Category Classical
Aquarelles
A collection of works for flute, cello and piano from Romantic to modern. Play!
Emiliano Turazzi–Quelli che Vivono
Very abstract, with very slow starting, mostly quiet droning works for strings, electronics or recorder.
The Music of Leroy Osmon Vol.VII–Charuhas
Contemporary chamber wind-focused works, forceful and one work by the composer’s student. Play!
Eric Nathan–The Space of a Door
Abstract works, some very loud and tense, performed by the Boston Modern Orchestra Project.
Perishable Structures
Percussionist Bonnie Whiting performs very abstract pieces, with spoken voice, by various composers and one of her own.
Mark John McEncroe–Musical Images for Piano–Reflection and Recollections Vol. 3
Gracious, elegant and contemporary solo piano pieces. Play!
Tribute to Miyoshi
Kuniko Kato performs percussion works by Akira Miyoshi–mostly quiet, abstract marimba. Play!
Smoke, Airs
Wet Ink Ensemble performs very abstract soundscapes with electronics and acoustic instruments. Sample!
Brendon Randall-Myers–Dynamics of Vanishing Bodies
Electric guitar quartet Dither performs these minimalist vs loud, aggressive works. Play!
Jan Jarvlepp–Flights of Fancy
Really interesting, varied pieces for a wide variety of instruments: sax quartet, flutes, double bass, strings, electric guitar…
Kevin Kastning, Carl Clements & Sandor Szabo–Convergence 1
Beautiful, ambient improvisations and co-compositions for specialty guitars, classical guitar and and flute. Play!
Duos–Music for Clarinet
Sarunas Jankauskas performs these varied works by other composers, with a variety of instrumental duos, or voice, including one of his own compositions. Play!
Ketty Nez–Double Images
Contemporary works, abstract and interesting exploring the Balkans and musical elements.
Curt Cacioppo–metamorphoses
Pieces for voice or orchestra or piano. Instrumentals varied and nice! Play!
Anatolijus Senderovas–Paratum Cor Meum
Overview of some of Lithuanian composer’s works–modern, very interesting mix of instruments and rhythms. Includes chamber music, quartets, and orchestral works. Sample!
Timothy Frechen–Broken
Awake Percussion performs these abstract pieces, varied, some dissonance.
The French Album
Pianist Jorge Federico Osorio plays French pieces from the Classical, Romantic periods to modern, mostly well-known.
Intuicion–Music for Clarinet and Piano by Latin American Composers
Modern and contemporary pieces, jazzy to quiet. Play!
Unus Mundus
Pianist Eunmi Ko performs minimalist works by various composers, staccato to dreamy. Play!
Peninsula–Works for Guitar by Darko Nikcevic and Srdjan Bulatovic
Lovely and interesting guitar duets with Middle Eastern and Mediterranean elements. Play!
Singing in the Dead of Night
Eighth Blackbird performs these pieces by Lang, Wolf or Gordon, inspired by lyrics from the Beatles. Interesting!
Ekphrasis–New Music for Horn and Electronics
There are some very lyrical pieces here without electronic distortion. Play!
Richard Carrick–lanterne
Highly varying pieces with varied instrumentation ranging from abstract to lyrical. Play most!
Travis LaPlante–Inner Garden
Meandering, slow works for sax, drums and wind chimes–quiet. Sample.
Notturno
A collection of saxophone and piano pieces ranging over 50 yrs–modern and contemporary, varying stylistically. Excellent!