LUCO Continuo
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volume one | issue 2 - February 2021
Message from the Maestro
Dear Members and Friends
Hello, and welcome to the second issue of LUCO Continuo!
During the summer months, my family and I escaped our home to pursue outdoor activities. Now, in the winter season, we're finding indoor pursuits to fill the off-hours - books, music, treadmill, yoga, and more. In this issue I share my recommendations for reading and listening. Here are a few works that I have found thought-provoking and inspiring (and humorous):
Books:
Music
Happy listening and reading!
Hello, and welcome to the second issue of LUCO Continuo!
During the summer months, my family and I escaped our home to pursue outdoor activities. Now, in the winter season, we're finding indoor pursuits to fill the off-hours - books, music, treadmill, yoga, and more. In this issue I share my recommendations for reading and listening. Here are a few works that I have found thought-provoking and inspiring (and humorous):
Books:
- To Forgive Design (Henry Petroski)
- The Prodigal Tongue (Lynne Murphy)
- Atomic Habits (James Clear)
- Anatomy of the Orchestra (Norman del Mar)
- Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
- The Secret Life of Musical Notation (Roberto Poli)
Music
- Britten: Violin Concerto (Janine Jansen, Berlin Philharmonic)
- Thomas Ades: Suite from Powder Her Face (Frankfurt Radio Symphony)
- Lera Auerbach: Icarus (National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain)
- Esa-Pekka Salonen: Nyx (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)
- Michael Torke: Strawberry Fields (Albany Symphony Orchestra)
- John Adams: I Still Play (Timo Andres, piano)
Happy listening and reading!
