Retrospecstive 2021: slight return

One more look in the rear-view mirror before 2021 disappears completely… After the multi-course blowout of choosing 25 recordings of the year, this is more of a digestif, if you will. A few events and developments that gave me cause for celebration: one each for pop, classical, TV, media and film. Bon ‘Voyage’: the return…

Thrill of ‘La chasse’: I Fagiolini, ‘The Stag Hunt’

Harmony, hilarity – and a touch of horror – are seamlessly combined in this cunning, captivating new release from the innovative vocal ensemble I Fagiolini. Sidestepping the more conventional CD or digital audio formats, ‘The Stag Hunt’ is a nine-minute film, featuring a performance of Renaissance composer Clément Janequin’s ‘La chasse’. Following a brief opening…

Stepping inside Stanley Kubrick’s Mind

Kirk Douglas and Stanley Kubrick on the ‘Paths of Glory’ set.   There are many talented people in this world but there are few creatives who are really able to produce magic, whether we be talking literature, film, art or music.  The ‘magic’ I am talking about is the tingling experience one gets when presented…