John Garratt reviews David Schiff's Carter
Elliott Carter: "The Composer Who Picked up Where Ives, Bernstein, and Stravinsky Left Off." John Garratt reviews David Schiff's new book Carter for the Pop Matters website.
Elliott Carter: "The Composer Who Picked up Where Ives, Bernstein, and Stravinsky Left Off." John Garratt reviews David Schiff's new book Carter for the Pop Matters website.
David Schiff's new book Carter, is now available from Oxford University Press, and your favorite bookstore. This one-volume "life and works," by a former student and long-time friend and associate of the composer, is a must-read for anyone interested in Carter and his music.
The Ondine recording of Elliott Carter Late Works has made the short list for the 2018 Gramophone Classical Music Awards, in the Orchestral category.
Review by Alberto Massarotto of the Ondine release Elliott Carter Late Works, featuring Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Colin Currie, Isabelle Faust, Jean-Guihen Queyras, and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, and BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Oliver Knussen.