Throughout history, composers who have been known for championing a particular musical style have shocked their fans by radically and suddenly changing their aesthetic.  Why does this happen, and who’s changing their style in the modern era?

Hosted by Seth Boustead

George Rochberg: String Quartet No. 3 (excerpt)

George Rochberg: Bagatelle No. 3, con brio

Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (excerpt)

Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony No. 8 (excerpt)

David del Tredeci: I Hear an Army (excerpt)

David del Tredeci: Final Alice (excerpt)

Arvo Pärt: Nekrolog (excerpt)

Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten

John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine

John Adams: Harmonielehre, Part II (excerpt)

Lois V. Vierk: Timberline (excerpt)