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CFCF - Exercises (album stream)

4435 days ago
Totally Fuzzy Following a stellar string of recent mini-releases, CFCF is back with Paper Bag Records for Exercises. The record doesn't drop until April 24, but you can now stream the eight-track collection below. A press release notes that influences for th... more info

Icebreaker/Scottish Ensemble – review

4439 days ago
Guardian MusicOld Fruitmarket, GlasgowThis was the first of three nights devoted to violinist and Scottish Ensemble director Jonathan Morton – not as a player, but as a curator. The idea was to stage what might be his typical Spotify playlist, and for his usual... more info

The top classical picks for spring

4446 days ago
Guardian MusicEinstein on the Beach finally reaches Britain, Daniel Barenboim brings Bruckner to London, and a 50th-anniversary performance for Britten's War RequiemThe Bruckner ProjectDaniel Barenboim's latest London residency with the Berlin Staatskapelle focuse... more info

Philip Glass: In the Penal Colony – review

4504 days ago
Guardian MusicMusic Theatre Wales/Rafferty(Orange Mountain Music)Based on Kafka's 1914 short story, Philip Glass's chamber opera explores the circumstances of a condemned man awaiting execution. The Officer (Omar Ebrahim) believes in upholding the old methods of t... more info

John Cage turns 100; lots of shows & other ways to celebrate

4504 days ago
Brooklyn Veganby Andrew Frisicano Philip Glass isn't the only 20th-century composer with a big birthday this year. Avant-garde composer John Cage would've been 100, and there are numerous chances to see his work (even more than usual) because of it. The... more info

Shorties (Philip Glass, Stephen Fry, and more)

4507 days ago
LargeHeartedBoySound of the City interviews Philip Glass about growing up in segregated Baltimore and black music's influence on his compositions. The Bat Segundo Show interviews author and comedian Stephen Fry. The A.V. Club interviews Sharon Van Etten about her n... more info

Pass notes No 3,119: Curse of the ninth symphony

4510 days ago
Guardian MusicComposers have a tendency to pop off after their night symphonyAge: Born when Beethoven pegged it, so 185.Appearance: Grim reaperish.Meaning? It's dangerous to complete your ninth symphony, because you might soon stop being a composer and start to ... more info

Der Rosenkavalier; Wagner Dream – review

4511 days ago
Guardian MusicColiseum; Barbican, LondonCourtesy of a premium 0871 phone number, I heard the entire first movement of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto last week when trying to buy a mattress. After enjoying the well played cadenza and the rousing recapitulation, I put t... more info

CFCF "Exercise #3 (Building)"

4512 days ago
XLR8RTaking a brief break from his usual disco-inclined production, Canadian producer CFCF has put together a mini-LP of sorts, one that's surprisingly made up entirely of sprawling, piano-based compositions inspired by the hybrid pieces of Phillip G... more info

Philip Glass is 75; Das Racist added to Tibet House Benefit!

4514 days ago
Brooklyn VeganThis thing just keeps growing:WHO: Philip Glass, Lou Reed, James Blake, Das Racist, Antony, Laurie Anderson, Stephin Merritt, Rahzel and Dechen Shak-Dagsay WHAT: 22nd Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert WHEN: Monday, February 13, 2012 at 7:30pm WHERE:... more info

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