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12 Compositions to Introduce You to Classical Music Post-1950

12 Compositions to Introduce You to Classical Music Post-1950

Classical and compositional music have continued to thrive in the 20th and 21st centuries, reaching new heights of dissonance and beauty.

Portishead’s Beth Gibbons Collaborates with the Polish National Radio Symphony to Celebrate the Work of Henryk Górecki

Portishead’s Beth Gibbons Collaborates with the Polish National Radio Symphony to Celebrate the Work of Henryk Górecki

With Portishead's Beth Gibbons as the soprano, Henryk Górecki's Symphony of Sorrowful Songs is hoisted into modernity and emblematic of the contemporary political and social turbulence.

Colin Stetson – “SORROW III” (Singles Going Steady)

Colin Stetson – “SORROW III” (Singles Going Steady)

The track isn't merely about "sorrow", that passing sentiment of unhappiness that always allows recovery; rather, it is about this sentiment amplified tenfold.

12 Compositions to Introduce You to Classical Music Post-1950

The Year in Music: November 2010

Polish Composer Henryk Gorecki Is Dead at 76