Jordan Randall Smithflipped into Classical MusicFrederic Rzewski, Politically Committed Composer and Pianist, Dies at 83 (Published 2021)verified_publisherThe New York Times - William RobinKnown for his anti-establishment views, Mr. Rzewski created works inspired by the Attica prison uprising and a Chilean protest song. Frederic Rzewski, a formidable composer and pianist who wrote and performed music that was at once stylistically eclectic and politically committed, died on Saturday …
Jordan Randall Smithflipped into Classical MusicThe Radical Queerness of Julius EastmanVOGUE.COM - By Erik MorseWhen the post-minimalist composer, pianist, and Grammy-nominated vocalist Julius Eastman died homeless in a Buffalo hospital in 1990 at the age of 49, it took nearly eight months for the New York art and music worlds to learn of his passing. The once dynamic, and often provocative, musician had been …
Jordan Randall Smithflipped into Classical MusicWhen Beethoven Got Booed: Mapping Music’s Weird HistoryThe Daily Beast - Scott PorchThe revolutionaries take center stage in “Music: A Subversive History,” a big dive into the under-explored lives of the visionaries who bend the …
Jordan Randall Smithflipped into Classical MusicPodcast: Introducing the music of Florence Beatrice Price.naxos.com - NaxosBorn in 1887, Florence Beatrice Price went on to become one of the first prominent African-American composers. Following a move to Chicago in 1927, …
Jordan Randall Smithflipped into Classical MusicOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment – Barbara Strozzi Classical Kings Placekingsplace.co.ukBarbara Strozzi was famed throughout 17th century Venice for her glorious voice and artistry, ‘la virtuosissima cantatrice’ of the city state. Yet …
Jordan Randall Smithflipped into Classical MusicPeriod pianos evoke sounds of Chopin at new contestFrance 24Warsaw (AFP) – A rare collection of historic grand pianos emits the authentic but forgotten sounds that transport the audience at a celebrated new music competition in Poland back to the times of Frederic Chopin. Unlike their modern, glossy black, lacquered heirs, the instruments dating from the 19th …
