New Recording of Clara Schumann

New Recording of Clara Schumann

Internationally acclaimed pianist Imogen Cooper just released a new CD pairing the works of Robert and Clara Schumann. Geoffrey Norris, of The Telegraph, reviewed the CD highly, while also acknowledging the too-often-forgotten history: The situation today, however, is...
New CD by Liza Lim

New CD by Liza Lim

Australian composer Liza Lim has a new recording of orchestral works.  Released at the end of December, the CD features The Compass; Pearl, Ochre, Hair String; and The Guest.  For more information about Lim visit her website, or check out this (dated, but still...

New Kaija Saariaho Recording

Thanks to Q2 Music for their feature and review of the new CD of Kaija Saariaho’s works!  Reviewer Daniel Stephen Johnson says this about Saariaho: In an era when the very notion of a classical “masterpiece” has all but fallen apart in the face of...

Grammy Nominations for Anna Clyne and Hilary Hahn

The list of 2015 Grammy nominations has been published – and Anna Clyne’s Prince of Clouds is in the running for Contemporary Classical Composition.  Her work shares the ballot with John Luther Adams (Become Ocean), George Crumb (Voices From The...

New CD by Helen Grime

Fiona Maddocks of The Guardian has a review up of a new CD of Helen Grime’s works.  The recording, titled Night Songs, features the Clarinet concerto, Into the Faded Air, A Cold Spring, Everyone Sang, and Near Midnight – all works that make references to...

New Release of Works by Unsuk Chin

The Guardian just reviewed a new recording of three works by Unsuk Chin which will be released August 19—the Piano Concerto, Cello Concerto, and Šu, which was written for the sheng, a Chinese mouth organ. Chin’s Šu will be heard August 27 at the BBC Proms. For...