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The Hermes Experiment: Tree album review vivid voices and bold textures from inventive ensemble

The Hermes Experiment's third album Tree showcases a liberating, eclectic contemporary-music ensemble blending original songs, early repertoire, and inventive arrangements into a cohesive cycle.
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fromThe Conversation
1 month ago

Sacred texts and 'little bells': The building blocks of Arvo Part's musical masterpieces

Arvo Pärt's tintinnabuli and Orthodox-informed compositions achieved global influence across concerts, film, and diverse artists, evoking profound spirituality and 'bright sadness'.
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1 month ago

Max Richter on the Grammar of Music

Max Richter composes genre-defying classical-electronic music that treats music as inquiry, creating expansive works like Sleep and the new 90-minute Sleep Circle.
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1 month ago

Danish National Symphony Orchestra review punchy Prom reaches a triumphant conclusion

Anna Clyne's The Years offers a calm, pandemic-era meditation on time that pairs well with Beethoven's Ninth, concluding in a peaceful triumph.
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5 months ago

Pierre Boulez: Eclat/Multiples album review two of his most significant works are played with fabulous precision

Almost all the major works from the second half of Pierre Boulez's composing career developed in the same way: their starting point is a small-scale ensemble or solo piece that served as the kernel for the much expanded and elaborated later score.
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5 months ago

Joel Krosnick, Longtime Cellist of Juilliard String Quartet, Dies at 84

Joel Krosnick, influential cellist of the Juilliard String Quartet, died at 84, leaving a legacy of excellence in both contemporary and classical music.
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