and only city lights will brighten the night sky

A scrapbook for small miscellanies.

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Zugvögel - Carola Baukholt

Performed by the Calefax Reed Quintet

What a stunning piece - ethereal and an absolutely inspired meshwork of timbres right throughout

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Sea of Voices - Porter Robinson

In the crowd of mindless bass drops and Pryda snares comes this inspired and incredibly beautiful gem.

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Stripsody - Cathy Berberian

An incredible kaleidoscope of sounds and such an intriguing score to follow

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Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor) - Zimerman, Bernstein w the Vienna Philharmonic

Huge soft spot for this piece. This recording is beautiful, poised and incisive.

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Etude No. 6 - 'Automne à Varsovie' - Ligeti

One of my favourite interpretations of this formidably virtuosic piece of pianistic poetry

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A chronological sequence of the first two chords of Beethoven's 'Eroica' Symphony over the last 100 or so years by different conductors

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View from Olympus - John Psathas. Performed by Christchurch Symphony Orchestra

Pretty stoked I got to see this live with Evelyn Glennie on Perc. Amazing stuff

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Diptych (The Lord's Prayer) - Silvestrov

An incredibly profound choral piece. Heard this on the radio and it was very very moving.

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Cup song - redone to fit Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring' on top.

Pure brilliance.

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Concerto for the Left Hand - Maurice Ravel

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Beirut - Elephant Gun

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Sun and Moon (Acoustic) - Above and Beyond: Live at Porchester Hall

So incredibly moving. Stunning arrangement to one of my favourite EDM songs.

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A piece I wrote a few years back #throwback

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Les Yeux Clos II - Toru Takemitsu

Takemitsu Thursdays should become a thing.

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Die Glocken (The Bells) - Heino Eller

Wonderfully sonorous and crystalline pianistic poetry. Underrated piece.

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Eötvös - Seven (for solo violin and orchestra)

Heard this on the radio today. Enchanting piece with fascinating sonorities - very haunting.

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Ligeti - Cordes à Vides (from his first book of Études)