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Poul Ruders is a fine composer, but like many modern masters he often seems to be at his best when working with other people’s tunes.
Is there a well-known classical music masterpiece that hasn’t been arranged, deconstructed, abridged, mangled, parodied, jazz-arranged, or pop songed? Think “What’s Opera, Doc?” or “The
Michael Torke’s music tends to polarize listeners, a result of his determinedly colloquial style. There are passages in Jasper and An American Abroad that recall
This is a very unusual–and pleasurable–collection of 20th century works for assorted percussion for solo performer. The soloist in question here is Odd Borge Sagland,
There are a lot of composers writing choral music these days, several of them very good, the best of whom convey through every bar of
There are so many modern pieces with cute titles that turn out to be musically empty that I have to confess I was not looking
Purely from a technical point of view, I would rate any individual performance on this disc a 10. It’s only when the cumulative length of
This release is a mixed bag. There’s no question about the quality of the performances, which is excellent. The Sonata has plenty of atmosphere and
Solstice, a ballet lasting a scant half hour, is one of Lou Harrison’s most beautiful creations, a masterpiece of enchanting sonorities achieved by the most
The first sounds heard in Sofia Gubaidulina’s Canticle of the Sun, an ascending series of strained solo cello portamentos, gives the impression that we’re in
