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2021-08-09 04:56:50
50 years since Mike Oldfield began writing Tubular Bells: the pioneering album that changed the sound of music
BY ANDY BENNETT, GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY, THE CONVERSATION English composer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield began writing Tubular Bells 50 years ago, at the age of 17. The post first appeared on CutCommon.
2019-11-19 08:27:48
Entangled: new music for string quartet inspired by quantum physics
[…] also has accompanying film from Marisa Zanotti. This is an enterprising disc, but a thoughtful one too, one which asks us to think about the music's inspiration but also enables us to listen to the resulting works with a different ear.Matthew Whiteside - Quartet No. 6 [11.12]Matthew Whiteside - Response One [3:04]Matthew Whiteside - Quartet No. 4 'Entangled' [15.41]Matthew Whiteside - Response Two [3.20]Matthew Whiteside - Quartet No. 5 [18.2]Aurea Quartet (Julian Azkoul/Emma Oldfield, Rosemary Attree, Christine Anderson, Abby Hayward)Recorded Airtight Studios, ManchesterAvailable via https://ffm.to/entangledSupport Planet Hugill by buying this from Amazon. Elsewhere on this blog From complex Renaissance harmonies to contemporary improvisation: O/Modernt's exploration of Labyrinths in Wimbledon culminated in a terrific account of Strauss' Metamorphosen (★★★★) - concert review Striking new studio recording: Verdi's La Traviata from Latvia, with Marina Rebeka, Charles Castronovo, Michael Balke (★★★★½) - Cd review The City […]
2019-05-14 06:28:04
Striking new directions: Markus Reuter's string quartet from Solaire Records
[…] 'Boon', 'X has taken a shine to you', 'Neteong 63', 'Dwell on a Star', 'The Tragic Universe', 'Zauberberg', 'Heartland Bleeds', 'The Magic Universe'. At least two of the titles were inspired by Scarlett Thomas' book Our Tragic Universe, but there is nothing cosily descriptive in Reuter's music. If anything, it is surprisingly stark and uncompromising. I heard echoes of other composers such as Dmitri Shostakovich, and the CD booklet refers to both Hindemith and Mike Oldfield as influences. But Reuter's handling of the four instrumental lines creates a very definite sound-world.Reuter doesn't write melodies as such; his musical motifs are striking but also have a sense of individual notes being placed in space. And he does not seem to actually harmonise, instead there are multiple contrasting counter-melodies. The resulting polyphonic interplay, modern counter-point, very much uses the four instruments as independent lines. Though tempos and textures vary enormously throughout the […]
2016-11-18 23:00:30
[…] composer who will coincidentally be in Ottawa on Nov. 26 as a guest in a concert honouring his career and his recent winning of the Glenn Gould prize. And she’ll even play some music by Jonny Greenwood the lead guitarist/keyboard player for the English band Radiohead. Greenwood has a classical side, she said “He started with the viola. He is inspired by minimalist music.” And, for good measure, she’ll toss in a version of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells along with some pieces from her recently released double album of music from the film world. In 2012, she released an album of movie music, which sold 72,000 copies. “Since I released it, people have been demanding more.” She likes contemporary composers, such as Glass and John Adams because “they create a unique voice. You can listen and recognize them right away. I can explore the complete palette of my […]
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