Posts Tagged: Max Richter
Music to Play on Christmas Day
Merry Christmas to all our readers who celebrate it! We realize that this is going to be a difficult Christmas for a lot of people who won’t be able to gather as they would like; and that many will spend
Music to Play on Christmas Day
Merry Christmas to all our readers who celebrate it! We realize that this is going to be a difficult Christmas for a lot of people who won’t be able to gather as they would like; and that many will spend
ACL 2020 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year
After all the chaos of 2020, there’s some solace found in the fact that the artist who scored our Album of the Decade at the beginning of the year now receives our Album of the Year award at year’s end.
ACL 2020 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year
After all the chaos of 2020, there’s some solace found in the fact that the artist who scored our Album of the Decade at the beginning of the year now receives our Album of the Year award at year’s end.
ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
Modern composition is arguably the most upscale of our categories, and often includes music composed for film, dance and theatre. The genre lends itself well to conceptual projects and is strong enough to incorporate a great deal of experimentalism without
ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
Modern composition is arguably the most upscale of our categories, and often includes music composed for film, dance and theatre. The genre lends itself well to conceptual projects and is strong enough to incorporate a great deal of experimentalism without
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s 10 Best Music Videos
From heartbreaking stories to contagious dance to animation and wild FX, we’ve got a cornucopia of video styles to share this year. Either we have an especially strong selection of music videos, or we appreciated them more because we really
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s 10 Best Music Videos
From heartbreaking stories to contagious dance to animation and wild FX, we’ve got a cornucopia of video styles to share this year. Either we have an especially strong selection of music videos, or we appreciated them more because we really
Max Richter ~ Voices
Max Richter‘s Voices is the perfect album for this weekend, indeed for this time in human history: a heartfelt reflection on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Today is the 4th of July in the United States, a day when Americans celebrate
Max Richter ~ Voices
Max Richter‘s Voices is the perfect album for this weekend, indeed for this time in human history: a heartfelt reflection on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Today is the 4th of July in the United States, a day when Americans celebrate
A Closer Listen’s Best Albums of the Decade
The decade is over, and a new one has just begun! A happy new year to all of our readers. As we close the book on the old year and put the last decade to bed, we offer one final
A Closer Listen’s Best Albums of the Decade
The decade is over, and a new one has just begun! A happy new year to all of our readers. As we close the book on the old year and put the last decade to bed, we offer one final
ACL 2017 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year
2017 was the most tumultuous year in recent memory, and we’re still trying to make sense of it all. One thing we do know: the year produced a lot of great music, much of it related to the hopes and
ACL 2017 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year
2017 was the most tumultuous year in recent memory, and we’re still trying to make sense of it all. One thing we do know: the year produced a lot of great music, much of it related to the hopes and
ACL 2017 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
Modern Composition was our hottest genre this year, with 28 albums nominated for only ten spots. From solo piano to full orchestra, consonance to dissonance, giving up to going on, these picks represent a grand variety of composed sound. Their
ACL 2017 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
Modern Composition was our hottest genre this year, with 28 albums nominated for only ten spots. From solo piano to full orchestra, consonance to dissonance, giving up to going on, these picks represent a grand variety of composed sound. Their
a closer listen 