Classical Albums · Cantus Firmus

Most entries link to a longer note. A few are still on the to-write pile and link to nothing yet.

Late Bach: Counterpoint and Contemplation

Various artists · personal compilation, 2023

A nine-track sequence pulled from the Goldberg Variations, the Art of Fugue, the B-minor Mass, and a couple of preludes from Book II. Arranged so that you can play it on a Sunday morning without ever needing to skip.

Mozart in Late Winter

Piano sonatas & chamber selections · note pending

The G-minor String Quintet K.516 is the one I keep returning to, and the one I have the least to say about.

Twelve Nights

Chopin nocturnes, sequenced one per night

An experiment from the December I tried to fall asleep without a screen.

The Final Quartets

Beethoven · Op. 127–135 · note pending

Started with Op. 131, which everyone tells you to start with. They're right.

Intermezzi at Half-Light

Brahms · Op. 116–119 · three pianists compared

Same six pieces, three readings — Kempff, Lupu, and a more recent one I will not name in case I change my mind.

The Wanderer Notebooks

Schubert · selected Lieder & D.899

Made for the train ride between Hamburg and Lübeck. Half Lieder, half Impromptus, alternating.

Two Doors

Debussy Préludes, Ravel Miroirs · note pending

I do not understand why these two are usually programmed together but I am beginning to.

Tabula Rasa

Arvo Pärt · ECM, 1984 · note pending

The Fratres for violin and piano is the entry point that worked for me. The title piece took longer.