Music, old and new. Literature, book blogs and reviews. History and folklore. Sacred and profane. Some Gothic stuff. Occasionally dabbling in words.
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A #bookreview of Afrika by Daniel Kehlmann (featuring a cameo by Franz Liszt... and Buffalo Bill)
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A review of "The Sound of Utopia: Musicians in the Time of Stalin" by Michel Krielaars, translated by Jonathan Reeder
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If you're curious about Yvonne #Loriod La Sainte Face, this German radio recording of the full concert is available here until 9 October: mediathek.berlinerfestspiele…
Paradiso by Michele Masneri
#bookreview at:
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#michelemasneri #michelemasneriparadiso #adelphiedizioni #foundryeditions
Much missed Gozitan composer Joseph Vella (1942–2018) was one of Malta’s major musical figures. What a pleasant surprise to discover that several of the (now elusive) recordings of his music have been made available on Spotify. (1/3)
Vella’s musical language drew heavily from the 20th‑century neo‑classical movement, marked by a lyrical brand of atonality. Yet he remained eclectic, moving effortlessly from experimental atonal works to “popular” occasional/ community pieces. (2/3)
This particular album showcases some of his most approachable and melodious music. But also on Spotify are his choral symphony "Apocalypse Verses", and several solo and chamber works (including a string quartet written for Kronos)
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My latest uploaded review is of "Fresh Dirt From The Grave" by Giovanna Rivero, translated by Isabel Adey (Charco Press)
Full #bookreview at:
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#latinamericangothic #charcopress
#bookreview of Solace House by Will Maclean
#Gothic #horror #weirdfiction
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Today is Twelfth Night, the eve of the Epiphany. It's a time for festivities marking the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas, and the transition from midwinter into the new year: parties, king-cakes, fire rituals, and wassailing to waken the trees from their winter sleep.
The Witching Hour: Ghostly Tales for the Darkest Nights
#bookreview #ChristmasGothic
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Vytautas Miškinis: Seven O Antiphons: I. O Sapientia · The Choir of Royal Holloway · Rupert Gough
#Advent #OAntiphons
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This is the time of year for a favourite Old English word: the leaves are 'fallowing', from the verb fealwian, 'to turn yellow-gold'. In Anglo-Saxon poetry fealo (fallow) is the pale golden shade of fire, linden shields, sword hilts and autumn leaves. They fallow, then they fall.
Heartily recommended
Today's $2.99 spooky deal on Kindle is Luigi Musolino's A DIFFERENT DARKNESS, a brilliant collection of folk horror from Italy. The follow-up volume is coming soon, so in the meantime, grab this one cheap! amazon.com/dp/B0B9HQCQ6M/val…
Here's my review of Ian McEwan's latest novel, "What We Can Know"
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Funeral For a Postponed Death: On Burying Argentina’s Disappeared lithub.com/funeral-for-a-pos… via @lithub
