South Carolina-born harpsichordist Gabriel Smallwood, on his new album ‘Juvenilia,’ explores the music that helped shape the young J.S. Bach. Most of the music, by a range of composers, is in the North German style, with a few surprises and unique influences in the mix.
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In music, we typically absorb emerging high-tech when it’s useful to us, from MIDI to digital editing. Artificial intelligence presents an unparalleled challenge and unlocks potential that strains the imagination. What’s clear is that the best output from a modern A.I. tool occurs when you already have subject matter expertise.
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There’s no shortage of recent transcriptions of the ‘Goldberg Variations,’ but the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado, led by harpsichordist Frank Nowell, offers its own distinct take on J.S. Bach’s beloved masterpiece.
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In a new book every medievalist will need, ‘Early Medieval Wind Instruments,’ author Lucy-Anne Taylor uses available evidence to build horns and trumpets, bagpipes and hornpipes, bone pipes, panpipes, and an organ. Anything that helps us understand what Medieval music really sounded like is useful information.
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Pygmalion, the period instrument ensemble led by visionary French conductor Raphaël Pichon, again leads the way with an incisive and inspired account of the Bach ‘St. John Passion’ in its final 1749 version.
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