Few composers write music that is as painterly as Kaija Saariaho’s. The Finnish composer is a master of color, timbre, and texture, seemingly able to create an array of previously unimagined sounds ...

Ever since it was launched in late 2018, new versions of Arturia’s flagship softsynth Pigments have rolled around on a fairly consistent annual schedule. Its last major update, v6, landed in January ...

Concerts and radio stations at this time of year are filled with both Christmas and winter holiday music. It would be impossible to define “Christmas music” beyond the use of specific religious texts ...