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Downton Abbey fans may be sad to see the show come to an end, but there is a new reason to be rejoice: a two-disc set of the show's original music by…
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Composer and singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane stands out among contemporary musicians. His unique and intelligent work has earned him esteem in the eyes…
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Georgian composer Giya Kancheli released a new recording in October which includes two previously unrecorded major works: Chiaroscuro for violin and…
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Gabriela Montero has made a name for herself as one of today’s notable composers. In a conversation with Katy Henriksen, Montero remarks about the story…
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The newly-christened Rhizome String Quartet juxtaposes the classical sounds of Beethoven with a contemporary string quartet by Jefferson Friedman in an…
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Born in 1980, Dobrinka Tabakova is an electrifying contemporary female composer. In the liner notes of the first album devoted entirely to her music,…
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The emotionally searing pianist Valentina Lisitsa celebrates Philip Glass in her latest release. As the liner notes attest, "Lisitsa explores the temporal…
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Composer Dmitri Tymoczko asks what music composers should write when we carry the whole history of music in our pockets. His answer is to "make music that…