May 21, 2019

Watch Ensemble Signal play Jonny Greenwood

New York based Ensemble Signal, a classical group dedicated to performing contemporary and diverse works, performed Jonny Greenwood's two classical pieces 'Three Miniatures from Water' and '88 (No. 1)', Pitchfork reports. “It’s good to see musicians in the raw, away from stage lighting and backing tracks—as if they've just stopped by an office to play over a lunch break, with desk-bound employees watching on,” Radiohead guitarist writes in his introduction to the performance, saying he’s a longtime fan of the NPR series - “The performances should expose flaws, but instead they tend to expose musicians being casually brilliant". Watch the performances here, and here you can listen to Greenwood's interview about important artists in his life, from Kid Creole and the Coconuts to Krzysztof Penderecki and Steve Reich.