Why does minimalist music consist of so much repetition? Correllisflute The word “minimalist” was invented by Michael Nyman when he was more of a music critic than a composer, but the kind of music th...
03.20.2025 Theguardian.com and 2 sitesForgive the pun, but the American composer Steve Reich has had his finger on the pulse of Western music for over six decades. Like the rudimentary shapes and colors of Sol LeWitt's deceptively simple-...
03.18.2025 Wyomingpublicmedia.org and 1 sitesBBC Radio 3 has unveiled 20th Century Radicals , a new 40-part series delving into the lives and legacies of composers who revolutionised classical music in the last century. Launching on Sunday 6 Apr...
03.21.2025 Gramophone.co.ukRecording of the Year & Opera Category Janáček Kát'a Kabanová Elisabeth Söderström, Petr Dvorský, Nadĕžda Kniplová; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Charles Mackerras (Decca) 'Sir Charles's superlative...
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