – L’Ensemble Instabile (Creative Sources; 2017)
Jérôme Combier – Gone – Ensemble Cairn (Aeon; 2017)
> Dawnlight; Noir Gris; Dog Eat Dog; Terra d’Ombra; Gone
Pascale Criton – Infra – Ensemble Dedalus (Potlatch; 2017)
> Bothsways; Process; Steppings; Chaoscaccia
ensemble, et al. – The Slow Reveal (Imaginator; due Nov. 17, 2017)
Annea Lockwood – Ground of Being (Recital; 2014)
> Buoyant; Dusk; Ear-Walking Woman; Ground of Being
Folke Rabe – What?? (Wergo/Dexter’s Cigar; 1970/1997)
Limpe Fuchs – Hochschule der Künste, Braunschweig, Germany, Jan. 7, 2016 (audience video; 2016)
Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh – Oreing (Fort Evil Fruit; 2017)
Áine O’Dwyer – Beast Diaries (self-released; 2017)
Kitaro – Modulations 1979-1992 (Domo Music Group; 2016)
King Crimson – Palace Theatre, Waterbury, CT, May 6, 1973 (DGMLive; 2017)
La Tène – Tardive/Issime (Les Disques Bongo Joe/Three: Four/Astral Spirits; 2017)
Zola Jesus – Okovi (Sacred Bones; 2017)
The League of Gentlemen – Royal Exeter, Bournemouth, England, Sept. 21, 1980 (DGMLive; 2005)
Hegira Moya – Quiet Residential Area (Muzan Editions; 2017)
Mario Diaz de Leon – Sanctuary – TAK Ensemble (Denovali; 2017)
Raphaël Cendo – Furia – Ensemble Cairn/Guillaume Bourgogne (Aeon; 2012)
> Charge; Furia; Décombres; In Vivo; Tract
King Crimson – Live in Chicago (DGM; 2017)
Bootsy’s Rubber Band – Ah… The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! (Warner Bros.; 1977/1996)