Various Artists / Composer-Critics Of The New York Herald Tribune
Album: Composer-Critics Of The New York Herald Tribune   Collection:Classical
Artist:Various Artists   Added:Nov 2017
Label:Other Minds  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-12-03 Pull Date: 2018-02-04 Charts: Classical/Experimental
Week Ending: Jan 28 Jan 14 Jan 7 Dec 17 Dec 10
Airplays: 1 2 1 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Sep 08, 2021: Goggles Optional (rebroadcast from Dec 12, 2017)
Aria
4. Jan 10, 2018: Brownian Motion
Quartet For Strings In 4 Parts: 3. Nearly Stationary
2. Feb 06, 2018: Magnetized Toner
Quartet For Strings In 4 Parts: 3. Nearly Stationary
5. Jan 08, 2018: In Your Ear Radio - Overflow Treasure
Suite For Cello And Harp: 5. Chorale (Reprise), Suite For Cello And Harp: 4. Aria, Suite For Cello And Harp: 3. Interlude, Suite For Cello And Harp: 2. Pasorale, Suite For Cello And Harp: 1. Chorale, Music For A Farce: 8. Allegreto, Music For A Farce: 7. Presto, Music For A Farce: 6. Allegro (Tempo Di Marcia), Music For A Farce: 5. Lento (Tempo Di Valse), Music For A Farce: 4. Allegro, Music For A Farce: 3. Allegretto (Tempo Di Quickstep), Music For A Farce: 2. Presto (Tempo Di Trantella), Music For A Farce: 1. Allegro Rigoroso
3. Jan 22, 2018: In Your Ear Radio - Rolling Out of Slumberland into Radioland
Quartet For Strings In 4 Parts: 4. Quodibet, Quartet For Strings In 4 Parts: 3. Nearly Stationary, Quartet For Strings In 4 Parts: 2. Slowly Rocking, Quartet For Strings In 4 Parts: 1. Quietly Flowing Along
6. Jan 01, 2018: In Your Ear Radio - Be(ing) Well(ness) in 2018
Music For A Farce: 8. Allegreto, Music For A Farce: 7. Presto, Music For A Farce: 2. Presto (Tempo Di Trantella), Music For A Farce: 1. Allegro Rigoroso

Album Review
Your Imaginary Friend
Reviewed 2017-11-30
“Lovingly remastered from the original Columbia Records master tapes”, compositions by Herald Tribune music critics that included Lou Harrison and John Cage, these are 1938-1952 classical, new-music compositions that pushed the envelope of new music. Stunningly beautiful stuff, the recordings are such high quality I thought they were contemporary interpretations recorded last month. See below for more detailed descriptions or check out the incredible 60 page booklet that accompanies this.

Paul Bowels 1) (1:09) oboes and woodwinds, upbeat and bouncy 2) (1:51) lilting triplets, playful 3) (1:03) piano, bouncy playful again with winds, a bit pensive 4)* (1:38) more playful bounciness, some dissonant piano chords in there 5)* (2:04) serene with woodwinds and bass, pleasant melodic 6) (1:32) more pensive, military snare drums 7) (0:47) very hyper feeling, a bell brings to mind a busy receptionist 8) (2:08) optimistic melodies, soundtracky, nice

Lou Harrison 9) (1:28) lovely somber strings and harp 10)* (2:44) more, just lovely 11) (1:02) pensive, fast, foreboding 12)** (4:04) dropdead gorgeous, harp scales and slow phrased cello, lovely harmonies 13) (1:37) slow, minimal melody

Virgil Thompson 14) (17:16) Opera, male vocals accompanied by piano, near-free association words, delivered rather monotone, all about Capitols

Peggy Glanville-Hicks 15) (2:49) tymphany and vibes, percussion, tribal feel almost, until quiet slow piano appears 16)* (4:05) nice piano, mostly solo but with some percussion, slow chords 17) (2:51) upbeat pensive, piano and percussion

John Cage 18)* (4:48) slow, with cool dissonance in places 19) (4:51) slow and sparse 20)* (11:05) dissonant slow sparse bow exchanges, killer 21) (1:28) a baroque feel about this, chamber music

Track Listing
 ArtistTrack Name
1. Paul Bowles Music For A Farce: 1. Allegro Rigoroso
2. Paul Bowles Music For A Farce: 2. Presto (Tempo Di Trantella)
3. Paul Bowles Music For A Farce: 3. Allegretto (Tempo Di Quickstep)
4. Paul Bowles Music For A Farce: 4. Allegro
5. Paul Bowles Music For A Farce: 5. Lento (Tempo Di Valse)
6. Paul Bowles Music For A Farce: 6. Allegro (Tempo Di Marcia)
7. Paul Bowles Music For A Farce: 7. Presto
8. Paul Bowles Music For A Farce: 8. Allegreto
9. Lou Harrison Suite For Cello And Harp: 1. Chorale
10. Lou Harrison Suite For Cello And Harp: 2. Pasorale
11. Lou Harrison Suite For Cello And Harp: 3. Interlude
12. Lou Harrison Suite For Cello And Harp: 4. Aria
13. Lou Harrison Suite For Cello And Harp: 5. Chorale (Reprise)
14. Virgil Thompson Capital Capitols
15. Peggy Glanville-Hicks Sonata For Piano & Percussion: 1. Allegro
16. Peggy Glanville-Hicks Sonata For Piano & Percussion: 2. Lento Sombrerosa
17. Peggy Glanville-Hicks Sonata For Piano & Percussion: 3. Presto
18. John Cage Quartet For Strings In 4 Parts: 1. Quietly Flowing Along
19. John Cage Quartet For Strings In 4 Parts: 2. Slowly Rocking
20. John Cage Quartet For Strings In 4 Parts: 3. Nearly Stationary
21. John Cage Quartet For Strings In 4 Parts: 4. Quodibet