NEW YORK TIMES: 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love 21st-Century Composers
NEW YORK TIMES: 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love 21st-Century Composers
“Joshua Barone, Times editor and writer
When contemporary composers engage with traditional forms — the symphony, the concerto — the results can be fascinating. Like the string quartet, which is nearly 250 years old yet is kept fresh by artists like Gabriella Smith, whose “Carrot Revolution” (played here by the Aizuri Quartet) dashes from its percussive opening through stylistic juxtapositions as unruly as an English garden. Both an homage to classical music’s past and a folk jam session, it’s a testament to the history of the string quartet, its possibilities and its vitality.”