An interview with pianist Ralph van Raat about his new recording of Frederic Rzewski’s monumental solo piano variations The People United Will Never be Defeated.

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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.559360

Elliott Carter is the “Dean of American composers”.

At the age of 99, still actively composing, he has a perspective and depth of knowledge that few can match.

In this podcast, Sibbi Bernhardsson of the Pacifica Quartet talks about learning and performing his String Quartets.

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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.559362

Elliott Carter is the “Dean of American composers”. At the age of 99, still actively composing, he has a perspective and depth of knowledge that few can match.

In this podcast, he talks about his string quartets, and the development of his compositional ideas.

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An interview with American composer James Hartway in which he talks about his new CD, how commissioners affect composers, and the delights of his mother making him take piano lessons.

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An interview with Gloria Coates, one of the most unusual and original voices to all American composers. Her music creates a sound world unlike that created by anyone else.

In this podcast, she talks about how she came to her ideas of sound and composition.

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