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Marco Baldini: Maniera
by Marat Ingeldeev
It was February 2023 when the world got to know the Florence-based composer Marco Baldini a little better, thanks to Another Timbre and their first feature of Baldini's music, an inaugural album, Vesperi. His second offering, Maniera, captivatingly performed by Apartment House, comprises a collection of seven pieces for various combinations of string instruments. Interestingly, the name alludes to both Italian Mannerism of the 16th century--one of Baldini's favourite styles in fine arts, critiqued for its perceived lack of originality--and ...
read moreMarco Baldini: Vesperi
by Marat Ingeldeev
Marco Baldini is the Florence-based composer whose name you might have not come across yet. He will certainly become more well-known thanks to Another Timbre's February 2023 batch of releases, which includes the composer's debut album Vesperi. It consists of eight works, most of which are under a 10-minute mark except a few longer pieces. It also includes a bonus composition “Bicinium" which is only available digitally. There are a few important things to know about Baldini. Firstly, ...
read moreEmmanuel Holterbach & Blutwurst: Ricercar nell’ombra
by John Eyles
Following the runaway success of Another Timbre's five-disc Morton Feldman Piano box set, for a time (before the 2020 pandemic) the label was in the happy position of not having to worry about money. Commendably, the label's proprietor Simon Reynell decided to use the money to issue a batch of four albums by lesser-known musicians. One of those was this release on which the seven-member Italian ensemble Blutwurst played a forty-seven minute piece “Ricercar nell'ombra (vuoto, ...
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