Récréations

The Art of Fugue , Bach’s final and most quintessential work, while a monument, is far from being a monolith! Here, Les Récréations present a new version using different combinations of instruments that best suit each individual movement, from the piccolo violin to the cello with a detour via the violoncello piccolo; such revelations of the work’s extraordinary variety, from the Stile antico to the beginnings of the Empfindsamer Stil, refresh our perception of this masterpiece.

An obscure 70s gem from Italian pianist Mario Rusca - a blend of modal grooving, Latin-tinged rhythms, and straight hard blowing. The group's a quintet - with Rusca on piano and electric piano, Larry Nocella on soprano and tenor sax, and rhythm on electric bass, drums, and percussion. Rusca's style on the keys is loping and looping - moving in wide-ranging shades of color, while Nocella's sharp-edged reedwork peppers across the top of the groove. The whole thing's nice, fresh, and very tasty.

Récréations mathématiques, nouveau recueil de questions curieuses et utiles extraites des auteurs anciens et modernes, par Joseph Vinot,…