50 hours of music, by accident
An essential listening journey with featured works by winners of the Ernst von Siemens Musikpreis since 1974 -- curated by Sheila Maceira
I have once heard of the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize but back then, for some reason, I missed the opportunity to explore it more deeply. As I read about it recently - in connection with the 2026 award given to the giant Jordi Savall - I decided it was time.
Somewhere along the way, the answer turned into a musical expedition.
Starting with the prize’s remarkable list of laureates I eventually built not one but three listening journeys:
- The Doors Open — familiar ways into extraordinary music;
- New Ways of Hearing — where the language begins to change;
- At the Frontier — music that asks the ears to venture further.
This time, I added complete works rather than excerpts. The result: more than 50 hours of music I mostly don’t fully know yet.
Quite a great outcome for a question I asked out of curiosity.
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