Apple Music vs. Spotify
There have been many how-to’s and reviews written about Apple Music, very few of which have focused on classical, let alone contemporary classical, music. Perhaps the most thoughtful perspective was…
Apple Music
Exciting times in the world of music streaming. Last night Apple announced the not-very-imaginatively-titled Apple Music, their response to dwindling iTunes sales and the streaming threat presented by companies such as…
Composed
Whilst flicking between record label websites this afternoon, I came across the Composed app, a collaboration between Classic FM, Decca and Deutsche Grammophon that presents a curated list of classical music for…
Pierre Boulez , Franse dirigent.*28 februari 1968
Boulez as Conductor: a short guide to his recordings
If some of Boulez’s pronouncements have given the impression of narrow-mindedness in accepting the music of others, his work as a conductor suggests rather the reverse. Celebrating this part of his career,…
Kickstarter
Do you have a piece of music languishing in a bottom drawer? You are rightly convinced of its merits, but do not have the financial means to get it performed?…
Music in the Cloud
From my teens until my twenties I was an avid collector of CDs. A few of my friends in school were the same. Hardly a week would go by without…
Self-publishing
That the internet has revolutionized the consumption of recorded music is a truism. Artists can self-publish via their own websites or they may circumvent record labels by going directly to…
NMC Music Map
For a bit of Friday fun why not take a look at NMC's Music Map , an interactive application that explores links between composers? It launches with the composer you have chosen…
William Mathias 1934-1992
A short guide to the music of William Mathias, who died 20 years ago on 29th July. I hail from the same part of the world as this most brilliantly…
Guardian Guide to Contemporary Music
Helmut Lachenmann. The latest composer to feature in Tom Service's guide to contemporary music. I recommend checking out Tom Service's excellent and evolving guide to contemporary music on the Guardian website. It started…