And listen here to one of Ablinger's previous projects, Voices and Piano, transcribing the words of some of the 20th century's greatest thinkers, composers, and dictators into musical notation, and played with blistering virtuosity by Nicolas Hodges. You have to see it to believe it, and while you're at it, find out about the technology the Austrian composer uses literally to make a piano speak. Thanks to Alex and Unquiet Thoughts for bringing my attention to Peter Ablinger's Speaking Piano, a player-piano that talks. But have no fear – Alex has moved on to another patch of cyberspace at the New Yorker, his day-job, where Unquiet Thoughts (the title comes from a John Dowland part-song) is pretty well business as usual, "notes about music" that continues The Rest is Noise's mix of comment, resources, and internet-insight. The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century by Alex Ross 4.2 (13) Paperback (First Edition) 26.00 Paperback 26.00 eBook 13.99 Audiobook 27. Alex Ross's talismanic blog, the site that helped inspire a thousand more classical music blogs (a conservative estimate) has reached the end of the road. Read 845 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. Fortunately Alex Ross continues his notes on music in Unquiet Thoughts Tom. The Rest is Noise is no more – long live Unquiet Thoughts. Alex Ross's The Rest is Noise falls silent The site that inspired hundreds of classical music blogs is no more.
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