 | Osvaldo Golijov: Oceana
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $4.99 Dawn Upshaw is radiant in the Three Songs; the Kronos are full and solemn in Tenebrae; and the ASO are exciting in Oceana
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 | Music for 18 Musicians
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $19.00 Wonderful testament to the durability of this brilliant, timeless composition.
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 | Tristan Murail: The Complete Piano Music
Buy used from: $67.64 Evocative and poetic works for the piano, presented chronologically, showing the influence of Messiaen, Debussy as much as Boulez and minimalism. I saw Nonken perform this program in a recital at a museum; it was an aural treat.
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 | Luciano Berio: Piano Music by Andrea Lucchesini
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $12.36 Finally, a recording of the Piano Sonata arrives; the result is an almost complete traversal of Berio's works for solo piano (save some small pieces)
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 | Ligeti: Complete Piano Music
Buy used from: $19.99 This set rivals the definitive recordings of Aimard... it is that good.
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 | György Kurtág: Játékok; Szálkák; Grabstein für Stephan
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $14.23 Kurtag is, as always, indispensable.
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 | Nostalghia: Piano Works by Valentin Silvestrov
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $14.23 Lovely miniatures for piano. Tuneful reveries for moments of quietude.
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 | Riley: In C
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $12.23 Arranging this piece for voices: not only is it a fabulous idea, it works, too.
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 | Philip Glass : Music With Changing Parts by Philip Glass; Icebreaker
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $8.42 Another minimalist classic, here rearranged for a somewhat different ensemble than Glass's own.
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 | Gérard Grisey: Vortex Temporum; Périodes
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $48.40 Excellent performances of colorful pieces by the French Spectralist.
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