Romance of romance: new recordings of classical music

Let’s talk about modern music. What is considered modern at all: everything that is not called “classical”, or works by modern composers written according to strict academic standards, or maybe just everything that still arouses any interest? In any case, sometimes we can see how yesterday’s avant-gardists become live classics, and pop hits migrate to the repertoire of academic groups. And the most seemingly famous figures of the century before last open up new faces.

Arctic Philharmonic “Philip Glass: a Descent into the Maelstrom”the Devil is in the details, as the Germans say. Philip glass’s music for the theatrical production of PoE’s short story “the Fall to Maelstrom” was written in 1986. The author himself played it with his band, and now the Norwegian Arctic band has performed this material in their own way and as a full-fledged musical composition. Continue reading →