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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\u2019s changing their style in the modern era?

Hosted by Seth Boustead
\nProduced by Jesse McQuarters

George Rochberg: String Quartet No. 3 (excerpt)
\nConcord String Quartet

George Rochberg: Bagatelle No. 3, con brio
\nEvan Hirsh, p.

Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (excerpt)
\nPolish Nat\u2019l Radio Symphony Orchestra/Penderecki

Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony No. 8 (excerpt)
\nWarsaw Nat\u2019l Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir/Antoni Wit

David del Tredeci: I Hear an Army (excerpt)
\nComposers String Quartet; Phyllis Bryn-Julson, s.

David del Tredeci: Final Alice (excerpt)
\nCSO/Solti; Hendricks, s.

Arvo P\xe4rt: Nekrolog (excerpt)
\nStockholm Philharmonic/J\xe4rvi

Arvo P\xe4rt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
\nEstonian National Symphony Orchestra/J\xe4rvi

John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
\nSan Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas

John Adams: Harmonielehre, Part II (excerpt)
\nSan Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas

Lois V. Vierk: Timberline (excerpt)
\nRelache/Lloyd Shorter
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