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January 18 , 2013
Reviews of the Week
British critic Garry Booth on
Magico: Carta de Amor
by Jan Garbarek, Egberto Gismonti and Charlie Haden
The roots of these exquisite improvisations are in folksongs from Norway, Brazil and even the Spanish Civil War imbuing the programme with a melancholy wash of colours and ever changing shades. It doesnt mean the playing is loose indeed the intensity, suspense and release is what makes this music so arresting. Posted over 30 years ago, Carta de Amor was worth the wait.
Garry Booth, BBC Music Magazine
The box set containing four albums by Jack DeJohnette's group
Special Edition
is recommended by important media on both sides of the Atlantic
Described neatly by one critic quoted in the booklet notes asAfro-centric experimentalism, these four albums represent a leap forward for a musician whose instrumental skills had thus far been largely deployed in bringing other leaders music to life. DeJohnettes rise as a composer and arranger during this period planted a flag in the territory of the sound of surprise remind yourself of the marvellous riffy hooks in Ahmad the Terrible and Ebony, for example thats never been displaced. Highly recommended.
Roger Thomas, BBC Music Magazine
...his best work feels flush with anticipation, as if he were stepping to the plate for the first time. Special Edition, a changeable band most active in the 1980s, captured that feeling especially well on the four albums it released on ECM: Special Edition, Tin Can Alley, Inflation Blues and Album Album. Now packaged as a boxed set, these recordings exude toughness and exuberance, along with a limber equilibrium. Working with two or three saxophonists (including David Murray and Chico Freeman, at different times), and doubling himself on piano or melodica, Mr. DeJohnette combined avant-garde combustion with a cool lyrical instinct.
Nate Chinen, The New York Times
English media welcome the first complete CD edition of Keith Jarrett's
While the dramatic opening to Hymns is conventionally beautiful and ecclesiastical-sounding, Jarrett soon pulls out all the stops (well, half of them anyway) to create a beguiling soundscape that seems poised somewhere between Messiaen and Tangerine Dream.
Phil Johnson, Independent On Sunday
Utilising pitches and notes discovered outside of the tempered scale gives the music a heightened sense of drama and tension that is wonderfully released by Jarretts use of dynamics, showing as much control as he would over his more familiar instrument of choice.
At the time of the original LP release critics made much of the comparisons with the music of Ligeti and Messiaen, but to these ears Jarrett approaches his music as if he too has the right to create organ music on his own terms. And this he does, with many of his familiar traits at the piano not being replicated on the larger keyboard, but being modified at the time of performance to produce music that is both dignified and absorbing.
Nick Lea, Jazz Views
German and American media on Kim Kashkashian's interpretation of music by Kurtág and Ligeti on
Music for Viola
Während andere Bratscher noch neidisch im 18. Jahrhundert herumspähten, in dem sie solistisch zu kurz kamen, und das 20. Jahrhundert, das sie reich beschenkt hat, nur ab und an besuchten, spielte sie gleichermaßen Brahms und Schnittke, Hindemith und Eötvös, gern auch mal spanische Gesänge, und inspirierte ihren armenischen Landsmann Tigran Mansurian zu wunderbaren Stücken wie denen für Bratsche und Percussion.
Der Offenheit entspricht jener Ton aus vielen Farben, mit dem Kashkashian auch in der stark gewachsenen Szene exzellenter Violaspieler unverwechselbar geblieben ist. Die erste, vielleicht einzige, bei der man finden kann, dass die Geige neben der Bratsche vielleicht doch ein etwas beengtes Instrument ist, und die überhaupt weniger vom Instrument herzukommen scheint als vom Gesang. [ ]
Im finalen "Klagelied" heult die Bratsche wahrhaftig, da verschwimmen die Kerntöne im Glissando wie unter Tränen. So passt es fabelhaft, dass gleich danach György Ligeti den Beginn seiner Sonate mikrointervallisch verzerrt. Insgesamt aber sind Ligetis sechs Sätze, zu Beginn der 1990er entstanden, verblüffend retrospektiv. Nicht regressiv, wohlgemerkt: Hier wird etwas gespiegelt. Im "Loop" etwa Rhythmik und Harmonik des mittleren Bartók, zum Paarlauf in Doppelgriffen gedrängt. Nicht nur im "Prestissimo" lässt Hindemiths Bratschen-Solosonate von 1922 grüßen, und in der "Chaconne" kann man gar an Pfitzners fiktive Renaissance denken. Das finale H-Dur als Sextakkord ist freilich ein solches Fragezeichen, als grinse Ligeti: Macht's euch nicht zu einfach! Oder ist es open end, ein Blick in die Zukunft? Kim Kashkashian, diese wunderbare Künstlerin, spielt so lebendig, dass selbst eine CD jedes Mal etwas anders klingt.
Volker Hagedorn, Rheinische Post
Music for Viola is a release of elemental music from a performer who dispays the utmost confidence and attention to detail. [...] With this recording, Kashkashians breathing can be heard subtly under the viola, which provides something of a guide: by following her breath, the listener can hear where the phrases begin and where they end in the mind of the performer. In the Kurtág miniatures, the intent of each line or idea is clearly delineated. In the second work on the album, Sonata for Violin Solo by György Ligeti, Kashkashian points to the composers intent through the dark, dense sponge of notes with which Ligeti packs the music.
In Ligetis late masterpiece, Kashkashian leaves space, giving an unhurried performance of all six miniatures, even through the frenzied technical challenges of Prestissimo con sordino. She does not overstate Ligetis concentrated, microtonal line in Hora lungă, nor the heavy, rich chords decorating the melody in Loop, The album closes with Chaconne chromatique, a movement that drives the composition through torturous spirals, eventually emerging into a place of relative simplicity. Though this work has more notes-per-pound than the Kurtág, the two share the common vocabulary that both of these Hungarian composers inherited.
While both works have been recorded on other well-reviewed albums, this recording is well worth owning. Kashkashians performance is authoritative, and the placement of these two works side-by-side adds depth to both approaches to solo viola writing. And in the deepest winter, it is a comforting thing to have a warm, quiet place in which to retreat with Kashkashian and the Györgys.
Caitlin Smith, Icareifyoulisten.com
US-reviewers are impressed by Anna Gourari's
Canto Oscuro
If you have not yet heard Canto oscuro pianist Anna Gouraris recent debut for ECM Records, you are missing out.The CDs program combines affecting performances of transcriptions by Ferrucio Busoni of chorales and the Chaconne in d-minor by J.S. Bach with modern repertoire by Paul Hindemith and Sofia Gubaidulina (another Chaconne). The recording shows Gourari capable of performing repertoire in a wide range of moods: from the brash Ragtime movement found in the Hindemith suite to the gravitas and grandeur required in the Bach/Busoni transcriptions. One through line: she makes technically demanding repertoire sound far too achievable by mere mortals.
Christian Carey, Sequenza21.com
Anna Gouraris recording for ECM is devastating: its hard not to listen to the disc in its entirety whenever you put it on. The somber, dark works in particular are infused with great emotional power. [...] As usual with this label, the recording is atmospheric but articulate.
Andrew Quint, Absolute Sound
Austrian daily Kleine Zeitung on Valery Afanassiev's Schubert recording
Moments musicaux
Nicht als nette, harmlose Miniaturen interpretiert Valery Afanassiev die Moments musicaux von Franz Schubert. Unter den Händen des zu langsamen Tempi neigenden Pianisten, der einen tiefsinnigen Booklettext beisteuert, gewinnen sie ebenso existenzielle Dimensionen wie Schuberts Klaviersonate in D-Dur, D 850.
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Lesser Ring
1. The Morning of the Hunt
Lesser Ring
The Morning of the Hunt
"With whom will you hunt?" asked the taller of the two Men.
The shorter and younger looked over his shoulder at his half brother and steward of his house. "With Lord Maruset." He was going through the collection of throwing sticks, looking for the best with which to hunt the ducks that populated the marshes that were so common a feature of the delta region of the River. At the noise made by the other he paused, turned more fully. "And why do you make that sound?"
The other simply shrugged, and continued to stand at a disapproving attention, fixing his gaze on the brilliantly painted far wall, refusing to meet his lord brother's eyes.
"You do not approve of me hunting with Lord Maruset, Amonrabi?"
"I can hold no opinion one way or another," Amonrabi said evasively. "Lord Maruset is a powerful Man, and is in favor with our lord father. And who am I, Sohrabi, as the son of the concubine and not of a proper wife, to pass judgment on your choosing?"
"You have more sense in your little finger than all of the rest of our brothers among them," Sohrabi sighed, "which is why I chose you as the steward of my house. If you do not have a good feeling, then I would do well to listen to your advice."
"He is a devotee of the Dark Ones and their dread Lord is all, Sohrabi," his brother finally responded. "I have never had a good feeling about the Dark Ones."
Sohrabi turned back to his collection of throwing sticks. "The Eastern Lord holds sway over us and our lands, and Maruset is in his favor. I cannot ignore the Man, particularly when he has singled me out for attention."
"And why is it that he does so now, Sohrabi?"
Sohrabi set aside the eight sticks he'd chosen and slipped the remainder back into the wide mouthed, pot-shaped stand in which he kept such things as he gave an elaborate shrug. Picking up his throwing sticks and turning to the small table where he'd set his short hunting bow and quiver of darts, he placed the sticks with them. Finally he turned to his brother. "Our father is Farozi, not I or any of our brothers. There is no reason I can see for Maruset favoring me over the rest, particularly as Ma'osiri is principle heir. But I cannot afford to offend him--as I said, the Eastern Lord favors him. I wish to live, Amonrabi, so that I can provide a home for you and those of our brothers and sisters who deserve to be comfortable. Our lord father has taken so many concubines that the lower river valley crawls with our brethren, and he ignores the most of them. Am I to allow them all to sink into degradation? I do not wish them to come to the attention of the followers of the Dark Ones and find their ways to the Eastern Lord's altars."
"So you will accept the invitation of the leader of them all to hunt with him--alone?"
"He will do me no harm--I am, after all, proper son to the Farozi."
"And when has he offered our father the respect due to the Farozi, Sohrabi? He acts as though he were ruler of our land, giving our father orders from the Nameless One, ordering altars to That One built and the slaughtering of life upon them with no thought to Amon or Ra, Osiri or Isiri or any of the rest of the pantheon. No, only the Death Eater has he ever worshipped."
"To appreciate the Light, we must have the Dark as well, Amonrabi."
Amonrabi snorted. "And if the Eastern Lord once again holds full sway, will he realize that the opposite is true, that to appreciate the Dark properly we must also have Light? I doubt it. Ever the Death Eater demands more horrible deaths on his altars, and grows in power as they are offered him. He would cover the entire world with his darkness, and would make it terrible again, obliterating even the stars if he could."
"I cannot oppose him alone, Amonrabi. And if I offend his agent, I will draw attention here and to the Valley of the Sun, and I would not have such happen."
Amonrabi gave a deep sigh. Finally he asked, "Will you not take at least Bherevrid with you?"
"Am I to draw Maruset's attention further to him?"
"He is one of the few who keeps Maruset's followers in check, and who has not fallen to offering sacrifice on the Death Eater's altars."
"I have not offered sacrifices on the Eastern Lord's altars."
"Do you think that Maruset will not seek to set that aright if you hunt alone with him this day?"
"I offer proper worship to Annubi----"
"And do you truly believe the Death Eater to be a form of Annubi, brother?"
Sohrabi almost snapped, "Of course not, Amonrabi. Annubi is the guide of the dead, not the one who devours them." He calmed his anger and fear, then sighed. "I would see our land freed of the power of the Nameless One and his servants. But those who read the omens say that it is not the people of our land who will accomplish this."
Amonrabi gave his brother a closer look. "And how do you know this, brother? The Dark Ones have forbidden the reading of omens."
Sohrabi did not respond, merely looked at his brother with a carefully schooled blank look. Amonrabi finally nodded. "No, you do well not to confide further in me. What I do not know I cannot betray." The steward walked to the doorway and looked out it at the teeming street beyond. "I would dearly desire to see the downfall of the Death Eater. I hate what he does to our land, our people--our father." He turned back to Sohrabi. "But you must be careful. Do not turn your back upon Maruset. Do not trust him. Give him no chance to slay you. You are the best of us all, brother. On you and Bherevrid lie the hopes of our people for proper leadership if the Nameless One is ever cast down. The one good thing about this day is that none of the Dark Ones are here now." Both of them shuddered at the thought.
Sohrabi took up his quiver and put it over his shoulder, carefully fixed his chosen throwing sticks in his belt. "I will watch my back," he said. He reached out to clasp his brother's forearm, gave him what was intended to be an encouraging nod, and after making certain his knife was properly seated in his belt, he picked up his bow and left the house, headed for the outskirts of the city and the day's hunting.
His land and Far Harad and the lands surrounding them had long lain under the shadow of the Nameless One and his dark servants. It had been so for so long most didn't even care. He cared, however. He would see it otherwise, see the peoples of the lands again freed to worship the old gods, Amon and Ra, Osiri and Isiri, Neryet of the Stars, Annubi and Baht and the others. They were supposed to primarily worship the Lord of the Sun in his might and his many forms, not this one who had long claimed to be a form of kindly Annubi and Osiri the Judge, but who was worse than Seti himself. Seti had been put back into his place, it was said, long ago after he attacked the other gods, when together they had banded together to stand against him and bested him, thrust him back into the darkness he was said to have once set over all the world. No, Sohrabi did not think the Death Eater was indeed a form of Osiri or Annubis. The others did not come near the mortal lands any more, save for Ulmë of the Waters who saw to the annual rising of the River itself; but it did not mean that they were in any way less beloved than when they freely visited the mortal lands.
As he reached the farmland at the edge of the river, he saw Maruset awaiting him. He noted with dismay that Maruset had not come alone, that he was attended by Virubat, Virubat of the Smile. Virubat had fought before among the forces of the Death Eater, and a cut to the side of his face had left that side looking since as if he were caught in a perpetual smile, one which delighted in evil and destruction. His father, Sohrabi knew, was terrified of Virubat. Sohrabi merely detested him, detested him with all his heart and soul. But he would not show this to him now....
"You have come a full quarter mark early," Maruset said. "That is good--the ducks will be calmer and easier to be killed."
Sohrabi kept his gaze on Virubat. "It was not known to me, Lord Virubat, that you hunted duck."
"I do not," agreed the scarred one. "I was merely keeping Lord Maruset here company until your arrival. I will go on my way now, and trust him to see to it that you hunt well." He straightened and stretched, then turned back into the city.
Maruset looked after him with mingled distaste and concern, then turned back to Sohrabi. "So, it shall be but you and me. Shall we go, then?" And he led the way into the tangle of channels that characterized the delta.
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Students count birds
Students from Chester High School use binoculars to observe birds in the area around the school's Learning Landscapes trail. Photo submitted
Students at Chester High got one more thing to tweet about last Thursday — tweeters. The students participated in the inaugural Student Bird Count sponsored by the Plumas Audubon Society and Rob Wade.
In addition to the Chester bird count, one for Portola students is scheduled for later this spring. The count at Portola High School is set for June 6, starting at 8 a.m. and ending at noon.
Plumas County residents have participated in National Audubon's annual Christmas Bird Count held every December and Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Great Backyard Bird Count held every February.
To encourage the youth to participate in watching their local habitat, participating Chester students walked along their school's Learning Landscapes trails with binoculars and bird journals to investigate what birds are in their area and enter the data in eBird's national data base. This data is collected worldwide. Students can compare their data with other data collected at other schools over time.
Besides the involvement from Plumas Audubon board members, Ryan Burnet and his work crew from Sierra Nevada Group Point Blue Conservation Science paired off with students. Using their expertise, these master birders offered their advice and tips on how to find and identify the birds.
Prior to the walk, students saw a presentation to help answer their questions: Why go count and observe birds and their behaviors? What kinds of birds might we see? What will we be doing that day?
Plumas Audubon President Jerry Williams and education chairman Terry Williams put on the presentation.
Those interested in the upcoming student bird count in Portola or those with questions can contact Terry Williams at (801) 921-9314.


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Tallahassee, FL — Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist and Maria Tildon, Senior Vice President of The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, a national nonprofit organization funded by distillers dedicated to raising awareness of drinking and driving laws, visited Florida State University (FSU) today to showcase a national public education and awareness campaign. The event kicked off the Blood Alcohol Educator's statewide tour to educate Floridians about the dangers of drunk driving. The national bilingual effort is a response to recent research demonstrating that seven out of 10 adults report that they do not know the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for driving in their own state.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
Florida had 1,274 alcohol-related traffic fatalities in 2003, and 154
of those fatalities were among youth under 21.
"I am excited to return to my alma mater to welcome the Blood Alcohol Educator, an important tool in the fight against drunk driving in the state of Florida," said Attorney General Crist. "It is important to raise awareness about the dangers of drunk driving and underage drinking, and I would like to thank Florida State University for hosting us today and The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility for bringing their Blood Alcohol Educator Van to Florida."
At the heart of The Foundation's educational campaign is the Blood Alcohol Educator (BAE) CD-ROM, a credit card-sized disk, in both English and Spanish, that educates the user about how alcohol influences the BAC level. Highlighting the campaign is a colorful van, dubbed the Blood Alcohol Educator (BAE), which is traveling the country to distribute the CD-ROMs. In almost six years, the project has evolved into a successful national tour, with the BAE Van traveling to 47 states and the District of Columbia.
The user-friendly vehicle converts to an interactive cyber-café that includes three computer terminals which allow visitors to use the BAE CD-ROM to estimate their BAC level based on sex, weight and the type and number of drinks consumed at the BAE CD-ROM's virtual bar. In addition to reflecting a person's BAC level, the CD-ROM includes a virtual clock that demonstrates how long it will take for an individual's BAC level to return to .00.
"I am excited that Attorney General Crist could participate in today's launch at FSU at the start of our Florida tour," said Tildon. "Driving across the country in the BAE van provides us with a personal approach to educating Americans. We hope this grassroots educational and awareness campaign will maximize its impact and reduce the distinct awareness gap among Americans of BAC laws and how they affect individuals differently. Additionally, we at The Foundation encourage everyone to log onto our website – www.b4udrink.org – to download the BAE CD-ROM."
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