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    Mixtape #64 : War

    by 5:4 April 1, 2022 • 10:21
    April 1, 2022 • 10:21

    For the spring 5:4 mixtape the theme has felt tragically unavoidable. i’ve opted to approach the subject of war partly in a generalised way, but it would have been disingenuous not to reflect the specifics of what Ukraine is currently being subjected to by Russia. The mix therefore opens with…

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    The Isolation Mixtapes : A

    by 5:4 April 6, 2020 • 08:55
    April 6, 2020 • 08:55

    Due to the ongoing battle against COVID-19, many of us throughout the world are currently experiencing various states of lockdown and isolation. That’s not a situation that looks like it’s going to change significantly for the foreseeable future, so today i’m beginning a new weekly series of mixtapes on 5:4…

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    Mixtape #43 : International Women’s Day

    by 5:4 March 8, 2018 • 00:00
    March 8, 2018 • 00:00

    As today is International Women’s Day, for my March mixtape i’ve allowed myself to indulge in a celebration of fabulous music by women composers and musicians. Compared to most of my mixtapes, this was one of the more difficult to create, for two reasons. First, because the shortlist of music…

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    Cheltenham Music Festival 2016: Ritual in Transfigured Time, Ukes and Moogs

    by 5:4 July 10, 2016 • 20:25
    July 10, 2016 • 20:25

    For new music at the Cheltenham Music Festival, the key phrase yesterday was “transfigured time”. Time in the sense of history, as two of the concerts directly explored, confronted, embraced and challenged contemporary music’s relationship with instruments, images and idioms from the past. The afternoon event at Parabola Arts Centre featured the…

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    Mixtape #32 : Best Albums of 2014

    by 5:4 January 1, 2015 • 13:14
    January 1, 2015 • 13:14

    HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! Many, many thanks to all of you who have followed the blog through the last 12 months, particularly to all those who have commented and tweeted in response or retort. As usual, here’s my new year mixtape featuring a track from all forty of my Best…

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    Best Albums of 2014 (Part 2)

    by 5:4 December 31, 2014 • 10:58
    December 31, 2014 • 10:58

    * Please note this list has how been superseded by the one on the Best Albums of the Years page * Bringing the main course to an end, here’s the conclusion of the countdown of my forty best albums of 2014. It’s been a breathtaking year. 20 | Salvatore Sciarrino – Cantare con silenzio…

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    New releases: ensemble/orchestral

    by 5:4 October 20, 2014 • 11:40
    October 20, 2014 • 11:40

    The majority of new releases to have come my way recently have featured music for ensemble and/or orchestral forces, each disc of which is usually devoted to the work of a single composer. The opportunity to scrutinise an individual’s work in great depth at times turns out to be something…

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    Cheltenham Music Festival 2014: Fidelio Trio, The Will Gregory Moog Ensemble, Tokaido Road

    by 5:4 July 7, 2014 • 15:37
    July 7, 2014 • 15:37

    Over the weekend, three concerts at the Cheltenham Music Festival, in different ways and for different reasons, caused one to reflect on the present within the context of ideas, experiences and memories from the past. The most frustrating and patience-testing were to found in the Saturday afternoon recital at the Pittville Pump…

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    Cheltenham Music Festival 2014: An Evening with Nicola Benedetti

    by 5:4 July 4, 2014 • 14:08
    July 4, 2014 • 14:08

    Once upon a time, it bore the proud title Cheltenham Festival of British Contemporary Music; for the last 50 years, it’s simply been Cheltenham Music Festival. Even though it has to a large extent yielded to the essentially conservative musical taste that pervades this part of the Cotswolds (as a…

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    Mixtape #22 : Best Albums of 2011

    by 5:4 January 1, 2012 • 16:37
    January 1, 2012 • 16:37

    A very HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all! 5:4 is four years old today, and as in previous years, here’s a new mixtape showcasing the music from my best albums of 2011. One track from each of them—in total, 3½ hours of eclectica to start the new year in real…

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    Best Albums of 2011 (Part 1)

    by 5:4 December 30, 2011 • 10:11
    December 30, 2011 • 10:11

    * Please note this list has how been superseded by the one on the Best Albums of the Years page * The list exists as a way of celebrating the known things which we all share that make us part of the same adventure, but the list also exists as…

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    Vale of Glamorgan Festival: World Premières by Arvo Pärt and Arlene Sierra

    by 5:4 October 3, 2010 • 12:10
    October 3, 2010 • 12:10

    On 9 September, a concert given at the Vale of Glamorgan Festival of Music by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste, was for the most part concerned with the music of Arvo Pärt, featuring a new work commissioned by the…

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