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Nico Muhly - Interview Extras

As always, most of an interview conversation doesn’t make it into the final piece but that doesn’t mean the leftovers are not worth reading. Also, for this concert, there was a repertoire change, so lots of good bits had to be cut because they were about So To Speak (2004) rather than Wish [...]

September 30, 2008 | Miss Mussel | Comments 0

Messiaen: Offrandes Oubliées

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
Offrandes Oubliées (1930)
When asserting that Messiaen was one of the most influential composer of the 20th century, there is very little danger of overstating the matter. There is simply no other composer that had such a profound influence over such a broad spectrum of artists. Stockhausen, Boulez, Pärt, Grisey, Takemitsu and [...]

July 28, 2008 | Miss Mussel | Comments 2