
When it comes to modern music of the German school, two winners out of three isn’t bad at all. Henze’s Scorribanda sinfonica derives its thematic
Anyone who doubts new piano music is alive, healthy, and thriving need only investigate Don’t Panic!, a collection of 60 one-minute-maximum works by 60 composers
It has been an interesting year for Terry Riley’s In C, with a recent offering by Bang on a Can on its Cantaloupe Records label
If Stravinsky and Brecht had collaborated, it’s likely that they would have devised something like this little suite of five short operas. Each opera is
Quatuor Hêlios’ performance of Credo in Us is worth the price of the CD. This early work is a masterpiece that defies convention even more
This very major release offers a large scale choral symphony by one of today’s leading composers who, in recent times, has been accused of going
Wergo’s complete recorded cycle of the G. I. Gurdjieff/Thomas de Hartmann piano music collaborations reaches Volume Three, subtitled Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals. The music is
Last summer I found in a Paris grammophone shop the records of Conlon Nancarrow’s music (Vol. 1 and II). I listened and listened and became
Wergo’s formidable Edition John Cage continues its survey with later pieces featuring violinist Malcolm Goldstein, who worked with the composer on several of them. The