There was a time when hard lines existed between genres, but they seem long gone when tenor John Potter and electronic composer m: Ambrose Field can create a very 21st century take on 15th century musical frameworks with Being Dufay (2009), while Norwegian keyboardist m: Jon Balke conjoins baroque string ensemble and Fourth World progenitor, trumpeter m: Jon Hassell into a century and culture-spanning Siwan (2009). It’s no coincidence that both recordings are on ECM; with If Grief Could Wait, the German label continues its defiance of categorization with a collection of spiritual and secular songs crossing 400 years…

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Giovanna Pessi / Susanna Wallumrod: If Grief Could Wait