Category Archives: Music

Roon Version 1.6

Roon, the award-winning music player for music lovers, has released it's latest update, Version 1.6.

Roon is available on Windows, Mac OS X, Android and Apple iOS. 

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61st GRAMMY Nominees

It's that time again ... the nominees for the 61st Grammys have been announced.

The awards ceremony will be held  on 2019-02-10.  Check out all the nominees online here., or get a PDF of the nominations list here.

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… At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

"... They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
     Age shall not weary them, nor the years contemn.
     At the going down of the sun and in the morning
     We will remember them."        For the Fallen, Laurence Binyon

Today, 2018-11-11, is the centenary of the end of World War I.

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60th GRAMMY Nominees

The nominees for the 60th Grammys have been announced.

Among the leading nominees are:

  • Jay-Z, with 8 nominations
  • Kendrick Lamar, with 7 nominations
  • Bruno Mars, with 6 nominations.

The awards ceremony will be held  on 2018-01-28.  Check out all the nominees online here, or get a PDF of the nominations list here.

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Cécile McLorin Salvant: Dreams and Daggers

Jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant has recently released her fourth album, Dreams and Daggers.  The album combines live recordings from the Village Vanguard in New York with studio recordings.  It features Aaron Diehl  on piano, Paul Sikivie on bass and Lawrence Leathers on drums.  Also appearing are the Catalyst Quartet on strings and Sullivan Fortner on piano.

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The subversive power of calypso is a piece on the BBC Culture Web site which briefly highlights some of the social and political themes of Trinidad calypso.

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Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2017

Gramophone, the leading classical music magazine, has announced the winners of its Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2017.

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Oscalypso by Erik Friedlander

Oscalypso , a 2015 album by jazz cellist and composer Erik Friedlander, is his tribute to jazz bassist and cellist Oscar Pettiford.

Check out the sample tracks here or stream the album in CD resolution on Tidal.

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The Art of Listening

"The Art of Listening" presents a view of music and music listening from the perspectives of those who make the instruments and systems used to produce music, the musicians who create and perform it, the engineers who record, mix and master it and those who make the products we use to listen to it.

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Five Minutes On … with Daniel Barenboim

5 Minutes On ... is a YouTube playlist of 8 videos presented by the celebrated conductor and pianist, Daniel Barenboim.  In each short video Barenboim provides insights into a famous piece of classical music for the piano.

As a bonus here's a film by award-winning film maker, Christopher Nupen, called "The Trout."

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