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Elliott Carter, Elliott Carte…
There are ghosts on this record. Of course, the gaping maw left by the re… more »
David Lang, Death Speaks…
First, I feel it’s important to say that, as of this writing, David… more »
Jace Clayton, The Julius East…
In his performances as DJ/rupture, Jace Clayton has been part of that exp… more »
Yo-Yo Ma & Chicago Symph…
Cellist Yo Yo Ma’s musical adventures along the Silk Road continue … more »
Daniel Hope, Spheres
Never mind the “music of the spheres” album concept: These 18… more »
Simone Dinnerstein & Tif…
Self-taught Americana singer-songwriter Tift Merritt and Julliard-trained… more »
Nadia Sirota, Baroque…
Nadia Sirota is the violist of choice for the New York contemporary-class… more »
Jocelyn Pook, Desh
English composer Jocelyn Pook is best-known for her many film scores, inc… more »
Orchestre de la Suisse romand…
Contrary to the impression music historians give, when Brahms and Bruckne… more »
Gustavo Dudamel, Mahler: Symp…
Been wondering whether the hotshot young Venezuelan conductor lives up to… more »
David T. Little, Soldier Song…
“I just chose to conveniently ignore what I would have to do with a… more »
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Lutoslawsk…
Aside from being an expertly recorded collection of imaginative and engro… more »
Barbara Hannigan, Dutillieux:…
French composer Henri Dutillieux might be the last of a certain kind of g… more »
Lisa Batiashvili, Johannes Br…
It’s not easy to make a new Brahms Violin Concerto recording stand … more »
Alexandre Tharaud, Soundtrack…
Mere months after Le Boeuf sur le toit, the young French pianist Alexandr… more »
Eddy Vanoosthuyse / Brussels …
There was a time when the appearance of music by John Corigliano and Elli… more »
Joan La Barbara and Kenneth G…
Vocalist and composer Joan La Barbara’s collaboration with the poet… more »
California E.A.R. Unit, Baley…
The Ukrainian-American composer Virko Baley displays his keen ear for ton… more »
Roomful of Teeth, Roomful of …
Unless you have already seen and heard Roomful of Teeth live, there is li… more »
Missy Mazzoli, Song from the …
Young Brooklyn composer Missy Mazzoli’s exhilarating and ultimately… more »
Alarm Will Sound, Bermel: Can…
Canzonas Americanas continues the new-music ensemble Alarm Will Sound… more »
Nico Muhly, Drones
When 31-year-old composer Nico Muhly thinks “drone,” he is re… more »
Anonymous 4, American Angels:…
After a decade of recording Medieval European music with a few tangents f… more »
Martha Argerich, Argerich Pla…
Containing a half hour of 1967 studio recordings made for broadcasts, a … more »
