Snapshots: Of Crystal

I had tuned into this concert to hear the Seventh Symphony of Mahler… but of course sat through the opener.

Snapshots:
Serenity, Perturbed – Aribert Reimann

Nacht-Räume is neither song nor song-cycle. Indeed, it is mostly not a vocal composition at all.

Snapshots: Miroslav Srnka

Piano concertos are experiencing a surge – and not merely from populist corners of the musical spectrum.

Snapshots – Blur: Shulamit Ran

Shulamit Ran… is a composer of general tonality, or perhaps a general composer of tonality.

Snapshots – Grace: Hans Abrahamsen

Having decried the bulk of contemporary music, I take a rare opportunity to indulge in advocacy.