Contemporary Classical

Contemporary Classical

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Funny that they call it classical, right? After all, we’ve survived the radical reinventions of modernism—and equally radical syntheses of postmodernism—yet composer are still finding plenty to say without deferring to tradition. The works here reflect the current state of composition, from orchestral to chamber, from conventional instrumentation to electro-acoustic hybrids. Our classical experts regularly refresh this playlist. If you like a piece, add it to your library.

III. Gleam

Pekka Kuusisto, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

2:02

II. where are we going?

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Joe Hisaishi

11:05

III. Rome 1960: The Young Champion

Valerie Coleman, Mariam Adam, Blair String Quartet

7:14

I. Sumaworo

4:19

Elevation (Version for Orchestra)

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Robert Ames

9:31

Movement 5 - Pandora’s Creation

San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, Floating Points

6:42

Chorale March

Claire Chase, JACK Quartet

1:46

III. Nana Triban

4:25

Ottoman Bank (SALT Galata)

Büşra Kayıkçı

4:47

I. Head

National Symphony Orchestra Ireland, Ryan McAdams, Eliza McCarthy

8:07

IV. The Falling

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Pekka Kuusisto

7:35

Colaïdo

Gaspar Claus

2:02

II. Waltz

Manfred Honeck, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

3:26

Bonfire

3VIOLAS

4:38

III. Kindred

George English, London Choral Sinfonia

1:42

No. 10, C-Sharp Minor

2:26

Orbit (Arr. for Cello by Ophélie Gaillard)

Ophélie Gaillard

3:29

Flying Kites

Eunike Tanzil, Anna Handler, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

1:51

XVI. inspired by Elektra Kurtis/Greek Traditional: Thalassaki Mou

5:13

I. Ring Shout

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck

4:20

Navajo Vocable for Piano No. 1

Roberta Rust

2:57

Love Is Born

Dave Eggar, Tasha Warren

8:40

Gran Cadenza, for Two Violins

Nancy Zhou, Anne-Sophie Mutter

8:53

Last Breath

3:20

Song of the Birds (Arr. for 8 Cellos by Richard Birchall)

Neuhardenberg Ensemble, Jan Vogler

2:34

III. (Crotchet = 84)

Tamara Stefanovich, Christian Karlsen, Svenska Kammarorkestern

7:51

Strum

Brompton Quartet

7:33

Moby Dick

Andrew Yee, Caroline Shaw

7:39

G Song

Spoleto Festival USA Chamber Artists

9:48

I. Adagio – Vivo

Keri-Lynn Wilson, Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra

4:37

I. Kyrie

Benjamin Nicholas, Choir of Merton College, Oxford

2:14

II

Goldner String Quartet, Piers Lane

5:14

I. In Cerca Di - Moderato

Leif Ove Andsnes

6:49

Rough Notes

The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips

9:19

River

5:15

No. 9 in E Major

Da-Hee Kim

3:05

Nocturne

4:16

Second Mazurka

2:15

Silencium

Yuqiao

4:31

Likoo, for Violin Solo

Anne-Sophie Mutter

6:37

Yellow Shore (Piano Version / Classical Sessions)

4:26

Mysticism Of Money (Fugue in D Minor)

Mathis Picard

5:45

No. 1, They shut me up

Time for Three, Joyce DiDonato

1:50

III. Bell Prayers

Grossman Ensemble, Jeffrey Milarsky

6:13

II. Of Rise and Renewal

Metropolis Ensemble, Andrew Cyr

5:36

With Malice Toward None (Version for String Quartet)

Calidore String Quartet

4:56

Cyan Dew (Classical Sessions)

6:07

Avenue

Matteo Myderwyk

2:38

I. K

Edward Picton-Turbervill

0:57

Oälskade människor (feat. Frostvikskören)

5:28

Sonic Samba

Armin van Buuren

2:56

No. 23, There is another sky

Time for Three, Joyce DiDonato

2:55

Waltzing with a Stranger

2:45

Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Arr. by Dan Heathcote)

Anna Lapwood, The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge

4:01

IV. in the Kyoto Garden

Alessandro Fisher, Lana Bode

2:21

Two

Helga Davis, Maya Beiser

3:12

IV. Page One

Sam Becker, Erik Sigurd

2:19

The Visitors (Live)

Kirill Gerstein, Gary Burton

12:23

New York City

Mikhaila Smith

3:39

Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars (Pt. 2, Faded)

Max Ruisi, Max Richter

3:12

IV. The Old Cow Died

3:03

Asanga

7:50

Rachtime (Live)

5:31

Für Alina (Version 1)

Georgijs Osokins

2:29

II. Giga

Gleb Dontsov, Marianna Terteryan

4:11

American Beauty (Arr. for Orchestra by David Le Page)

David Le Page, David Gordon, Orchestra of the Swan

3:18

Seal Lullaby (Arr. for Violin, Piano, and Chorus by Jonathan Newman)

Grant Gershon, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Anne Akiko Meyers

4:18

Variations for the Healing of Arinushka

Georgijs Osokins

3:30

Standing as I do before God

Nigel Short, Tenebrae, Emma Walshe

5:42

Vagalam

Jérémy Hababou

3:17

If She Could Dance Naked Under Palm Trees

Jack Sheen, London Symphony Orchestra

2:47

The Years After

Annika Blomfeldt, Jan strand, Magnus John Anderson

3:19

Da pacem Domine

SANSARA, Fretwork, Tom Herring

5:01

II. Danzetta

Gidon Kremer, Magdalena Ceple

2:36

I. Movido, urgente

Julian Azkoul, United Strings of Europe

6:36

III

Julian Kershaw, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Kerenza Peacock

2:48

Triune

Olivia Belli, Louisa Fuller, Chris Worsey, John Metcalfe

2:21

II. Vayachalom (And he dreamed)

Jaap van Zweden, Synergy Vocals, New York Philharmonic

2:27

III. V'hinei, sulam mutzav artza (And behold, a ladder set up on the Earth)

Synergy Vocals, Jaap van Zweden, New York Philharmonic

3:20

Canton

5:25

Wings

Jessie Marcella

5:06

Bank On

David Longstreth, stargaze, Dirty Projectors

6:15

III. Splashdown (Live)

David Alan Miller, Albany Symphony, Elissa Johnston

8:01

Anemos

Chris Worsey, Olivia Belli

2:46

II. The Selfish - stung by wasps

Thomas Adès, London Philharmonic Orchestra

1:58

Indri and the Asian Barred Owl

Kingdom Orchestra, The Listening Planet, Steward Copeland, Troy Miller

4:08

Kyrie

Tõnu Kaljuste, Concerto Copenhagen, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

3:01

The Fly (From "The Fly")

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Ludwig Wicki

1:53

II. Is Anybody Out There

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Robert Ziegler, London Voices

2:16

V. Credo

Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players

5:28

Trails

Juha Mäki-Patola

2:54

II. The Bench by the Dam

1:26

Berriedale at Dawn

Jess Gillam Ensemble, Jess Gillam

3:22

Ritual

3:40

Lullaby

Kristina Arakelyan

3:09

Tshepo - I

Alan Keary, Abel Selaocoe, Rakhi Singh, Dudù Kouate, Manchester Collective, Fred Thomas

2:52

The Orchard (Music from "The Screens")

Jeffrey Zeigler, Philip Glass

4:08

II. Vivacious

George Xiaoyuan Fu, James Larter

1:25

I. Cadenza

Stephen Hough, Hallé, Mark Elder

6:44

Offertorium

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Marc Desmons, Mikko Franck

5:16