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Pat Metheny Group - The Way Up

Mon, 28 Apr 2008

PMG's "The Way Up" is near the top of my short list of "Things That are Amazing."

My friend Danny sent me this a while back. I was just reviewing it again and decided it's worth repeating:

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Atari 800 Game Music

Thu, 05 Oct 2006

Here is some of my favorite music from the Atari 800XL games I used to play:

Freefall Associates' (Electronic Arts) Archon (opening):

<Archon (opening).mp3>

Freefall Associates' (Electronic Arts) Archon II (opening):

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Dudley's Kitchen: The String Cheese Incident

Wed, 21 Dec 2005

Great stuff from The String Cheese Incident:

<Dudley's Kitchen (part).mp3>

iTunes Music Store link:

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Itzhak Perlman

Mon, 03 Oct 2005

This cadenza is brilliant.

<Violin Conc. E min cadenza.mp3>

Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor.

<http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=1058> <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000000S9R/002-2005677-1627253?v=glance>

Symbolum Nicenum: Et Expecto Resurrectionem

Wed, 28 Sep 2005

The Robert Shaw group does a bang-up job on Bach's Mass in B Minor:

<Et Expecto Resurrectionem.mp3>

Another of my favorite pieces.

Mondschein: Good Recording

Mon, 26 Sep 2005

Wilhelm Kempff on Moonlight Sonata:

<Sonate No. 14 cis-moll (pt).mp3>

This recording was done in 1965; it is not as good as Walter Klien's recording (imo):

<Piano_Sonata_No_14_Moonlight_In_C_Sharp_Minor_Op_27_No_2__Presto_Agitato.mp3>

I admit I grew up listening to Klien; I enjoy his free style over Kempff's more rigid interpretation.

Schubert, Franz

Thu, 22 Sep 2005

One of my favorite pieces:

Moments musicaux No. 3 - Allegretto moderato
Wilhelm Kempff

Listen how delicately Kempff approaches this piece. Gorgeous.

<moments musicaux 3 - kempff.mp3>

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Why I like Eddie Palmieri

Tue, 13 Sep 2005

A few sound bites to make your ears tingle.

The start of Slowvisor (from "Palmas"):

<Slowvisor.mp3>

And some Café (from "El Rumbero del Piano"):

<Cafe.mp3>

Classical Music Archive

Tue, 13 Sep 2005

This website is an audiophile's dream. The drill-down searching is so nice.

<http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/main.jsp>