Posts Tagged: Deutsche Grammophon

ACL 2022 ~ The Year’s Best Film Scores

2022 was a particularly good year for film scores, continuing a resurgence from the paucity of the pandemic years.  We’ve chosen an eclectic list this year, including a score that was just made available for a film released in 2018,

ACL 2022 ~ The Year’s Best Film Scores

2022 was a particularly good year for film scores, continuing a resurgence from the paucity of the pandemic years.  We’ve chosen an eclectic list this year, including a score that was just made available for a film released in 2018,

ACL 2022 ~ The Happiest Music of the Year

The world had another hard year in 2022, and it’s sometimes hard to see hope on the horizon.  As we fight our battles, we need the nourishment of happy music that is positive without being saccharine.  One common theme below

ACL 2022 ~ The Happiest Music of the Year

The world had another hard year in 2022, and it’s sometimes hard to see hope on the horizon.  As we fight our battles, we need the nourishment of happy music that is positive without being saccharine.  One common theme below

Peter Gregson ~ Quartets: One-Four

Quartets: One-Four is a dream come true for Peter Gregson, a long-time goal achieved.  From 2016-17, the cellist released a pair of string quartet EPs, but had always hoped to compile “a quartet of quartets.”  The new music added this year completes

Peter Gregson ~ Quartets: One-Four

Quartets: One-Four is a dream come true for Peter Gregson, a long-time goal achieved.  From 2016-17, the cellist released a pair of string quartet EPs, but had always hoped to compile “a quartet of quartets.”  The new music added this year completes

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.

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

Jóhann Jóhannsson ~ Drone Mass

The long goodbye to Jóhann Jóhannsson continues with the release of Drone Mass, commissioned by the American Contemporary Music Ensemble in 2015 and premiered by ACME and Roomful of Teeth under Jóhannsson’s direction.  Inspired by Nag Hammadi texts, the work is rife

Jóhann Jóhannsson ~ Drone Mass

The long goodbye to Jóhann Jóhannsson continues with the release of Drone Mass, commissioned by the American Contemporary Music Ensemble in 2015 and premiered by ACME and Roomful of Teeth under Jóhannsson’s direction.  Inspired by Nag Hammadi texts, the work is rife

ACL 2021 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition

This year, we reviewed more modern composition albums than those in any other genre ~ not because more were submitted, but because their overall quality was so high.  We read this trend early in our Spring Music Preview, and it

ACL 2021 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition

This year, we reviewed more modern composition albums than those in any other genre ~ not because more were submitted, but because their overall quality was so high.  We read this trend early in our Spring Music Preview, and it

Various Artists ~ Winter Tales

When are we ready for Christmas music?  Not in September, when the first Christmas albums start to appear; and certainly not before Halloween, when this set was first slated for release.  But by now, it’s safe to say we’re ready

Various Artists ~ Winter Tales

When are we ready for Christmas music?  Not in September, when the first Christmas albums start to appear; and certainly not before Halloween, when this set was first slated for release.  But by now, it’s safe to say we’re ready