When the dust settles and the accounting begins on the many crimes of the 47th presidency, the shuttering of USAID will be among its most catastrophic and murderous. It must not be forgotten.

Doina and Hora YouTube video by Ferenc Sánta Jr. - Topic

Everyone seems to be posting kneesups with a Hungarian connection for some reason

youtu.be/JnCGrxnSv6Y?...

John Cage - 4' 33'' Death Metal Cover by Dead Territory [ORIGINAL VIDEO] YouTube video by DeadTerritory

Hello.

I just found out that a death metal band has covered John Cage’s 4’33”, and now I need you lot to know that a death metal band has covered John Cage’s 4’33”.

youtu.be/voqCQSDAcn8

Morgenkommenmehrwaschenangst?

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With a rival over the road called Aledi

Black and white portrait photo of Dorothy Andersen. She wears a white blouse fastened at the collar with a simple brooch. Her short hair is swept back, her eyes are keen and her expression strong. She clearly takes no nonsense.

Dorothy Andersen - DIY roofer, carpenter, weekend canoeist and legend of paediatric medicine. Find out more about her and her place in cystic fibrosis history in my next Schubert Dub post tomorrow. purlis.substack.com/subscribe

Purposeful Listening 12 Families/Bastards

This was a really fun one to do. At this point, talking to Bastard Assignments is like interviewing siblings – tough to transcribe, but the energy is all in the exchanges so you've got to get as much of it as possible. purlis.substack.com/p/purposeful...

IIRC there is a second one of these, along the same lines. Stanley was not best pleased when he found out about both of them (post-publication).

The artwork for the Royal Albert Hall's new Let Them Cook strand, which includes phrases that appeal to young people, such as, "That's actually quite problematic."

Some exciting news: www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-ha...

Amazing. Hadn't seen this before. (GK does look like he's about to go all Jerry Lee Lewis in that thumbnail tho)

Two adjacent entries from a YouTube list of recommendations. The first is titled "Mix - DILLINGER - Melting Pot", the second "Gérard Grisey - Talea (w/ score) for five instruments (1986).

Saving this screenshot from my YouTube for the next time someone asks what kind of music I'm into

Forceful and clarifying: essential reading.

Front cover of the publication: Ferdinant Ries Grand Concert Pour le Pianoforte First version of Piano Concerto No.6 in C Major, Op.123 Edited by Adam Swayne

Flyer of the new publication, with the following additional information : This edition presents the first version of Ferdinand Ries's earliest piano concerto, the Grand concert pour le pianoforte (1806), which has gone untouched for over two centuries. Composed upon Ries's return to Bonn after his time as Beethoven's piano pupil, secretary, and copyist, this ambitious and expansive concerto shows the undeniable influence of his former teacher. Following extensive revision, the concerto was eventually published as the Piano Concerto No. 6 in C Major, op. 123, but Ries's preservation of his original autograph supports the idea that he regarded the first iteration of the concerto as not just an early draft but an important score in its own right. This edition not only facilitates comparison with the work's later version, which illuminates stylistic shifts within the piano concerto genre in the context of a single work, but also explores Ries's earliest foray into one of the most significant areas of his compositional output. Dr. Adam Swayne is Deputy Head of Keyboard Studies at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK. He has undertaken research into Ferdinand Ries as a Fulbright Scholar at Northwestern University. Alongside nineteenth-century concertos, contemporary music has been the primary focus of his performing career, following the example of his teacher at Northwestern, Professor Ursula Oppens. He cofounded the London-based Riot Ensemble, which won the inaugural Ernst von Siemens Ensemble Prize in 2020. He has recorded two solo albums with Coviello Classics that address societal issues in the United States. He was the only artist to be nominated in two categories at the 2019 Opus Klassik awards in Germany. The BBC have recommended his performances in print, broadcast, and online. The Times described him as "a pianist of formidable technique and high intelligence," and the Evening Standard as "an ideal blend of panache and subtlety."

A long‑lost 19th-century piano concerto by Beethoven’s pupil Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838) - re-discovered, edited, and premiered by Dr Adam Swayne (@adamswayne.bsky.social) - has recently been published for the first time in history by A-R Editions 🎶🎹 🎵

Full story:
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Imagining what the late Harrison Birtwistle (composer of both Grimethorpe Aria and The Mask of Orpheus) would make of this.

The worst thing about Come On Eileen would be everyone in prison with you doing that Cockney dance in a circle and shouting misheard versions of the words at each other.

Cool. I always assumed Klavarskribo was like Esperanto (from which it draws its name) - a seemingly good idea with no real-world users.

.@ianpace.bsky.social offers a heartfelt tribute to Michael Finnissy at 80 on Gramophone today: www.gramophone.co.uk/content/blogs/a-tribute-...

Mihotání Lizy Lim - HISvoice Extatické zakoušení v hudbě australské skladatelky.

And Jiří has also written an article about Liza's music here: www.hisvoice.cz/mihotani-liz... (also in Czech)

Australská skladatelka Liza Lim a její zájem o transkulturní uvažování Nositelka prestižní Grawemeyerovy ceny za hudební kompozici 2026. Portrét Lizy Lim připravil Jiří Slabihoudek ve spolupráci s TS hudba. Také na můjRozhlas.cz.

One for my Czech followers (do I have any Czech followers?): I was interviewed by Jiří Slabihoudek for Czech Public Radio on the subject of Liza Lim and her recent Grawemeyer Prize. You can catch up here: www.mujrozhlas.cz/futurissimo/...

Feldman trips over and Beckett orders a beer; Schubert sits in the corner of an Eighth Street bar. 'I don't think this really explains anything, does it?'. Scene.

Purposeful Listening 11 Body/body

Ahead of the concert next week, writer Tim Rutherford-Johnson (@purlis.bsky.social) did a wonderful, deep-dive interview with Marco Fusi and Timothy McCormack, exploring their collaboration. Read it here: purlis.substack.com/p/purposeful...

Feldman trips over and Beckett orders a beer; Schubert sits in the corner of an Eighth Street bar. 'I don't think this really explains anything, does it?'. Scene.

(Following on from prev skeet) If you like Marco Fusi in that sort of rep, you will definitely enjoy this.

Picture of Timothy McCormack against a grey stone wall. He has a shaved head, black-rimmed glasses and wears a black wool coat with a turtleneck collar that comes up past his chin, like a scarf.

My conversation with Timothy McCormack and Marco Fusi is now live, take a read here: purlis.substack.com And see Marco play Ti's piece at City University next week, tickets here: www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

I think I know this piece

Seems a bit harsh on the humble kazoo.

For a while I shared a house with two drummers. This seems calmer.

I like this idea, but I'm wondering how it intersects with a trend across music – of all sorts – since maybe the 60s towards thinking about the interiority of sound itself? Which I think has to w/the encounter w/music from W Africa, SE Asia, India etc. Harmonic/motivic dev not the only options.

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Big interview with composer Timothy McCormack and violist Marco Fusi coming up on Purposeful Listening this Wednesday purlis.substack.com