Tag: Arvo Pärt

• Make way for the Turks

  Mar 29

  It is the place in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony that the tenor dreads. The orchestra turns “Turkish” — signposted by bass drum, cymbal and triangle — and jangle along as the… more ›

• Indie and modern classical music: the quixotic links

  Mar 21

  Before I’m away for a week, a belated catchup with a good post over at flavorwire.com (thanks to Peter Meanwell, breakfast researcher, Ligeti and ukulele fanatic, and Radio 3 producer,… more ›