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Rautavaara Choral Works — Beautiful, and Beautifully Recorded
The major work on the album, Missa a cappella, is a floating, ever-changing cloud of sound that benefits from the resonant echoes of the cathedral it was recorded in.
Tzmoczko’s Crackpot Hymnal — Serious Fun
If I had to sum up Dmitri Tymoczko's music in a phrase, I'd say it's serious music that doesn't take itself seriously. At least, that's the impression this new release of Tymoczko's chamber music left with me.
Friedrich Gernsheim - Forgotten Genius
Although Gernsheim's reputation has lapsed into relative obscurity, it wasn't always the case.
Carlos Chavez Piano Concerto - Muscular Music from Mexico
Cedille presents pianist Jorge Federico Osorio in an exciting program of Mexican composers
Tasmine Little - British Violin Sonatas
Zephyrus in Scotland
Our announcers aren't just music lovers. Some of them, are top-notch performers as well!
Jennifer Higdon: An Exaltation of Larks
From a marketing standpoint, it's a natural -- the all-female Lark Quartet performs music by female composer Jennifer Higdon, including her Lark Quartet.
New Music Box Music: Tom Sora's 20 Tones
Sora composed nine works for a 20-tone music box, and managed to take this extremely limited instrument to new and exciting places sonically.
Fred Lerdahl Vol. 4 - Spirals in Form
Volume Four in Bridge Records' ongoing Fred Lerdahl series features works from different stages of the composer's career. And what an interesting career its been!
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