Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Week III & Week IV

Greetings,

It is 11 pm on January 29th, 2013. I am setting down the facts of my past accomplishments here to be visited and revisited among the interminable procession of facts and data constantly uploaded, upgraded, rated, traded, and created on, into, and within this set of circuits we call the internet.

The playlist for last week's show (1/21) can be found here
The playlist for last night's show (1/28) can be found here.

One notable piece from last night is Dance of The Sugar-Plum Fairy, from the Nutcracker, composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. You may recognize it from it prominence in various pop-culture media.

The featured local artist for this week is OhBree. Their first album full-length, We Miss You Edward, Come Home, was released late last year. Listen to it below, or on bandcamp.




There's your short and sweet or maybe savory blog post for the week. Stay updated.
Good night for now,
Nick

Friday, January 18, 2013

Chapter 4: Week II

Hey folks, welcome back to the blog. I am striving to bring you a new entry each week this Winter and so far I've been keeping at it, despite this one being one day later than last week's. If this trend continues, by Sunday of week ten the 9th blog post will be published and the final one will happen two Mondays later.

But, eschewing the frivolity of speculation, let's get to the more important matters at hand-----------
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The playlist for last Monday's show can be found here.

Standout tracks include John Cage's Third Construction, performed by the Continuum Percussion Quartet, and part 2 of 4 of Bolero! conducted by Andre Kostelanetz and performed by the Robin Hood Dell Orchestra of Philadelphia. On the latter piece you may have recognized some parts of the composition, which could be explained by their appearance in certain Bugs Bunny cartoons (If you know which ones, don't hesitate to tell me. I would love to know!)

On a different note, I want to let you all know of a Philly band called Ghost Light. The band recently performed live at WKDU and features some great emotional songwriting and instrumentation that will surely resonate within the caverns of your skull for days if not weeks. Listen below and if you like it vote for them for Deli Magazine's year end poll for emerging artists: http://philadelphia.thedelimagazine.com/snacks.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Playlist From January 9th, 2013

ArtistTitleAlbumLabelNew
Kayako Matsunaga & The Tokyo SymphonyTheldon Myers: Cadenza And Lament (1977)Music From Six Continents 1995 Series
Frederic ChopinPiano #2 In F Minor, Op. 21, B 43 - 2. Larghetto
Otto Klemperer: Philharmonia OrchestraMozart: Symphony #38 In D, K 504, "Prague" - 1. Adagio, Allegro
Daniel Smith; Philip Ledger: English Chamber OrchestraVivaldi: Bassoon Concerto #28 in C
Charles Curtis; Anthony Burr; Naren BudhakarJS Bach: Suite No. 3 in C major. BWV 1009 - v. Bouree
Italian Concerto in F major, BWV971 1. AllegroJS Bach: Andr'as Schiff, piano
Sylvia Ballet Suite: Cortege De BaccusLeo Delibes
Richard Stoltzman/ Slovak Radio Symphony OrchestraMaid with the Flaxen Hair
John WilliamsJoaquin Rodrigo: Invocacion Y Danza, "Hommage A Falla"
Andre Kostelanetz: Robin hood Dell Orchestra of PhiladelphiaBolero! pt 1Bolero!
PiffaroAnon: Espanyoleta; GaytaLos Ministreles - Spanish Renaissance Wind Music
Eve Queler & The Opera Orchestra of New YorkPuccini: Edgar; Act III (Beginning)

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

We're Back. It's 2013!

... and by "we" I of course mean "me". Me're back, and I'd like to start off wish prosperous wishes for my loyal and new listeners and readers.

Tensless Sensations will be reinventing itself once again this winter by providing for you classical and traditional music from around the world.

Stay tuned and keep your clickers close to the blog portal, because from now are we'll be posting weekly updates right here in this very place, featuring notable artists and sources, commemorations and anniversaries ,free downloads, recommendations and upcoming/up-and-coming artists.