Article to check out @ NPR.org: "
Five Modern Classical Pieces for Pop Listeners: 20th Century Classics You Should Get to Know," by Alex Ross. The pieces discussed therein (with audio excerpts):
- Igor Stravinsky - Rite of Spring
- Olivier Messiaen - Quartet for the End of Time
- Karlheinz Stockhausen - Song of the Children
- Morton Feldman - Rothko Chapel
- Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians
This is a companion piece to an article Ross wrote for the site in November listing his
Top 5 Pop Albums for Classical Listeners.
[Thanks to Mike Anderson for sharing this article on Facebook.]
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