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Violist Jonah Sirota, in this premiere video by Anthony Hawley, finds strength through sadness. Anthony Hawley/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Deceptive Cadence

A Viola Sings Of Strength In Sadness

CPR Classical

June 21, 2018 • In this video premiere, Jonah Sirota's viola parts orbit one another restlessly, fueled by improvisation, melancholy and a vibrating set of austere images.

Review: Valgeir Sigurðsson, 'Dissonance'

Valgeir Sigurðsson's new album, Dissonance, comes out April 21. Lilja Birgisdóttir/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen

Review: Valgeir Sigurðsson, 'Dissonance'

April 13, 2017 • Hear music both bleak and magisterial by an Icelandic composer and engineer who wields darkness into a singularly mesmerizing art.