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Dances, Minimal and Otherwise
To shake off the sludge and snow from their boots, this week the Brothers Balliett hit the dance floor with two major figures of American music: Philip Glass and John Adams. Jan 28, 2016
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Watch: Man Forever and Tigue Launch 2016 Ecstatic Music Festival
Q2 Music helps kick off the 2016 Ecstatic Music Festival with a videostream of percussion projects Man Forever and Tigue live from The Greene Space at WQXR. John Schaefer hosts. Jan 27, 2016
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LPR Live Launches with Steve Reich's Iconic 'Different Trains'
LPR Live, a new podcast showcasing dynamic pieces recorded live at Le Poisson Rouge, launches with Steve Reich's seminal "Different Trains" performed by ACME. Jan 26, 2016
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Kati Agócs's High-Drama Setting of Love and Devotion
The latest in the Boston Modern Orchestra Project's composer portrait series focuses on Kati Agócs, a Boston-based, Canadian-born composer of Hungarian and American descent. Jan 25, 2016
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24 Hours of 2015's Best and Brightest New-Music Tracks
Sunday, Jan. 24 and again on Tuesday, Jan. 26, celebrate your favorite new-music releases of 2015 with a special pre-Grammy Awards, ensemble-hosted 24-hour marathon. Jan 24, 2016
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Three Unique Piano Utterances
This week the Brothers Balliett take a gander at three utterly unique piano pieces, each designed to honor a specific person or set of people. Jan 21, 2016
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Humor and Fiendish Difficulty in Spektral Quartet's 'Serious Business'
The works on "Serious Business," the Chicago-based Spektral Quartet's first recording for the audiophile Sono Luminus label, dare the listener to dismiss them as "cute" or "fun." Jan 18, 2016
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The Young Philip Glass
We all know Philip Glass as the composer of countless film scores, a Beethoven-sized collection of symphonies, and a host of amazing operas. But what was his early work like? Jan 14, 2016
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Composers and Musicians Pay Tribute to David Bowie
Contemporary music composers and performers – including Richard Reed Parry, Daniel Felsenfeld and John Lurie – share personal tributes to David Bowie. Jan 13, 2016
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Kaija Saariaho's Unearthly Flute Music Shines on 'Let the Wind Speak'
"Let the Wind Speak" is as much an exploration of Kaija Saariaho’s flute writing as her long-time collaboration with soloist Camilla Hoitenga. Jan 11, 2016
