ciaccona, the musical thought

nathan milstein playing the ciaccona

various recordings of j.s. bach's chaconne

from sonaten und partiten für violine solo (bwv 1004)
aka les sonates et partites pour violon seul
sonatas and partitas for solo violin
sonate e partite per violino solo
completed in cöthen, 1720

- nathan milstein - angel records/emi - 1954-1956
- joseph szigeti - vanguard classics - (recorded) 1955, (edited) 1962
- arthur grumiaux - philips - 1961
- henryk szeryng - deutsche grammophon - 1968
- sándor végh - auvidis valois - 1971
- nathan milstein - deutsche grammophon - 1975
- gidon kremer - philips - 1980
- itzhak perlman - emi - 1990
- christoph poppen - ecm - 2001 (2 versions)
- rachel podger - channel classics - 2002
- gidon kremer - ecm - 2002
- john holloway - ecm - 2006
- maya homburger - maya - 2008

(link removed)

the work "survives in an autograph fair copy dated 1720 with the title 'sei solo a violino senza basso accompagnato libro prima'. several copies, including one by anna magdelena bach, evidently derive directly from this autograph but some incorporate remarkable discrepancies and variants, notably that by j.p. kellner (1726), thus leaving much for scholars and performers to contemplate." from oxford composer companions: j.s. bach edited by malcolm boyd - oxford university press - 1999

a wavering gleam of pointed light

greene & greene
from a new and native beauty: the art and craft of greene & greene
viewed at the huntington library, art collections, and botanical gardens

a glimmer of vivid light

greene & greene - watercolour
from a new and native beauty: the art and craft of greene & greene
viewed at the huntington library, art collections, and botanical gardens

transparency, invisible

new acquisitions from arthur de eriomém & gossamer

books
- max ernst collages: the invention of the surrealist universe by werner spies - abrams - 1988
- caspar david friedrich: line and transparency - centre culturel du marais j. et m.c./rizzoli - 1985
- gego: 1957-1988 - hatje cantz - 2006
- gego: between transparency and the invisible - the museum of fine arts, houston - 2007
- winslow homer: illustrating america - brooklyn museum of art - 2000
- lajos kassák y la vanguardia húngara - ivam centre julio gonzález - 1999
- camille silvy: river scene, france - the j. paul getty museum - 1992
- rudolf steiner: blackboard drawings 1919-1924 - rudolf steiner press - 2003
- antique packaging - gingko press - 2008
- brought to light: photography and the invisible 1840-1900 - sfmoma/yale - 2008
- galveston and the 1900 storm - univ. of texas press - 2000
- fooles and fricassees: food in shakespeare's england - folger shakespeare library - 1999
- ancient herbs by marina heilmeyer - the j. paul getty museum - 2007

music
- leonard cohen - songs from a room - columbia - 1969/2007
with extra tracks
- nat king cole - stardust: complete capital recordings 1955-59
- nat king cole - l.o.v.e.: complete capital recordings 1960-64
- fennesz - black sea - touch - 2008
- giovanni fusco - music for michelangelo antonioni - water - 2006
(a bit disappointing)
- jóhann jóhannsson - fordlandia - 4ad - 2008
- mirror - ringstones - some fine legacy - 1999
- adam pacione - with wakened eyes - bee eater recordings - 2008
- andrey tarkovsky - andrey rublyov - toei music publishing - 1995
- andrey tarkovsky - solaris - toei music publishing - 1995
- antonio vivaldi - le quattro stagioni (christopher hogwood/john holloway) - decca - 1983/2007

polish reviews

bresson on artificial eye

in honour of olivier messiaen's 100 birthday

colin andrew sheffield's signatures due december 10th
in honour of olivier messiaen's 100th birthday

in collaboration with invisiblebirds.org, the art of memory is pleased to announce a new release by colin andrew sheffield

limited to an edition of 60 examples,
which includes a bonus 3 inch cd broken light, a booklet with abstracted photography by tarrl lightowler and text by richard inwards f.r.a.s, plus an original print from tarrl lightowler.
all encased in a lovely hand-made box.

(please reserve copies soon because nearly half are sold)

audio excerpt available here