The dance of death, an ancient image that inspired Thomas Adès to compose his Totentanz. Wikimedia Commons hide caption toggle caption Wikimedia Commons Deceptive Cadence Music And Mayhem: A Diary Of Classical Albums For A Troubled 2020 December 21, 2020 NPR Music's classical editor traces the high points of a year spent listening to new albums that offered comfort and confrontation in counterpoint with the relentless world outside the headphones.
courtesy of Q2 Music Documentaries 1-Bit Composer Tristan Perich's Practice Space Q2 April 30, 2013 The composer makes big music with tiny electronics. A visit with the multimedia artist reveals hundreds of bins — from a carton marked "squeezing tools" (scissors, pliers) to one simply labeled "art."
Tristan Perich's "1-Bit Symphony" features hand-assembled circuitry housed in a clear plastic CD case. hide caption toggle caption Music Interviews Bach, Ballet And 1-Bit Symphonies: New Classical CDs August 14, 2010 From Bach on the accordion to a full-length symphony housed on a one-bit microchip, NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and Weekend All Things Considered host Guy Raz spin an eclectic assortment of new music. Bach, Ballet And 1-Bit Symphonies: New Classical CDs Listen · 11:16 11:16 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/129035593/129202720" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Bach, Ballet And 1-Bit Symphonies: New Classical CDs Listen · 11:16 11:16 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/129035593/129202720" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript