All contemporary-composition Items

15 Questions to Andrew McKenna Lee Regarding the profession of composer as a possibility to work in many different constellations and submit material for various instruments ...

CD Feature/ Kenneth Kirschner: "november 18, 2004 et al." An incredible sensitisation: Leads to questions about what constitutes musical and non-musical events.

CD Feature/ Alla Pavlova: "Symphony No. 5" A circle dance of modulations and melodies: Pavlova surprises with a music long pronounced dead.

Philip Glass: Leonard Cohen & "Book of Longing" Philip Glass has teamed up with songwriting legend Leonard Cohen for a joint project, “Book of Longing”, based on an ...

CD Feature/ Matt Rogalsky: "Memory like Water" A continuing creative process: Microtonal events and a fascination for self-built programs.

Iannis Xenakis: Tribut CD for free Download A free-to downlad tribut CD on Russian Netlabel Musica Excentrica is paying hommage to Iannis Xenakis. This is not just ...

CD Feature/ The Fibonacci Sequence: "Ned Rorem: Chamber Music" Strong enough to stand on its own feet: Rorem realises a rich sound with many different means.

CD Feature/ John Morton: "Solo Traveler" Chains of charming chimes: Morton plays music boxes in a highly musical way.

CD Feature/ Pedro Carneiro: "Improbable Transgressions" A work of dialogues: Carneiro’s marimba improvisations are dedications with the remixer in mind.

15 Questions to Carl Stone Nowadays, laptops have become the norm and a familiar and recognisable element of experimental music performances. In fact, they have, ...

CD Feature/ Barry Schrader: "EAM" Symphonic music of the next millenium: Classical allusions and timbral explorations.

CD Feature/ Asmus Tietchens: "Zwingburgen des Hedonismus/Mysterien des Hafens" "Conventional" music: A matrix-organised set of variations on the B-A-C-H theme.

15 Questions to Marco Oppedisano The biographies of grammy winners are straight and linear, the story of Marco Oppedisano has been winding and curved: After ...

15 Questions to Lex van Delden This is definitely one of the more unusual interviews we've ever done, for the reason alone that composer Lex van ...

CD Feature/ Lex van Delden: "Complete String Quartets" Harmony and atonality: Like drinking a glass of red wine with a knot of sadness in your throat.