The Portfolio Composer

Ep 20-Michael Torke on Synesthesia and Vanity


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The music of Michael Torke has been called "some of the most optimistic, joyful and thoroughly uplifting music to appear in recent years" (Gramophone). Hailed as a "vitally inventive composer" (Financial Times) and "a master orchestrator whose shimmering timbral palette makes him the Ravel of his generation" (New York Times), Michael Torke has created a substantial body of works in virtually every genre.

In this episode Michael goes deep on synesthesia, intellectual pursuits, writing music for self-glory, being debt free, process, failure, commissions, and more!

Website:

  • www.michaeltorke.com
  • Recommended Listening

    • Edvard Grieg, Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major
    • Recommended Reading

      • David Graeber, Debt: The First 5,000 Years
      • Thomas Piketty, Capital in the Twenty-First Century
      • This episode’s Engraver’s Minute topic continues the discussion of fonts. You can see examples on the ND Music Edition website.

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