 | Esa Pekka Salonen: Wing on Wing by Salonen
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $7.20 Forgein Bodies and Insomnia are the stars on the wonderful intro to one of the finest living composers and conductors. Highly accessible.
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 | Salonen - LA Variations · Five Images After Sappho · Mania · Gambit · Giro / Upshaw · Karttunen · L.A. Phil. · London Sinfonietta · Salonen by Esa-Pekka Salonen
Buy new: $8.98 / Used from: $4.99 Mania, Gambit, Giro, and La Variations take off where insomnia left off---really incredible music-also recommended is the track Helix available on ITUNES>
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 | Sibelius, Lindberg: Violin Concertos
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $7.50 I consider this Lindberg Violin Concerto to be the finest written by a living composer.
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 | Magnus Lindberg: Clarinet Concerto; Gran Duo; Chorale by Composer: Magnus Lindberg
Buy used from: $15.00 Disc of incredible virtuosity and fun. Lindberg is one of the reasons our music is so exciting now.
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 | Erkki-Sven Tüür: Exodus
Buy used from: $9.21 Violin Concerto is brilliant as are Exodus and Arditu
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 | Erkki-Sven Tüür: Flux
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $14.98 Great disc Tuur
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 | Erkki-Sven Tüür: Crystallisatio
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $45.70 Illusion is like unicorn music and Passion is one of my favourite works by him
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 | George Tsontakis: Violin Concerto No. 2; Clair de Lune; The Past, The Passion
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $11.35 Tsontakis violin concerto 2 won the grawenmeyer award-brilliant piece with clear and articulate orch, a ton of fun
Claire de Lune and The Past, The Passion are also highly recommended
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 | Tsontakis: Piano Quartet Trilogy
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $7.99 I think these are the Orchestral Quartets, which are some brilliant works
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 | Liebermann: Piano Concertos
Buy new: $21.98 / Used from: $8.29 Some of the most accessible modern piano concertos---like prokofiev
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 | Rautavaara - Rasputin / Salminen, Hynninen, Paasikivi, Franck, Finnish National Opera
Buy used from: $29.99 My favourite opera by a living composer--gorgeous. Matti Salimnen(do I need to say more?)
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 | Rautavaara: On the Last Frontier
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $6.88 On the Last Frontier may be the finest modern composition by a living composer
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 | Kalevi Aho: Symphony No. 3; Mussorgsky/Aho: Songs and Dances of Death
Buy new: $20.98 / Used from: $12.00 Love the sym(sinfonia concertante) and we meet Matti Salimnen in the Songs arr. by Aho
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 | Ecstatic Collection: Music by Michael Torke (Box Set)
Buy new: $88.98 / Used from: $59.96 Great fun, should be accessible to everyone
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 | Michael Torke: Rapture; An American Abroad; Jasper
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $3.49 An American Abroad is a great piece
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 | Orient & Occident by Part
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $3.99 Part is an absolute pleasure to listen to. His music is appealing, calming, and mostly meditative.
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 | Per Nørgård: Symphony No. 3; Concerto in due tempi
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $11.99 His third symphony is wonderful, much of his music is rather difficult and often very very modern, but even at its most extreme, it is hypnotic( ex. Voyage into the Golden Screen. Definetly not for everyone, but still a name you should know.
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 | John Adams - Harmonielehre · The Chairman Dances · Tromba lontana · Short Ride in a Fast Machine / Sir Simon Rattle by John Adams
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $7.50 One of the most important modern works--Harmonielehre
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 | Naive & Sentimental Music by John Adams
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $5.45 One of my favourite modern works--highly influential on all that came after it-----invigorated the modern\romantic revival
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 | Century Rolls
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $3.99 One of, if not my favourite modern piano concerto. Brilliant. Slominsky's Earbox is also highly recommended. Adams is defiently someone you should get to know
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 | Knussen: Horn Concerto; Whitman Settings; Way to Castle Yonder
Buy used from: $14.97 Good music. Knussen has been getting better and better. Violin Cto on recent Dg Best of Proms 2007 is also recommended
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 | In an Autumn Garden (Dig) by Takemitsu
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $7.85 Takemitsu can be one of the most appealing beautiful composers when taken in moderate doses. Much is accessible though very rarely difficult. Oriental debussy
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 | Rouse: Der Gerettete Alberich / Violin Concerto / Rapture
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $13.00 Absolutely brilliant violin concerto. Also Recommend Sym2, Flute concerto, Concerto per Corde, Trombone Cto, and Rapture
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 | Peteris Vasks: Pater Noster
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $61.09 Gorgeous appealing music, this disc especially is reminiscient of Part. His orch music is also fabulous, highly recommend Violin Concerto, Cello Concerto, Sym 1,2,3 and basically everything
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 | Balakauskas: Requiem in memoriam Stasys Lozoraitis
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $3.85 I have not heard much by Balakauskas, but this Requiem is highly appealing and unique
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 | Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 8; Makrokosmos Books I & II, Otherwordly Resonances
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $35.75 Crumb is like sound painting and one of the only composers in this style that I enjoy. His Makro are all brilliant once given a chance, also recommend his Edition Vol 5, and Black Angels.
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 | Vagn Holmboe: Preludes for Sinfonietta, Vol. 1
Buy used from: $51.92 Vol I and II are awesome, little masterpieces among Holmboe many extraordinary works.
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 | Jouni Kaipainen: Symphony No. 3
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $7.99 Wow, exciting, complex and difficult--the more you listen the more the storm clears revealing beautiful, intelligent ideas. Also sym 2 and concertos
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 | Music of Peter Lieberson (Rilke Songs, The Six Realms, Horn Concerto)
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $8.94 Sixth Realm is brilliant and tragic. Great disc to accompany Neruda Songs--hopefully his second and third piano cocnerto's will be recorded soon
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 | Legends by Ittai Shapira
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $39.38 Legends is wonderful and the Violin Concerto is a masterpiece.
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 | Tigran Mansurian: String Quartets
Buy used from: $53.50 I adore these string quartets-they get better with every listen.
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 | Ades: Asyla, These Premises Are Alarmed, etc. / Rattle, et al by Thomas Adès
Buy used from: $15.75 interesting music that is not always at the highest level. On Itunes you can get his Violin Concerto which is much more recommendable.
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 | Dutilleux: Complete Orchestral Works
Buy new: $52.98 / Used from: $40.00 Aaaahhhhhh. Dutilleux, so underrated, yet so much to enjoy.
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 | Macmillan: Symphony No. 3 'Silence'; The Confession of Isobel Gowdie
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $11.48 two of his finest works on one disc, dont hesitate. Also get his recent disc of choral music "Tenebrae" for perfection.
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 | Boldemann/Gefors/Hillborg by Anne Sofie von Otter
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $6.92 The Hillborg is fantastic, and his previous Violin and Clarinet ctos are also good.
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 | Valentin Silvestrov: Bagatellen und Serenaden
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $21.98 Fantastic disc of one of the best modern sound painters. His music requires patience and dedication, but reaps more rewards than 99 percent of other living composers. LISTEN SLOWLY!
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 | Valentin Silvestrov: Symphony No.5 / Postludium - Alexei Lubimov / Berlin German Symphony Orchestra / David Robertson by Valentin Vasil'yevich Silvestrov
Buy used from: $20.00 His breakout work! Modern masterwork. highly recomended
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 | Rainbow Body / Blue Cathedral / Symphony 1 / Appalachian Spring Suite by Christopher Theofanidis
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $6.37 Marvelous disc, Theofanidis and Higdon are two of our countrys finest classical exponents.
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 | First Takes by String Orchestra of New York City
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $39.36 Unbelievable disc. One of my favourites of last year.
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 | In Shadow, In Light: Music of Steven Stucky
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $35.75 Good intro along with Wind ensemble music. Definetly a voice to follow.
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