Music

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Tod Machover Recorded Music

• Death and the Powers (CD, BMOP 2021)
• Quattro Mani (Bridge 2017)
• Death and the Powers (DVD, Hanoa 2015)
• …But Not Simpler… (Bridge 2011)
• Hyperstring Trilogy (Oxingale 2003)
• Resurrection (Opera; Albany 2002)
• Angels – Voices from Eternity – Boston Camerata (Erato 1997)
• Bounce (Bridge 1994)
• Flora (Bridge 1990)
• VALIS (Opera; Bridge 1988) – New York Times Best CD of the Year
• Spectres (Bridge 1986)
• Music of Tod Machover “Light”, “Soft Morning, City” (Reissue of Composers Recordings 1984)

Also with tracks by Tod Machover:

• Vinyl Cello – Matt Haimovitz (Oxingale 2007)
• Anthem – Matt Haimovitz, “With Dadaji in Paradise” (Oxingale 2003)
• Messiah Remix (Cantaloupe Music 2009)
• Transient Glory II – The Young People’s Chorus of New York City (Vital Records 2008)
• New Music with Guitar – David Starobin (Bridge 1993)
• Hidden Sparks: Violin Works of Carter, Machover, Melby & Shapey (New World Records 1997)

Stream online:

• “Gammified” (2019, excerpt). Kronos Quartet (world premiere)
• “Philadelphia Voices (2019). Philadelphia Orchestra with Yannick Nézet-Séguin (world premiere). Excerpts: Opening. Block Party.
• “Symphony in D” (2015). Detroit Symphony Orchestra with Leonard Slatkin (world premiere)
• “A symphony for Lucerne” (Eine Sinfonie für Luzern). Lucerne Festival Orchestra (world premiere)
• “Launch music” from “Symphony in D” for the Detroit Symphony
• “Symphony for our Times” from the World Economic Forum (world premiere)
• “Breathless” – Flute concerto with Carol Wincenc and Bemidji Symphony Orchestra (world premiere)
• “Vocal Vibrations,” Cocoon excerpt
• “A Symphony for Perth: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea“, world premiere
• “Festival City” – enhanced BBC recording of world premiere
• “Chomsky Suite” – Kronos Quartet and Noam Chomsky (video)
• Excerpts from “…but not simpler” (Bridge Records 2011)
• Flora, with original HD video
• Machover’s ‘Chansons d’Amour’ on WHRC – two excerpts available here
• Machover’s ‘Bounce’ and ‘Vinyl Cello’ on WHRC – interesting essay
• NPR Classical reviews Tod Machover’s “Jeux Deux”

Death and the Powers

• Scene by scene libretto and video excerpts
• Video Trailer for Death and the Powers
• Read about Music and Instrumentation on the Death and the Powers Web site.

Skellig

• Listen! Sounds from Skellig (Scene 6)

Resurrection

• Scene by scene libretto and video excerpts

Brain Opera

• Brain Opera Compilation video (New York, Copenhagen, Tokyo)
• Minsky Melodies
• Complete Brain Opera (audio only)