Áskell Masson: Kammersinfónia / Elja / Ymni / Maes Howe
"....Masson is very special composer who uses the general principles of atonality and twelve-tone series by injecting into writing powerful doses of Icelandic folklore: this mixture generates an unique mosaic of sound, with powerful...
Eleanor Cory: Things Are, String quartet n. 3 and other compositions
An invitation to rediscover the compositions of Eleanor Cory arises from the consideration of the beauty of her musical interlockings: she emphasizes the essential role of the instruments used in the composition, she builds...
José Luis Greco: Geografias del silencio
Geografias del silencio contains some of José Luis Greco's finest compositions, since you can see in them that vital process that follows the composition with all its trappings and influences. Forget Cage's silence (the...
Askell Masson: Music for clarinet
One of the particularities highlighted by Askell Masson has been to combine modern techniques for the clarinet with impressionistic writing. Naxos Records is releasing an exciting and almost complete volume of recordings in which...
Vincent Persichetti: Harpsichord sonatas
Molti appassionati di musica classica castrano la conoscenza del periodo delle composizioni interessanti al clavicembalo subito dopo la sua sostituzione con il pianoforte. Il lasso temporale che caratterizza il vuoto compositivo dell'Ottocento viene praticamente...
Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concertos nos. 5 and 6
"......From the musical point of view, in Strathclyde n. 5 the classical influences are mixed without slavishly provide those ancient models, the feeling evocated in the three movements of piece is the instrumental "strangeness"...
Jack Gallagher: Symphony n. 2 “Ascendant”/Quiet Reflections
The "American" musical structures of Jack Gallagher's compositions seem to show the influence of his mentor Siegmeister's orchestral composition, his mentor, but really they have many reflexive features of a special national identity; they...
Gloria Coates: Emily Dickinson, il Piano Quintet e la sinfonia archeologica
La letteratura americana dell'ottocento non ha percorso un sentiero diverso da quanto successo in musica: le infiltrazioni inglesi ed europee ebbero libero spazio per imporsi in uno stato giovane, in cerca di libertà ed...
Christos Hatzis: Flute concertos
In "Overscript" Hatzis uses the technique of "sound slices", that is the technique in which the original theme music is joined to the composer's derivate composition, as in different slides that go back and...
Canadian Chamber Music – Sounds of our time, Music for cello and piano
"The Canadian Classics series is enriched by another interesting chapter devoted to writing for cello and piano, with compositions by Canadian young composers. The performers are the duo Rachel Mercer (cello) and Angela Park...