Music’s restless avant garde: Still a ‘wonderful adventure’
/Many composers and musicians believe we are in a golden age of experimental creativity in composition. So why does the general concert-going public hate the results?
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Many composers and musicians believe we are in a golden age of experimental creativity in composition. So why does the general concert-going public hate the results?
Read MoreRenowned reviewer and cultural critic Daniel Mendelsohn has a scintillating new collection of his recent work; John Cotter and Steve Donoghue compare notes on "Waiting for the Barbarians"
Read MorePhilip Glass's ninth symphony has some of the minimalist traits listeners will expect--but also a number of surprises
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