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Contemporary Classical
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- Classical / Art Music
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Meet Contemporary Classical
Contemporary Classical is a branch of the Classical / Art Music family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Contemporary Classical is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Pierre Boulez, Nieuw Belgisch Kamerorkest and Eduard Brunner.
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Parent genreClassical / Art Music
Current genreContemporary Classical
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Continental Europe · Contemporary Classical
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01Verto2003 · Contemporary Classical · contemporary classicalOpen in new tab 02Act 42011 · Contemporary Classical · contemporary classicalOpen in new tab 03Le Marteau sans maître : V. "Bel édifice et les pressentiments", version première2013 · classical · contemporary classicalOpen in new tab 04Hommage à R. Sch., op. 15d: IV. [Felhő valék, már süt a nap…] [töredék – töredék] (Calmo, scorrevole)1995 · classical · contemporary classicalOpen in new tab 05Salut d’amour2000 · classical · contemporary classicalOpen in new tab 067 Haïkaï : VI. Les oiseaux de Karuizawa2015 · classical · contemporary classicalOpen in new tab 07Messagesquisse: Très rapide2022 · classical · contemporary classicalOpen in new tab 08Pelimannimuotokuvia, op. 26: IV. Pelimannin elamankappale1991 · classical · contemporary classicalOpen in new tab 09A Finnish Myth1995 · classical · contemporary classicalOpen in new tab 102001: A Space Odyssey1997 · Contemporary Classical · contemporary classicalOpen in new tab
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