Modernism

  • 6. Midnight: Davis/Evans × O’Keeffe

    6. Midnight: Davis/Evans × O’Keeffe

    Miles DavisAmerican, 1926–1991Bill EvansAmerican, 1929–1980Blue in Green (1959)Recommended recording: Kind of Blue, Miles Davis, trumpet; John…

  • 4. Cubism: Prokofiev × Léger

    4. Cubism: Prokofiev × Léger

    Sergei ProkofievRussian, 1891–1953Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83 (1942)III. PrecipitatoRecommended recording: Ayako Uehara,…

  • 2. Impressionism: Debussy × Monet

    2. Impressionism: Debussy × Monet

    Claude DebussyFrench, 1832–1905La mer (“The Sea,”1903–05)I. De l’aube à midi sur la mer (“From dawn to…