A Change of Opinion

Throughout history, composers who have been known for championing
a particular musical style have shocked their fans by radically
and suddenly changing their aesthetic.  Why does this
happen, and who’s changing their style in the modern era?


Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Jesse McQuarters


George Rochberg: String Quartet No. 3
(excerpt)
Concord String Quartet


George Rochberg: Bagatelle No. 3, con brio
Evan Hirsh, p.


Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of
Hiroshima (excerpt)
Polish Nat’l Radio Symphony Orchestra/Penderecki


Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony No. 8
(excerpt)
Warsaw Nat’l Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir/Antoni Wit


David del Tredeci: I Hear an Army
(excerpt)
Composers String Quartet; Phyllis Bryn-Julson, s.


David del Tredeci: Final Alice (excerpt)
CSO/Solti; Hendricks, s.


Arvo Pärt: Nekrolog (excerpt)
Stockholm Philharmonic/Järvi


Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin
Britten
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra/Järvi


John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
San Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas


John Adams: Harmonielehre, Part II
(excerpt)
San Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas


Lois V. Vierk: Timberline (excerpt)
Relache/Lloyd Shorter