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I 10 migliori dischi del 2008

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Alex Ross, stimato critico del New Yorker che mantiene il famoso blog The Rest is Noise (uno dei blog di musica classica più seguito del pianeta), ha pubblicato la sua opinione sulle 10 migliori incisioni  di musica classica del 2008.

Noto con piacere che ci sono anche parecchi dischi di contemporanea.

“Crystal Tears”: songs of Dowland, Robert Johnson, Byrd, and others; Andreas Scholl, countertenor, Julian Behr, lute and Concerto di viole (Harmonia Mundi).

Schumann, “Dichterliebe” and other Heine Lieder; Gerald Finley, baritone, and Julius Drake, piano (Hyperion).

“Heavenly Harmonies”: music of Tallis and Byrd; Stile Antico (Harmonia Mundi).

Morton Feldman, “The Viola in My Life” (I-IV); Marek Konstantynowicz, viola, with Christian Eggen conducting the Cikada Ensemble and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra (ECM).

“Gods, Kings, and Demons”: René Pape, bass, with Sebastian Weigle conducting the Staatskapelle Dresden (Deutsche Grammophon).

Jonathan Harvey, “Body Mandala,” “Tranquil Abiding,” “Timepieces,” “White As Jasmine,” “…Towards a Pure Land”: Ilan Volkov and Stefan Solyom conducting the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (NMC).

“Hommage à Messiaen”: Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano (Deutsche Grammophon).

John Adams, “Doctor Atomic”: Gerald Finley, baritone, with Lawrence Renes conducting the Netherlands Opera (Opus Arte DVD).

Chopin, Preludes, and pieces by Mompou: Alexandre Tharaud, piano (Harmonia Mundi).

Brahms and Schumann Lieder: Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano, and Julius Drake, piano (Wigmore Hall Live).

Sempre di Alex Ross, ci sono anche le 10 migliori performance del 2008.

25 recordings

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Tim Page, of Washington Post, has his list of 25 recordings to represent 20th century classical music.
His comments and suggestions are interesting. You can find it here.

I 50 album che hanno cambiato la musica?

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To celebrate fifty years of its album chart, The Observer Review’s panel of critics argues for 50 albums that changed music.
IMHO this kind of charts is only a curiosity. It’s something to discuss on the beach when there is nothing else to do. Maybe younger people could find something “new” to listen to.
Of course the musical area is the popular music in the most general meaning. There is no experimental music, and not even the jazz is mentioned (but Miles Davis).
Best positions are:

  1. The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967), the album with the Warhol’s banana on the cover.
  2. The Beatles – Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
  3. Kraftwerk – Trans-Europe Express (1977)