Hungarian composer György Kurtág, who has just celebrated his 80th birthday, writes intricately crafted yet listenable music, which frequently shows the influence of two of his favorite compocers, J.S. Bach and Fraanz Schubert. Duo-pianists Inge Spinette and Jan Michiels play music of all three composers for piano four-hands. This programme takes the listener on an adventurous journey ...

Manufacturer: Olive Music

The contrasts between Giya Kancheli's orchestral works, ... à la Duduki and Trauerfarbenes Land, which make up this collection, couldn't be more stark than they are. The performing ensemble might well be identical, both in size and core sonorities, but the energy of Duduki's fanfare-like opening, fractured though it is, resonates beautifully even as Trauerfarbenes ...

Manufacturer: Ecm Records

Manufacturer: Ecm Import

This is the debut release by Iceland's Olafur Arnalds and the first North American release for the London-based cinematic music label Erased Tapes Records. Arnalds has immersed himself completely in the world of delicate symphonic composition in a near-weightless orchestral undertaking. Mixing strings with loops, ambience, electronics and beats, Arnalds combines classical instrumentation with an ...

Manufacturer: Erased Tapes

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Manufacturer: ZYX