Éliane Radigue's time in New York City was a pivotal turning point in her career, marking her transition from the tape-based methods of musique concrète to a lifelong mastery of modular synthesizers. The NYU Residency (1970–1971) In 1970, Radigue was invited to a...

Éliane Radigue, who passed away in February 2026 at the age of 94, was a composer who redefined our relationship with time and sound. Across a career spanning over six decades, she evolved from an apprentice of the musique concrète pioneers to a master of the modular synthesizer, and finally to a collaborative architect of acoustic drone. Her journey is not just one of technological shifts, but of a deep, lifelong commitment to the “inner richness of sound”.

Four Systems is an early work in Earle Brown’s development of open-form composition, notated through graphic means rather than fixed musical prescription. This recording presents four distinct realizations, each tracing a different structural path through the score’s visual architecture.

The work may be performed by any number of musicians and for any agreed duration. Its unfolding depends on moment-to-moment decisions by the performers, individually and collectively. Each realization emerges through interpretation and interaction, guided by the score’s spatial design rather than conventional notation.

The Unique Structure of Robert Ashley’s Television Opera Robert Ashley's Perfect Lives employs a deliberately unconventional narrative structure that significantly departs from traditional opera and from typical linear storytelling. The narrative follows an...