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Born in Seattle in 1938, Paul Chihara's first musical experiences were in popular music forms. He ha...
Author
Don Clark
One should know about all the structures of fantasy and the fantasies of structures, and mix surpris...
Author
Matt Mendez
Nadia Sirota may very well become known as the most important violist of her generation. With elite...
Author
Daniel Kushner
The first release exclusively devoted to the music of Suzanne Farrin can be described as a quasi-aut...
Author
Xenia Pestova
Upon coming to terms with the exceptional caliber this album bears, one must be prepared for the exp...
Author
Daniel Emmerson
This is a Golem monster of musical compilations, a crazy idea that got out of control. “We are kind...
Author
Sam Zelitch
I invited David D. McIntire, composer and founder of Irritable Hedgehog, to review Leah Kardos' soph...
Author
Andrew Lee
Even as part of a scene where being more-eclectic-than-thou is a fundamental shibboleth and musical...
Author
Matt Mendez
I have uncles who fought in the Vietnam War, and I’ve never once talked to them about their wartime...
Author
Daniel Kushner
Some albums are good. They are worthy of a listen, enjoyable, and an excellent way to pass the time.
Author
Andrew Lee
The delightfully prickly Frederic Rzewski once commented somewhere that he couldn’t abide French mus...
Author
Matt Mendez
In many ways, this is an intimate recording of intimate music. Still Image is a recording of two qua...
Author
David Dies
Most musicians and audience members alike know Henryk Mikolaj Górecki (1933-2010) primarily for his...
Author
Kelsey Walsh
From Moog to Mac sets about curating a documentation of processes, experimentation, and resulting ef...
Author
Daniel Emmerson
None of the works on this compilation disc, composed from 1993 to 2009, are particularly adventurous...
Author
Don Clark
The New Zealand String Quartet has shown much care and attention to detail in bringing to life the m...
Author
David Pearson
One of the most pleasing aspects of listening to solo string repertoire, from Bach to Bartók, is its...
Author
Caitlin Smith
For much of his lifetime, Sir Andrzej Panufnik (1914-1991) enjoyed a stellar international reputatio...
Author
Don Clark
While there is perhaps an over-abundance of saxophonists capable of playing blaring high notes, blaz...
Author
David Pearson
Having been appointed a member of the Pontifical Council for Culture by the incumbent pope, Arvo Pär...
Author
Daniel Emmerson
Our new Winter 2012 Mixtape is live! It features music by Missy Mazzoli, Florent Ghys, The Ericksons...
Author
Thomas Deneuville
Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison and Edgard Varèse were truly mavericks in their day, challenging conventi...
Author
Don Clark
The goal of Jenni Olson's new album, Dreams of Birds, is to utilize the "full array of tone colors"...
Author
Matt Weber
