Feast of Music's Mixed Bag
Mixtapes Streams Wednesdays at 3 pm on Q2 Music
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Peter Matthews is the founder of Feast of Music, a blog covering live music in New York City that, as the site states, "strives to give equal voice to all kinds of music" – from Williamsburg indie rock to orchestral shows at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. That democratic approach to music is apparent in his Mixtape, which juxtaposes Animal Collective and John Coltrane with David Lang and Bela Bartok.
A Mixed Bag by Peter Matthews
At the end of the day, I just decided to put together a list of tracks that I like. Some of this music I've known for a very long time; others I've just discovered recently. Some of it is quiet, some not. And, not all of it fits neatly into the category of "classical music." But there is somewhere in each of them a thread that ties them back to the "flow," so to speak.
I wish I could go into detail as to why I chose each of these tracks, but limited space will only allow me to say that I can tie all of this music back to a significant moment in my life. As any good mixtape should be able to do.
Playlist
Gyorgy Ligeti - Lux Aeterna
Nico Muhly - Bright Mass with Canons: Sanctus
Olivier Messiaen - La Nativite du Seigneur: Les Anges
Todd Reynolds - Fast Pasture
Animal Collective - #1
Buke & Gass - Your Face Left Before You
Beirut - Port of Call
David Lang - memory pieces: wed
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme: Resolution
Bela Bartok - String Quartet No. 5: Andante
John Adams - Dharma at Big Sur: Sri Moonshine
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