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2021-08-13 17:27:47
The Wagnerian Heldentenor and festival organiser Peter Svensson... The post Just in: Austrian tenor, 57, dies of Covid-19 appeared first on Slipped Disc.
2021-01-05 13:42:00
When Alfred Brendel's Steinway played jazz
Alfred Brendel is 90 today. So, as a small contribution to the celebrations, I offer this typically tangential post about one of his pianos. After he retired from the concert platform in 2008 the Berlin Philharmonic Foundation decided to auction the Steinway d-524780 piano kept for Brendel's appearances at the Philharmonie. The successful bidder was Siggi Loch, who after a successful career in producing and managing rock acts reached the position of President of WEA Europe. But in 1992 he moved away from rock music to fulfill his dream of creating his own independent jazz label. Over three decades ACT Music has become one of the most important and respected global jazz labels, and has nurtured the talent of many musicians including Nils Landgren and the sadly-departed Esbjörn Svensson. It is notable that ACT have not succumbed to the 'smooth jazz' virus. Instead, guided by Siggi Loch, the label has continued […]
2020-12-31 06:19:00
Some New Releases (CD/SACD Mini-reviews)
[…] is cut at a pretty high level, so be sure to turn the volume down before pushing the PLAY button. (By the way, there is also now available an expanded version that includes 25 tracks, but I have not auditioned it.) GoGo Penguin. Blue Note B003198202. GoGo Penguin is an English jazz trio consisting of pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka, and drummer Rob Turner. Their music is reminiscent of the late lamented Esbjörn Svensson Trio, jazz with an adventurous energy informed by a rock-reminiscent vibe and overlaid occasionally with electronica, a kind of 21st-century Keith Jarrett Trio had Keith at some point started listening to a lot of Radiohead. I hope that does not make them sound too crazy to appeal to either classical or jazz fans, for this really is an enjoyable recording, their best yet, with energy and imagination in abundance but never taken over the […]
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