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    In memoriam Jóhann Jóhannsson

    by 5:4 February 10, 2018 • 20:25
    February 10, 2018 • 20:25

    First encounters can be unforgettable. Mine was in 2006, and it was the result of an entirely random purchase of an entirely random imported music magazine (German, i think) that contained a disc featuring a cluster of forgettable audio trifles plus a music video. When i hit play on that…

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    Remembering Stuart Stevens

    by 5:4 February 25, 2016 • 12:54
    February 25, 2016 • 12:54

    i learned a few minutes ago that one of my PhD colleagues at the Birmingham Conservatoire, composer Stuart Stevens, has died of a heart attack. From a personal perspective, this is obviously extremely sad news; PhDs can be strange, remote, disheartening and somewhat alienating beasts, and Stuart was someone who…

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    In Memoriam: Richard Rodney Bennett – Goodbye for Now

    by 5:4 December 27, 2012 • 13:22
    December 27, 2012 • 13:22

    2012 has almost drawn to a close, but not before claiming another prominent musical voice: Richard Rodney Bennett, who passed away on Christmas Eve aged 76. Bennett began his compositional life as something of a modernist, studying with Boulez and showing a distinct interest in serialism. But i suspect it’s…

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    In Memoriam: Jonathan Harvey – Messages (World Première)

    by 5:4 December 6, 2012 • 21:54
    December 6, 2012 • 21:54

    To find myself writing the words “In Memoriam” for the third time in as many months is deeply saddening, all the more so as the loss of Jonathan Harvey, who died two days ago aged 73, is one that feels particularly acute here in the UK. Whether Harvey was our…

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    In Memoriam: Elliott Carter – Heart, not so heavy as mine

    by 5:4 November 6, 2012 • 14:16
    November 6, 2012 • 14:16

    Words by E. E. Cummings that came to mind last night following the first reports of the death of Elliott Carter, at the age of 103. i know i wasn’t alone in feeling an intensely heavy sadness at the news; one tended to think Carter was so single-mindedly alive that…

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    In Memoriam: Hans Werner Henze – Symphony No. 5

    by 5:4 October 28, 2012 • 15:53
    October 28, 2012 • 15:53

    Yesterday brought the very sad news that the composer Hans Werner Henze has died. It’s not for me to attempt an obituary—i only know a little of Henze’s life, and have only really scratched the surface of his considerable output—but by way of a small tribute, here’s a performance of…

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    Conlon Nancarrow (arr. Yvar Mikhashoff) – Study No. 7

    by 5:4 October 27, 2012 • 10:26
    October 27, 2012 • 10:26

    Today is the 100th anniverary of the birth of North America’s most singularly unorthodox composer, Conlon Nancarrow. Born in Arkansas but spending most of his life in Mexico, Nancarrow’s legacy is dominated by the large number of studies he composed for the player piano. His compositional practice was a punctilious…

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    Tōru Takemitsu – From me flows what you call time (UK Première)

    by 5:4 October 8, 2012 • 12:33
    October 8, 2012 • 12:33

    It was on this day, in 1930, that one of my favourite composers, the great Tōru Takemitsu, was born. So to mark what would have been his 82nd birthday, here’s one of his most spectacular orchestral works, the wonderfully-named From me flows what you call time. The title is taken…

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    Jehan Alain – Trois Danses

    by 5:4 June 20, 2012 • 21:52
    June 20, 2012 • 21:52

    Today marks the anniversary of the death of Jehan Alain, one of the most interesting and enigmatic French composers of the first half of the twentieth century. To me, Alain’s unique musical sensibility draws comparison with two other composers; the free-spirited, swirling exoticism and spontaneous evocations of feeling suggest Alexander…

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    Great Lives – Ian Curtis

    by 5:4 May 6, 2008 • 18:22
    May 6, 2008 • 18:22

    Today’s episode of Great Lives, on BBC Radio 4, was devoted to Joy Division’s lead singer, the late and much-lamented Ian Curtis. Many, many words have been spoken and written about this man, but the programme doesn’t stoop to probing his tortured remains or erecting pedestals to his memory. Matthew…

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