Steve Smith
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After more than a month off the beat—and after a quiet soft-start (in multiple senses) with the very impressive opening event of the new series Music for Contemplation last Saturday night—I'm finally heading back out into concert life. There are three events on my agenda this week: two on assignment for The New York Times,…
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Robert Fripp – Exposure (DGM) Zachary James Watkins – Moveable (Cassauna) Heat Sureens – I Am Just a Pupil (Light Tapes) Grateful Dead – Dave's Picks, Vol. 9: Harry Adams Field House, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, May 14, 1974 (Grateful Dead) Heldon – Allez Teia (Cuneiform) Craig Shepard – On Foot: Brooklyn (Edition Wandelweiser)…
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Eva-Maria Houben Silence in music was not the cessation of sound, or even a gesture: it was a different sound, one with more density than those sounds made by instruments.—Michael Pisaro If my social-media communities are any indication, Wandelweiser is finally arriving here in New York City. Formed in 1992 by composers Antoine Beuger and Burkhard…
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King Crimson – Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium, June 28, 1996 (DGMLive) King Crimson – Congresgebouw, Den Haag, Netherlands, June 29, 1996 (DGMLive) Ryoko Akama – Code of Silence (Melange Edition) Morton Feldman – Triadic Memories; Howard Skempton – Notte stellate a Vagli – John Tilbury (Atopos) King Crimson – Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, England,…
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King Crimson – Petofi Csamok, Budapest, Hungary, June 19, 1996 (DGMLive) King Crimson – Fiera Milano, Milano, Italy, June 21, 1996 (DGMLive) Nickel Creek – A Dotted Line (Nonesuch; due April 1) King Crimson – Arena Alpe Adria, Lignano, Italy, June 22, 1996 (DGMLive) King Crimson – Tenda Partenope, Naples, Italy, June 24, 1996 (DGMLive)…
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A comprehensive list of the recordings I've covered in Classical Playlist on The New York Times ArtsBeat blog since the series started on November 6, 2013, in reverse chronological order. I've listed only my own contributions here; click on each header for the complete ArtsBeat post. Classical Playlist: George Antheil, Haydn, Sibelius and MoreMarch 19,…
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Classical Playlist: Jenny Lin, Joshua Rubin, David Aladashvili and MoreThe New York Times ArtsBeat, February 19, 2014 My contributions: ‘THERE NEVER IS NO LIGHT’ Joshua Rubin, clarinetist; Cory Smythe, pianist (Tundra/New Focus) PAINE: Orchestral Works Ulster Orchestra, conducted by JoAnn Falletta (Naxos) WORTHINGTON: ‘Even the Light Itself Falls’ ensemble et cetera (Populist; available via Bandcamp)…
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Classical Playlist: Danish String Quartet, Thomas Meglioranza, Gidon Kremer and MoreThe New York Times ArtsBeat, February 12, 2014 My contribution: ‘THE GOOD SONG’ Thomas Meglioranza, baritone; Reiko Uchida, pianist (self-released; available via CD Baby)
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Inscape*, by Jennifer White-Johnson Classical Playlist: Andrew Parrott, Jeroen Van Veen, Ildar Abdrazakov and MoreThe New York Times ArtsBeat, February 5, 2014 My contributions: ‘SPRUNG RHYTHM’ Inscape*; Abigail Lennox, soprano (Sono Luminus) MONTSALVATGE: ‘Madrigal’ and Other Works Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano; Tim Fain, violinist; Perspectives Ensemble, conducted by Angel Gil-Ordoñez(Naxos)
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Suzanne Ciani Having taken 2013 off to venture into world domination elsewhere around the globe, the Unsound Festival plants its flag anew in New York City in early April. I wrote about this groundbreaking Polish fest and its founder, Mat Schulz, for The New York Times in 2010, so I'll refer you to that article…
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Oskar Merikanto, "Annina"Lyrics by Daniel FallströmJorma Hynninen, baritone; Ralf Gothóni, pianofrom Best of Merikanto (Finlandia) Annina, viel' valvotko, kulta, Annina,tulen luoksesi venhollain,tulen luoksesi venhollain.Ei taloista välky nyt tultacanalezza se loistavi vain, se vain. Annina, ma hiljalleen soudan Annina,niin kevyt on aironi tää,niin kevyt on aironi tää,vaikk' äitisi valvois, sun noudan,hän venhett' ei kuule, ei nää,…
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King Crimson – Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, June 5, 1996 (DGMLive) King Crimson – Congress Hall, Warsaw, Poland, June 7, 1996 (DGMLive) King Crimson – Tanzbrunnen, Cologne, June 9, 1996 (DGMLive) King Crimson – Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany, June 10, 1996 (DGMLive) King Crimson – Meistersingerhalle, Nurnberg, Germany, June 11, 1996 (DGMLive) King Crimson – Westfalenpark,…
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Annina Claire Pellegrinelli-Smith made her world-debut appearance on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at 7:49pm. Weighing in at 9lb, 2oz, and measuring 22 inches, she immediately displayed an intense curiosity, and a healthy appetite for life and much else. Annina started an unlimited engagement in Jackson Heights on Saturday afternoon, where she's enjoying the support of…
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The New York Times building, by Richard Drew/AP I'd intended to make the previous "Days between" post the last…until such time as I once again fall so badly behind that I can't locate the 10 to 15 minutes it takes to flog a bit of my writing for The New York Times here on my…
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The third and, for now, last next to last in a brief series, this post collects all of my writing for The New York Times between my report on the American Symphony Orchestra concert of November 17 and the collective article "Critics Weigh In on Standout Operas of Recent Decades," both of which I posted…
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Since last Sunday (Jan. 26) I've been listening to concert recordings by my favorite rock band, and absolutely nothing else. Go ahead and look at the previous post. It's all there. I started working at Time Out New York 12.5 years ago, as a part-time editor handling classical music exclusively. Two years later I became…
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Pausal – Sky Margin (Own Records > Bandcamp) G Sweems – Treasure Island (Noumenal Loom) György Kurtág – Grabstein für Stefan; Stele; Karlheinz Stockhausen – Gruppen – Jürgen Ruck, Berlin Philharmonic/Claudio Abbado, Friedrich Goldmann, Marcus Creed (Deutsche Grammophon) Luigi Nono – Como una ola de fuerza y luz – Slavka Taskova, Maurizio Pollini, Bavarian Radio…
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Celer – Voyeur (Humming Conch) Otomo Yoshihide/Sachiko M/Evan Parker/John Edwards/Tony Marsh/John Butcher – Quintet/Sextet (OTOroku) Whitney George – Blue Nine (Blue Tapes) Various artists – v-p v-f is v-n, cs02 (winds measure recordings) Tuluum Shimmering – Festival at the Shallow River (Noumenal Loom) International Parallives Institute – Memoirs of Anomie Gray (Noumenal Loom) Billy Gomberg…
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Hannah Hoch – Floeberg (Bandcamp) Rapoon – Seeds in the Tide, Volume 2 (Zoharum > Bandcamp) The Fierce and the Dead – Spooky Action (Bad Elephant > Bandcamp) Clime – Paleochannels (S.I.N.K. CDs > Bandcamp) King Crimson – The Town Hall, New York, NY, June 4, 1995 (DGMLive) The Impressions – Complete A- and B-Sides…
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