On Friday’s program, Richard Friedman presents music for string quartet and percussion on a very new release featuring Mills College’s  Eclipse Quartet and William Winant:   James Tenney: Cognate Canons (1993) Zeena Parkins: s:c:a:t:t:e:r:i:n:g (2012) The Eclipse Quartet with William Winant, percussion;  New World Records 80740 (2013) The Eclipse Quartet is: Sara Parkins and Sarah […]

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On Friday night’s program, Richard Friedman premieres a new recording released this week on ECM New: Morton Feldman (1926-1987): Violin and Orchestra (1979)     New recording: Carolin Widmann, violin; Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orch., Emilio Pomàrico, conductor. ECM New Series 2283 (2013)   Recorded in 2009. Listen

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 In Friday’s program, Dennis Aman presents music that might be considered precursor to later European Spectralists:   Vladimir Ussachevsky [1911-1990]: Wireless Fantasy (1960) Composers Recordings CRI 813 Per Nørgård [b. 1932]: Voyage Into The Golden Screen (1968) Danish National Orchestra, Giordino Bellincampi, conductor. Dacapo  Records 8.226014 Iannis Xenakis [1922-2001]: from Pleiades: Métaux (1978) Red Fish […]

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 Tonight, Dennis Aman presents more recent recordings:   David Rakowski: Piano Etude #63 (Killer B’s) Amy Briggs, Piano — Bridge Records, Bridge 9310 Nico Muhly: “I Drink The Air Before Me” (2009) V. Music Under Pressure 1 – Flute; VI. Music Under Pressure 2 – Piano; X. Music Under Pressure 3 – Ensemble; XI. Storm […]

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