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Chamber Works - A particularly evocative description exists of the 1941 premiere of Messiaen's Quatuor pour le fin du temps. The performance took place far away from the comfortable happiness of a concert hall; a hut in Stalag VIII-A, the German Prisoner-of-war camp in which Messiaen was interned and where he had written...

Steve Reich - Three Movements / The Desert Music (conductor: Kristjan Järvi) -

So much of Steve Reich’s music depends on shifting tensions and sonorities. The slightest harmonic tweak in the upper strings must be as committed as the most grounding and predictable left-handed piano thuds. Consequently, performing his works requires an almost telepathic connection between musicians and expert marshalling, perhaps even more...

Igor Stravinsky - Complete Music for Violin & Piano (feat violin: Anthony Marwood, piano: Thomas Adà -

Igor Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto was premiered in 1931 by Samuel Dushkin, and given the rapport they’d established, Stravinsky was eager to cash-in on their new partnership â€" literally â€" by devising recitals of his music they could play together without the expense and complication of an orchestra and conductor, allowing...

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