There are three people behind this beautiful and tantalizingly brief piece of music, and two… Read the postWeek 465: “Spring 1” by Antonio Vivaldi (recomposed by Max Richter and Daniel Hope)
For 30 years, people walking 6th Avenue between 52nd and 55th streets in New York… Read the postWeek 458: “Chaconne In G” by Moondog
Traditionally, a pilgrim is someone who is on a journey to a holy place. But… Read the postWeek 452: “Pilgrim’s Hymn” by Stephen Paulus
One of the most heartbreaking things about being a parent is that you almost never… Read the postWeek 451: “An Ending, A Beginning” by Dustin O’Halloran
Of all the Christmas standards, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is the one I… Read the postWeek 450: “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” by Ben Laver
Many years ago, I left my apartment early one morning to go to work in… Read the postWeek 441: “Horisont” by Lars Jakob Rudjord (Kid Koala remix)
Composers who do primarily instrumental soundtrack work are – excuse the pun but it’s actually… Read the postWeek 440: “Weightless” by Music Within
It might be a bit of a stretch, but I’m going for it: Johannes Brahms… Read the postWeek 435: “Brahms Intermezzo” by Joshua Spacht
As well as being home to composer Peteris Vasks, Latvia is home to a waterfall… Read the postWeek 421: “Pater Noster” by Peteris Vasks
Many people assume that working from home is absolute bliss. Make your own schedule. Work… Read the postWeek 409: “Wind” by Jamison Isaak
You know that feeling of floating between wakefulness and sleep? Of realizing that the thought… Read the postWeek 404: “Floating” by Jesse Brown
Matthew Bourne’s 2012 album, Montauk Variations, is one of those rare records that are compelling… Read the postWeek 382: “Juliet” by Matthew Bourne
“Music is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting without being aware that it… Read the postWeek 381: “Blooms” by Dead Light
Let’s take a second to appreciate the viola. Think of it this way: do you… Read the postWeek 376: “Simpson’s Point” by Vincent DiFrancesco
What did you do between the ages of 14 and 16? Start a band? Forge… Read the postWeek 363: “Growing Up” by Ben Sollee
For a long while, I wondered why Richard James, aka Aphex Twin, named this song… Read the postWeek 361: “Avril 14” by Aphex Twin
Discovering a new band, and discovering that you like virtually everything they’ve done, is an… Read the postWeek 356: “Motion Capture” by Snow Palms
We’ve approaching the midway point between Halloween and Christmas. It’s an odd time of year. It… Read the postWeek 341: “The Lamb” by John Tavener
This song deserves to be the “White Christmas” of Halloween songs. It should play in… Read the postWeek 338: “Half Sick Of Shadows” by The Parlour Trick
Let’s take a second to thank the country of Scotland for its uncanny ability to… Read the postWeek 320: “The Gallant Weaver” by James MacMillan