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• Tōru Takemitsu – Requiem for string orchestra (1957)

  Apr 1

  When Igor Stravinsky was introduced to Toru Takemitsu in 1959, he was taken aback by the young Japanese composer’s frail, slight frame. “How could such severe music come have come from such… more ›

• Carl Nielsen – Wind Quintet op. 43 (1922)

  Mar 24

  Carl Nielsen´s Wind Quintet or, more correctly, the Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, French Horn and Bassoon, Op. 43, was composed early in 1922 in Gothenburg, Sweden, where it was first performed privately at… more ›

• Beethoven – Piano Sonatas (1795 – 1822)

  Feb 23

  Ludwig van Beethoven wrote his 32 piano sonatas between 1795 and 1822. Although originally not intended to be a meaningful whole, as a set they comprise one of the most important collections… more ›

• Igor Stravinsky – Ebony Concerto (1945)

  Feb 14

  Two different worlds united in one. I. Moderato II. Andante III. Moderato Igor Stravinsky wrote the Ebony Concerto in 1945 for the Woody Herman band known as the First Herd. It is one in… more ›

• Anton Webern – Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9 (1911-13)

  Feb 7

  Webern’s Six Bagatelles for string quartet, Op. 9 (1911-13) represent a critical step for the evolution of atonal musical techniques. They also mark a critical step for the composer, who… more ›

• Anton Bruckner – Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1892)

  Feb 6

  Recorded June 4th 1979, and filmed on location in the monastery church in St. Florian, Austria with Herbert von Karajan and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. 1st Movement. 2nd Movement. 3rd… more ›

• Witold Lutosławski – Partita For Violin And Orchestra (1984 – 1988)

  Jan 25

  Partita For Violin And Orchestra was composed by Witold Lutosławski from 1984 to 1988 and was dedicated to the violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter. The premiere was 10 January 1990, Munich: Anne-Sophie Mutter,… more ›

• Paul Dolden – L’Ivresse De La Vitesse (1992-93)

  Jan 21

  L’Ivresse De La Vitesse is from the album L’Ivresse De La Vitesse by Paul Dolden. This amazing mix of real instuments and tape recordings is beyond all limits of genres. Culling material… more ›

• Kimmo Hakola – Capriole for Bass Clarinet and Cello (19??)

  Jan 20

  Capriole for Bass Clarinet and Cello composed by Kimmo Hakola. Kimmo Hakola is a Finnish composer born in 1958 in Jyväskylä. He studied composition with Einojuhani Rautavaara and Magnus Lindberg. He first came to prominence… more ›

• Halim El-Dabh – Wire Recorder Piece (1944)

  Jan 15

  Wire Recorder Piece also called The Expression of Zaar is recorded in 1944.  From the CD album Crossing Into The Electric Magnetic, by Halim El-Dabh, released on Halim El-Dabh Music LLC in 2000… more ›