New and Noteworthy

Press Release: New Recording

Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) has released a new recording of Thomson’s celebrated first opera Four Saints in Three Acts, with a libretto by Gertrude Stein, on their BMOP/Sound label. Artistic Director Gil Rose, in photo, conducts this luminous first recording of the recently-published critical edition of the score. Read more...

Recordings of Thomson works to be released during 2016-17

Five albums of Virgil Thomson’s music are scheduled to be released during the 2016-2017 season. Four of these exciting recordings feature performances by Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Anthony Tommasini, Craig Rutenberg, and Monadnock Music, among others. A fifth release is a reissue of historic recordings compiled by Other Minds of San Francisco. Read more...

Book Review

In this review of Library of America’s second volume of Virgil Thomson’s writings, The State of Music & Other Writings, chief classical music critic of the New York Times Anthony Tommasini reflects upon Thomson’s role in the American classical music industry. Mr. Tommasini offers a nuanced perspective on Thomson’s famously provocative writing, and on the inherent contradiction in being both an active composer and an important music critic concurrently. He leaves no doubt about the significant impact that Thomson had on the American music scene. Read more...

Thomson Library of America Volume Now Available

Following on the acclaimed 2014 edition of Virgil Thomson’s collected newspaper music reviews, Library of America and Pulitzer Prize–winning music critic Tim Page now present Thomson’s four classic full-length works in one volume for the first time.  Read more...

Recording Review

The Complete Songs of Virgil Thomson for Voice and Piano (Boston Globe). Read more...

Florestan Recital Project Releases The Complete Songs of Virgil Thomson for Voice and Piano Featuring Unpublished Works and Premiere Recordings

Marking the first complete recording of Virgil Thomson’s songs that were originally composed for voice and piano, The Complete Songs of Virgil Thomson for Voice and Piano provides a more complete understanding of one of the most important composers of the 20th century. Featuring performances by the Florestan Recital Project, the three-disc recording offers a unique window into both Thomson’s compositional evolution, and changing musical concerns throughout his remarkable career. Read more...

Florestan Recital Project

In anticipation of the release of their recording, The Complete Songs of Virgil Thomson for Voice and Piano, Florestan Recital Project created this promotional video featuring commentary by Aaron Engebreth, Alison d’Amato and Scott Wheeler. Watch it now to learn more about this important recording, hailed in the Boston Globe as a “landmark contribution to musical culture”. Read more...