Q2 Music Featured Album
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Chilean Birdsong to Drone Aircraft: Bang on a Can All-Stars' 'More Field Recordings'
At times intense, unsettling and raw, the Bang on a Can All-Stars’ new release "More Field Recordings," is a shadowy sequel to their charming and equally substantial 2015 album. Nov 27, 2017
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65,000 Shades of Van Gogh: Clint Mansell Scores Stylish 'Loving Vincent'
The film "Loving Vincent" – part reverent biopic, part noir-ish thriller – attempts to unravel the mystery surrounding Van Gogh's death. Clint Mansell renders the stylish soundtrack. Oct 4, 2017
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Terry Riley's 'Dark Queen Mantra' Weaves Electric Guitar and String Quartet into a Spiraling Whole
The latest from the legendary composer Terry Riley unites two of the sound-worlds that have defined much of the composer's repertoire: the string quartet and the guitar. Aug 14, 2017
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Meet the Composer and Alarm Will Sound's 'Splitting Adams'
Q2 Music podcast Meet the Composer joins forces with the chamber ensemble Alarm Will Sound to present a first-of-its-kind podcast-album dissecting and presenting the music of John Adams. Jun 12, 2017
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Poetry and Technique on Exquisite Display in Mariel Roberts' 'Cartography'
On cellist Mariel Roberts' latest album, "Cartography," the technique is superlative, but the album is also a feat of inspired and divergent programming. Listen all week. May 22, 2017
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The Shimmering Nebulae of Paola Prestini's 'Hubble Cantata'
Composer Paola Prestini's "Hubble Cantata" is a more than a piece of music. It is a new kind of collaboration: a nexus of art and science. Stream the album all this week. May 15, 2017
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Attacca Quartet and the Irrepressible Freshness of Michael Ippolito
The outstanding Attacca Quartet continues its headstrong embrace of contemporary fare with an album devoted to the bright, breathless lyricism of composer Michael Ippolito. Apr 24, 2017
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Ted Hearne and The Crossing's 'Sound From the Bench'
Composer Ted Hearne’s arms must be exhausted, carrying around that giant mirror that he so effectively holds up to modern life. Listen to his ‘Sound From the Bench’ all this week. Apr 17, 2017
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Brooklyn Youth Chorus' Wildly Energetic 'Black Mountain Songs'
Brooklyn Youth Chorus' first solo album, "Black Mountain Songs," gives off waves of energy. The National's Bryce Dessner and Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry curated the music. Apr 3, 2017
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Iceland Symphony Orchestra's Ethereal Landscape Painting
The Iceland Symphony Orchestra's "Recurrence" brings together five fast-rising, particularly imaginative composers taken with misty explorations of texture and glacial movement. Mar 24, 2017
