ACP #12

This week on All the Cool Parts - Fugue-O-Rama #1!!!!!  We present a show of all fugues and nothing but fugues.  Most of the fugues were suggested by our listeners - the fugues and composers (and links to the recordings I used) are as follows:

• Fugue 1 from the Art of Fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach (recording)
• "Great" Fugue in G minor, BWV 542 by Johann Sebastian Bach (recording)
• "Jupiter" Symphony no. 41, final movement by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (recording)
• Grosse Fuga from String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130 by Ludwig Van Beethoven (recording)
• Andante Tranquillo from Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste by Bela Bartok (recording)
• Fugue 6 in B minor, Op. 87 from 24 Preludes and Fugues for piano by Dmitri Schostakovich (recording)
• Allegro con Spirito from Piano Sonata in E-flat minor, Op. 26 by Samuel Barber (recording)
• Cool from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein (recording)
• Dirge from Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings by Benjamin Britten (recording)
• La Muerte Del Angel by Astor Piazzolla (recording)

Also this week, as part of our All the Cool Parts Idol series, we present Action Items for two bass clarinets by composer James Holt, and performed by Sqwonk.

http://www.anthonyjosephlanman.com/acp/acp12.mp3

ACP #11

This week on All the Cool Parts, I'm presenting John Eliot Gardiner's 1987 recording of Claudio Monteverdi's Orfeo.  This, one of the very first operas, features many interesting moments and some awesome music.  I walk you through the interesting points and guide you through the story as I play the excerpts.

Also on this weeks ACP Idol we feature percussionist John Astaire performing the second part of Iannis Xenakis' Rebonds.

http://www.anthonyjosephlanman.com/acp/acp11.mp3

ACP #10

This week on All the Cool Parts, I'm starting a new series of presenting the Laureate series of CD's put out by the Naxos label.  The first disc I chose to present is that of classical guitarist Steve Kostelnik.  Joining us as our special guest co-host this week is musicologist and composer Dr. Jonathan Kulp.  We had a great time recording this one!

Also, this week we feature City Walks for string quartet by composer Michael Kaulkin as part of our All the Cool Parts Idol series.

As always, please send us feedback or questions at allthecoolparts (at) gmail (dot) com.

http://www.anthonyjosephlanman.com/acp/acp10.mp3

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