Paul Thomas is joined by guitarist, broadcaster and concert organiser Tom McKinney for a wide-ranging conversation about contemporary music. As well as discussing some recent new releases the discussion touches upon performances in unconventional venues and the art of commissioning new works.

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The music discussed in the show:

Haydn: String Quartets Op. 76 Nos. 1 - 3
Chiaroscuro Quartet
BIS - BIS2348
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8777472--haydn-string-quartets-op-76-nos-1-3

Vienne 1900 – Music by Mahler, Zemlinsky, Berg & Schoenberg
Eric Le Sage (piano), Zvi Plesser (cello), Daishin Kashimoto (violin), Paul Meyer (clarinet), Emmanuel Pahud (flute)
ALPHA - ALPHA588
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8789365--vienne-1900

Here We Are
Héloïse Werner (soprano); The Hermes Experiment
Delphian - DCD34244
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8794320--here-we-are

Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time & Catlin Smith: Among the Tarnished Stars
Anton Lukoszevieze (piano), Mira Benjamin (violin), Heather Roche (clarinet) & Philip Thomas (piano)
Another Timbre - AT143
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8623053--messiaen-quartet-for-the-end-of-time-catlin-smith-among-the-tarnished-stars

Morton Feldman Piano
Philip Thomas (piano)
Another Timbre – AT144
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8676745--morton-feldman-piano

Spilled Out From Tangles
Juliet Fraser (soprano)
Huddersfield Contemporary Records - HCR23CD
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8768008--spilled-out-from-tangles

Messiaen: Catalogue d'oiseaux Books 1-7
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
PENTATONE - PTC5186670
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8404435--messiaen-catalogue-doiseaux-books-1-7

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