00:00 Introduction00:41 Pieces that changed my life06:04 Thoughts on the ‘saturation’ movement08:48 Music and other art forms11:38 Is western music shallow?14:59 Beauty and modernism17:46 Are major keys happy and minor keys sad?20:11 Music and the body23:54 The techniques of today26:40 Early modernist harmony30:55 Finding your voice32:03 What is good counterpoint?34:05 Composition vs. tradition36:47 Avant-garde composers and the listening experience38:51 Will you make another album like The Tubular West?42:23 What is my favourite tonal music of today?43:25 Closing remarksSUPPORT THIS PODCASTPatreonDonorboxORDER SAMUEL ANDREYEV’S NEWEST RELEASEIridescent NotationLINKSYouTube channelOfficial WebsiteTwitterInstagramEdition Impronta, publisher of Samuel Andreyev’s scoresEPISODE CREDITSPost production: Marek IwaszkiewiczPodcast artwork photograph © 2019 Philippe StirnweissSupport the show