Guardian Music — The last founding member of the visionary German band left alive, the 81-year-old recalls how he rejected his Nazi father to find freedom in musicIn the dining room of his rambling farmhouse in Provence, Irmin Schmidt pours a glass of rosé in prep... more info

XLR8R — Berlin’s Nils Frahm is best known for bridging the gap between the worlds of electronic and classical music. Famed composers such as Philip Glass, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Steve Reich may have hit upon this fusion first, but Frahm’s r... more info

Core News — “Listen back to 2 hours from Nina Kraviz, playing Karlheinz Stockhausen, J Dilla, Muslimgauze and more…” Check out other NTS shows in the archive and subscribe to the feed to get good music in the future. Nina Kraviz on NTS Radio 2016-12-05 [De... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The vocal group Voxnova covers one of the more unusual works of the psychedelic decade with grace and beauty as part of the Jacaranda music series. In Karlheinz Stockhausen's wondrous, strange "Stimmung," six singers sit in a circle, produce otherwor... more info

Pitchfork - Album Reviews — Whether you read On Some Faraway Beach, author David Sheppard’s biography of Brian Eno, or writer Geeta Dayal’s in-depth investigation of Eno’s 1975 watermark Another Green World, at one point, you’ll come upon Eno’... more info

Guardian Music — 'We have lost a hugely important figure in classical music,' says Proms director as British composer succumbs to illnessBritish composer Jonathan Harvey has died aged 73, it was announced today. His publisher, Faber Music, confirmed that Harvey, who ... more info

Guardian Music — Svoboda/Stenschke(Wergo)John Cage's Solo for trombone can be performed on its own but is also part of the compositional "kit" of his 1958 Concert (not "concerto" as it states in the opaquely pompous sleeve notes) for piano and orchestra. By means of... more info

Guardian Music — Argyle Works, Birmingham; Royal Albert Hall, LondonA string quartet circling overhead in four separate helicopters, a dancing camel, a chorus spattered with paint, and two men with their top hats on fire – welcome to a wet Wednesday in Birmingham o... more info

Guardian Music — Stockhausen may have his helicopters and his contemporary creation myth, but he doesn't have the monopoly on grandiose musical ambition. Here's a selection of some so-far unrealised grand musical projects that the world needs to hear.Karlheinz Stockh... more info

Guardian Music — PlayhouseThe composer Karlheinz Stockhausen once had a dream about four helicopters, each flying with a musician on board. He said he'd never write a string quartet. But he did – and here it is, reverberating through us like an army of jackhammers.... more info