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    Mixtape #53 : Best Albums of 2018

    by 5:4 January 1, 2019 • 10:26
    January 1, 2019 • 10:26

    Happy New Year everyone! Many thanks to all of you who have read, followed, commented, shared, promoted and otherwise supported the blog during the previous year, most especially to my beloved band of Patrons. i’m starting 2019 in the usual way, with a new mixtape featuring something from each of the…

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    Best Albums of 2018 (Part 2)

    by 5:4 December 31, 2018 • 00:00
    December 31, 2018 • 00:00

    i said yesterday how 2018 had been a very good year – just how good is encapsulated in these, the best of the best of the year’s albums, each one of which will do sublimely wonderful things to your ears.

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    HCMF revisited: Michael Cutting – I AM A STRANGE LOOP V (World Première)

    by 5:4 November 13, 2017 • 17:00
    November 13, 2017 • 17:00

    In just five days’ time, this year’s Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival gets going. That’s a big deal anyway, but this is its 40th edition, so there’s even more cause than usual for celebration. As a warm-up, i’m going to spend this week revisiting a few of the more memorable pieces…

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    HCMF 2016: Richard Uttley, Quatuor Diotima

    by 5:4 November 27, 2016 • 00:02
    November 27, 2016 • 00:02

    Having packed out Phipps Hall at HCMF last year, pianist Richard Uttley‘s Saturday morning recital found him in the considerably more fitting space of St Paul’s Hall. Taking place on a stunningly cold day—local temperatures hovering around -1°C—the audience was healthy in size but not in general well-being, peppering the concert with…

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    HCMF 2015: Richard Uttley, United Instruments of Lucilin

    by 5:4 November 22, 2015 • 18:02
    November 22, 2015 • 18:02

    It’s perhaps a little early, following just two concerts yesterday evening, to start describing the characteristics that typify this year’s Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. But based on these, and considering the featured composer is Jürg Frey, it would seem that ‘delicacy’ is going to be one of this year’s prevailing…

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    HCMF 2014: Next Wave, Trio Accanto

    by 5:4 November 28, 2014 • 00:56
    November 28, 2014 • 00:56

    Most of today’s concerts were part of an initiative run by Sound and Music and NMC Recordings called Next Wave, showcasing the work of composers in higher education. The performances involved members of the London Sinfonietta, Sounds of the Engine House and ACM Ensemble, in an assortment of small size…

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