ACP #18

This week on All the Cool Parts, I'm presenting the 1995 Argo release Dance Mix.  This is a compilation CD of dance inspired pieces by living composers (except Mr. Bernstein).  I play excerpts from pieces by John Adams, Aaron Jay Kernis, Libby Larsen, John Harbison, Michael Torke, Robert Moran, Michael Daugherty and Christopher Rouse.

http://www.anthonyjosephlanman.com/acp/acp18.mp3

ACP #17

This week on All the Cool Parts, I'm taking you back in time 800 years to present the music of Perotin, performed by the amazing vocal quartet the Hilliard Ensemble.  During the show, I talk about the history of the music, as well as the style of music that Perotin wrote - mainly organum, discant and conductus.  I also talk about our source for information on Perotin, Anonymous IV.

http://www.anthonyjosephlanman.com/acp/acp17.mp3

ACP #16

This week on All the Cool Parts, we interview multi-talented guitarist Bert Lams and discuss his CD of music by Johann Sebastian Bach called Nascent.  We also discuss at length his background and training under the tutelage of prog rock guitar guru Robert Fripp and Fripp's guitar school called Guitar Craft.  Bert mentioned a few extensions of what has come out of Guitar Craft, including his own California Guitar Trio, and the Seattle Circle.

Bert was also kind enough to grant me an exclusive preview of the forthcoming California Guitar Trio album Andromeda, which is set for a September 2010 release.  We are pleased to be able to present the new track Hazardous Z from that album.

I also told the story of the first time I saw Bert in 1995 opening for King Crimson.  Here is the actual ticket stub from that show:

Yes, I know I'm a nerd.  

As always, we are looking for more All the Cool Parts Idol submissions, so musicians - please send! 

http://www.anthonyjosephlanman.com/acp/acp16.mp3

ACP #15

This week on All the Cool Parts, we present the second podcast in our Naxos Laureate Series with the CD of classical guitarist Denis Azabagic.  In this episode we are once again joined by ACP friend and favorite Dr. Jonathan Kulp, and we discuss and play guitar music from composers Federico Moreno Torroba, Augustin Barrios, Manuel Maria Ponce, Antonio Jose, and Carlos Rafael Rivera.

Also, Jon and I talked about many other people in the classical guitar community, so instead of having you all in the dark about who these people are, I thought I would list them and link their names to some information about them.  These people include:

Steve Kostelnik
Matthew Hinsley
Adam Holzman
Klondike Steadman
Andrew Zohn
Nicholas Ciraldo

Here is a video of Azabagic performing the Allegro Solemne movement of Barrios' La Catedral:



http://www.anthonyjosephlanman.com/acp/acp15.mp3

ACP #14

On this week's special 4th of July edition of All the Cool Parts, we are presenting the oft over-looked music of Carl Stalling, who wrote the music for Warner Brothers cartoons from 1938-1958.  I wanted to present something quintessentially American - something that would encompass the American experience, fireworks and childhood memories.  It was the perfect opportunity to talk about Stalling's brilliant and innovative scores for Warner Brothers cartoons.

Also on this week's edition of All the Cool Parts Idol, we present classical guitarist and composer Bret Williams, and his piece Head of Flowers that is wonderfully evocative of Summer.  You can learn more about Bret HERE.

http://www.anthonyjosephlanman.com/acp/acp14.mp3

ACP #13

This week on All the Cool Parts, I present the 2006 release of the Los Angeles Philharmonic of music by composers Arvo Pärt and Louis Andriessen.  I play and talk about excerpts from Pärt's Tabula Rasa and Andriessen's Racconto dall'Inferno as well as De Staat.


On this week's installment of All the Cool Parts Idol, I present composer/musician Charlie McCarron and music from his album The Mysteries of Grey Matters.

http://www.anthonyjosephlanman.com/acp/acp13.mp3

ACP #8 makes the front page of the World of Warcraft web site!

Our podcast #8 on the music of World of Warcraft has made the front page of the WoW web site!

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