Ray Hawthorne
-
This week on Modern Notebook: Tyler Kline shares a work for violin and voice by Kaija Saariaho titled Changing Light; plus, “Aroma Foliado” by Gabriela Ortiz, a string quartet work that is both inspired by Mozart, and alternates between dream sequences and Mexican rhythms.
-
Coming up on this week’s Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline shares music for bass clarinet by Isang Yun plus an orchestral work by Rain Worthington titled “Dreaming Through Fog.”
-
On the next Modern Notebook, hear a concerto for electric guitar and orchestra by Steven Mackey titled “Tuck and Roll,” plus works by Reena Esmail, Molly Joyce, and others.
-
Coming up on the next Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline shares music by Nico Muhly performed by the Claremont Trio, as well as a work for cello and voice by Yaz Lancaster titled “diepenveen.”
-
Composer Amy Beach once remarked that a piece of music could be “a veritable autobiography” for a composer, and this is certainly the case with her Piano Concerto in c-sharp minor.
-
While many regard Carl Nielsen as a composer “born to write symphonies,” he had quite a bit of difficulty when it came to producing his Fifth Symphony.