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Cataldo Music Journal
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Articles, reviews and journal entries on all things of a musical nature by composer and conductor Giacomo Cataldo.
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Focusrite Saffire: 4 In / 10 Out Firewire interface, with onboard DSP effects
The advent of 64 bit computing (that is actually accessible in useable form) has been long (so very.. very.. long…) awaited - particularly in the fields of computer based audio production and CGI. The necessary cpus have been available for year...
Respighi - Ballad of the Gnomes, Three Botticelli Pictures, Suite in G - Geoffrey Simon / Philharmonia Orchestra
The Australian conductor Geoffrey Simon has made a name for himself exploring and recording less familiar repertoire. Even a cursory glance at his discography (Geoffrey Simon’s discography) is revealing of his dedication to putting undeservedly...
Up, or rather down, in smoke - The Phonautograph and the first recording of the human singing voice
The annals of recording history are filled with curiosities and ingenious devices, and I recently came to hear of one of the more surprising ones - which also happens to perhaps be the oldest of all recording devices. The device is called the Phonaut...
Jonathan Nott and the Bamberger Symphoniker perform Bruckner’s Symphony N.3 in D minor (1873 original version)
After a century of neglect the original version of Bruckner’s Symphony N.3 in D minor has finally been receiving the attention it so richly deserves. Until recently it was difficult to even obtain the score (it is still something of a rarity) l...
In memoriam Richard Bradshaw
It was during a performance at the theatre that largely owes its existence to him that I first came to learn of his passing, some time ago now. This is not so much a true ‘In memoriam’, but rather more of a little tribute, a nece...

