

Michael Daugherty gets a lot of attention these days because of his music’s reference to pop culture–and to the extent that he follows Dvorák’s dictum

Poul Ruders’ Concerto in Pieces, one of the most witty and brilliant orchestral works to appear in recent years, already has been released by Bridge

Flutist Laurel Zucker and her musicians give the finest performances of Claude Bolling’s popular Suites for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio on disc since the

Never mind the hideous cover photo of Evelyn Glennie; this is a fine disc containing some fascinating music. The least interesting work here is Thea

Very few artists transform the scholarly into the genuinely entertaining as successfully as Jordi Savall. He makes early music accessible and fun, and this disc,

This remarkable disc of secular songs (Tonos Humanos) by 17th-century Spanish composer José Marín appeared to general acclaim nearly five years ago, and now it

Bridge’s decision to embark on a complete edition of George Crumb’s music remains one of the most significant recording projects currently in progress, as well

Mark-Anthony Turnage is a not very interesting composer whose aesthetic resembles the style of other pop-music influenced musicians like Torke or Daugherty, though without the

Schoenberg’s Society for Private Musical Performances, founded in 1918 to offer weekly new-music concerts to a knowledgeable audience, provides the launching point for this disc.

The origins of Iannis Xenakis’ Oresteïa are almost more remarkable than the music itself, a truly bizarre “only in the USA” sort of story. Sometime
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