Pierre Boulez’s “Le Marteau sans Maître” was perhaps, aside from “4’33,” the most talked-about premiere of the decade. It showed that high modernism could indeed be “popular,” and that classical could still drive the musical conversation. Though it’s hardly the best … Continue reading Classical Check-Up – 1955
A quick rundown of the classical music of 1954. Continue reading Classical Check-Up – 1954
A quick rundown of the classical music of 1953. Continue reading Classical Check-Up – 1953
A quick rundown of the classical music of 1952. Continue reading Classical Check-Up – 1952
A quick rundown of the classical music of 1951. Continue reading Classical Check-Up – 1951
A quick rundown of the classical music of 1950. Continue reading Classical Check-Up – 1950
Every two months, I will give a comprehensive wrap-up of the happenings of the music world. For more comprehensive analyses, look towards specific album reviews (plenty of links in the article). I hope you will find my opinions insightful and honest. … Continue reading State of the Union I: January-February ’18
The Radiohead guitarist has truly come into his own as a classical composer.
Grade: A Continue reading Phantom Thread (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Jonny Greenwood
Part of a continuing installment on Minimalism, in which I take a listen through the history of postmodern classical’s most influential movement. Continue reading “The Early Steve Reich (1965 – 1969)”
