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Deceptive Cadence
8:42 am
Thu June 28, 2012

Why Is There So Much Britten In 'Moonrise Kingdom'?

Credit courtesy of Focus Features
The cast of Moonrise Kingdom.

Originally published on Sun July 1, 2012 11:20 am

Deceptive Cadence
8:56 am
Wed June 27, 2012

New York Polyphony's Living Room Madrigal

Credit Mito-Habe Evans / NPR

Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 3:41 pm

For New York Polyphony, it's location, location, location. The four-man vocal ensemble thrives on music from the Renaissance, much of it designed for cavernous, reverberant spaces. Think voices soaring through arched cathedrals. But madrigals by Flemish composer Orlando di Lasso, with their more intimate storytelling vibe, are suited for smaller venues — like, say, the living room of New York Polyphony bass Craig Phillips.

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Deceptive Cadence
8:33 am
Tue June 26, 2012

Classical Lost and Found: The 'Hindustani' Piano Concerto

Originally published on Tue June 26, 2012 9:38 pm

Like the music of his good friend Béla Bartók, Scottish composer Erik Chisholm's two piano concertos rely heavily on folk sources. But in Chisholm's case, the influences come from Scotland and India rather than Bartók's beloved Eastern Europe.

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