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SambaSunda Quintet – review

4797 days ago
Guardian MusicUnion Chapel, LondonIt might be the fourth most populous country on earth, with a fast-growing economy to match, but Indonesia has had surprisingly little cultural impact in the UK. If we know anything about its music, it will be the stately bronze... more info

Punch Brothers: 'We're ready to be heard'

4800 days ago
Guardian MusicWith their Bach encores and Radiohead covers, Punch Brothers aren't your average bluegrass bandBefore Punch Brothers' show at west London's Bush Hall last month, I saw a young man turn to his friend at the bar and ask: "What are you supposed to drink... more info

Der Rosenkavalier; Wagner Dream – review

4807 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

The Kronos Quartet: the sky's the limit

4823 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom India to Iraq, Sesame Street to outer space, the Kronos Quartet make music everywhere. They talk to Tom ServiceThey are the only musicians to have both gone into space and appeared on Sesame Street. All right, the Kronos Quartet didn't actually... more info

Critic's Notebook: Steve Reich and Bang on a Can All-Stars

4825 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissSteve Reich celebrates his 75th birthday by performing his landmark "Clapping Music," and offering a hard, distorted version of his recent "2x5." more info

50 Years of Minimalism – review

4879 days ago
Guardian MusicKings Place, LondonDepending on where you attach the label of the first minimalist piece – this compendious first programme in the Kings Place series placed it on Terry Riley's tape piece Mescaline Mix (1961), which is equally an example of musique... more info

Minimalism at 50: how less became more

4879 days ago
Guardian MusicMinimalism won the battle for stylistic supremacy in the 20th and 21st centuries – but became something its composers never intendedMinimalism is 50 years old this month. Today, the 20th century's most successful musical "ism" has got its repetitiv... more info

DJ Handi's Archive Picks: Greedy Minimalists Keeping Company.

4893 days ago
WFMU's Beware of the BlogI'm no minimalism expert, but know when it when I hear it. Daniel Blumin played "Kungo Sogoni" by N. Hawa Doumbi. Listen to how the track feeds off a repetitive instrumental motif. Steve Reich, played on Mudd Up! With DJ/Rupture,... more info

Hebrides Ensemble – review

4897 days ago
Guardian MusicSt Andrew's in the Square, GlasgowThe Hebrides Ensemble specialise in 20th-century (as opposed to broadly "contemporary") chamber music, with a forthcoming season that contains a couple heavyweights of the repertoire: Messiaen's Quartet for the End o... more info

Pete Rugolo

4914 days ago
Guardian MusicControversial jazz composer and arranger best known for his work with Stan KentonIn the days when virtual wars were waged over the direction of jazz, the composer and arranger Pete Rugolo was stationed just behind the front line. Rugolo, who has die... more info

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