Category Archives: Modern Composition
Various Artists ~ String Layers Vol. II
21 artists, 90 minutes of strings, all exclusive to this release ~ fans of modern composition, rejoice! We’re delighted to see so many names familiar to our site, including relative newcomers Toechter and Justina Jaruševičiūtė alongside stalwarts such as Julia
Various Artists ~ String Layers Vol. II
21 artists, 90 minutes of strings, all exclusive to this release ~ fans of modern composition, rejoice! We’re delighted to see so many names familiar to our site, including relative newcomers Toechter and Justina Jaruševičiūtė alongside stalwarts such as Julia
Various Artists ~ Stills 02
String and Tins Recordings continues its Stills series with a second volume of compositions that ask the question, “How would you score a work of art?” A quartet of composers were invited to adopt a work from London’s Tate Britain Gallery and to
Various Artists ~ Stills 02
String and Tins Recordings continues its Stills series with a second volume of compositions that ask the question, “How would you score a work of art?” A quartet of composers were invited to adopt a work from London’s Tate Britain Gallery and to
The June Rise ~ Birds
A decade ago, Of Raging Waters introduced listeners to the colorful palette of multi-instrumentalist Mark Yodice, who records as The June Rise. The album sounds just as contemporary today as it did then, a burst of warm weather ebullience that builds its nest
The June Rise ~ Birds
A decade ago, Of Raging Waters introduced listeners to the colorful palette of multi-instrumentalist Mark Yodice, who records as The June Rise. The album sounds just as contemporary today as it did then, a burst of warm weather ebullience that builds its nest
Max Richter ~ The New Four Seasons
Let’s tackle the obvious question first: if a person already owns Recomposed, why might they want to purchase The New Four Seasons? The question is valid, the answer simple: they sound as different as two versions of the same work can be.
Max Richter ~ The New Four Seasons
Let’s tackle the obvious question first: if a person already owns Recomposed, why might they want to purchase The New Four Seasons? The question is valid, the answer simple: they sound as different as two versions of the same work can be.
James Heather ~ Invisible Forces
The piano is the ultimate instrument of introspection. Few other solo instruments come close to the near-orchestral range of register and timbre, or have a design that so clearly and intuitively lays out what’s possible; and no solo instrument comes
James Heather ~ Invisible Forces
The piano is the ultimate instrument of introspection. Few other solo instruments come close to the near-orchestral range of register and timbre, or have a design that so clearly and intuitively lays out what’s possible; and no solo instrument comes
Blair Coron ~ Cairn
The past is always with us, remembered or not. The past etches itself in faces and folklore, in the curve of the land and the cuttings of the sea. And while most of our memories fall away, many are worth
Blair Coron ~ Cairn
The past is always with us, remembered or not. The past etches itself in faces and folklore, in the curve of the land and the cuttings of the sea. And while most of our memories fall away, many are worth
Mari Samuelsen ~ LYS
Living in Norway, one thinks often about light: the sun’s absence in winter, its bright return in spring. Mari Samuelsen notes our spiritual connection to light, as found in folk traditions, rituals and holidays. We all long for the light, physical and
Mari Samuelsen ~ LYS
Living in Norway, one thinks often about light: the sun’s absence in winter, its bright return in spring. Mari Samuelsen notes our spiritual connection to light, as found in folk traditions, rituals and holidays. We all long for the light, physical and
Scott Ordway/SOLI Chamber Ensemble ~ The Clearing and the Forest
Before COVID, a refugee crisis was brewing on the U.S./Mexico border. Although the news cycle moved on, the same crisis is ongoing, one of many across the globe. Today there are over 82 million refugees in the world, and over
Scott Ordway/SOLI Chamber Ensemble ~ The Clearing and the Forest
Before COVID, a refugee crisis was brewing on the U.S./Mexico border. Although the news cycle moved on, the same crisis is ongoing, one of many across the globe. Today there are over 82 million refugees in the world, and over
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