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August 2008
Nature Sounds
Friday, August 29, 2008
Music that invokes nature is featured, including Ralph Vaughan Williams' "The Lake in the Mountains" and Dvorak's "Silent Woods." Host David Garland even gets in on the act with his own recordings of real nature sounds, and we hear composer Lou Harrison recite his own poetry in his chamber work, "Songs in the Forest."
Solstice
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
One of the first composers to infuse Western music with Eastern elements, Lou Harrison began his experimentation by adapting traditional European instruments to emulate exotic sounding ones. We hear an early example in his energetic dance ballet from 1950, "Solstice," which combines the tack piano with celesta for a gamelan-like effect.
Remembering Robert Bass
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Robert Bass, beloved music director of the Collegiate Chorale for 28 years, passed away yesterday at his home in Manhattan. In honor of his memory, we feature his excellent recording of Ludwig van Beethoven's Cantata "The Glorious Moment" with the Collegiate Chorale, the Orchestra of St. Lukes, and soloists Deborah Voigt, Elizabeth Futral, Gregory Cross and Jan Opalach.
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Happy Birthday Lenny
Monday, August 25, 2008
Today marks the 90th Anniversary of Leonard Bernstein's birth, and we'll hear a lot of Bernstein throughout the evening, from "Candide" to the "Dybbuk" Ballet. Also, music by Bernstein's friend and colleague, Aaron Copland, and one of Bernstein's favorite composers, Gustav Mahler.
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Best of WNYC Music: DJ Mark Morris; Rufus Wainwright in Concert
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Mark Morris takes a break from his day job as choreographer to spin unusual tracks by his favorite West Coast composers. Also, Bob Boilen and Jad Abumrad co-host Rufus Wainwright's sold-out concert at the Gramercy Theater in New York.
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Best of WNYC Music: Mark Morris Film Scores; NY Phil in North Korea
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Choreographer Mark Morris joins Evening Music host David Garland for a movie music roundup, including Bernard Herrmann's iconic soundtrack to "The Day the Earth Stood Still." Also, John Schaefer travels abroad — far abroad — to bring us the New York Philharmonic's historic concert in Pyongyang, North Korea.
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Best of WNYC Music: Ute's International Cabaret Picks; Hilary Hahn and Josh Ritter; Winds at the 92nd Street Y
Friday, August 22, 2008
The Best of WNYC Music continues with Ute Lemper, who spins her favorite recordings from the global cabaret community. Violinist Hilary Hahn and singer-songwriter Josh Ritter team up for a genre-busting concert at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Sara Fishko serves up another concert from the 92nd Street Y, featuring music for winds by Dvořák, Poulenc and Debussy.
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Best of WNYC Music: Contemporary Cabaret; Tania León's Ácana
Thursday, August 21, 2008
From Lou Reed to Nina Hagen and Roger Waters, Ute Lemper surveys the great cabaret-inspired contemporary artists whose roots stretch back to Berlin. Also, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra performs a new work by Tania León, called "Ácana."
John Schaefer and Terrance McKnight co-host the Orpheus broadcast, which also features Aaron Copland's "Latin American Sketches," Ernest Chausson's "Poème de l'Amour et de la Mer" (Poem of Love and the Sea) with Dame Felicity Lott, and George Bizet's Symphony in C Major.
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Related Audio: Dame Felicity Lott
Terrance McKnight chats with Dame Felicity Lott about various subjects, including the challenges of singing Chausson's "Poème de l'Amour et de la Mer."The Fishko Files: Tania León
Sara Fishko profiles composer Tania León in this episode from October 27, 2006.Best of WNYC Music: Weimar Kabarett; Brandenburg Project
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Guest DJ Ute Lemper examines the era that defines Berlin Cabaret: a brilliant flash of artistic adventurousness before the oppression of the Nazi regime. We hear original stars of that era and recordings from leading modern interpreters of the repertoire.
In the 8PM hour, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra premieres a work from its ongoing Brandenburg Project: Christopher Theofanidis' "Muse," paired with its inspiration, Bach's "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 3.
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Best of WNYC Music: Brecht without Weill; Orphic Memories; Tokyo String Quartet
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Guest DJ Ute Lemper ransacked her personal collection to find material that illuminates one of the great literary geniuses of the 20th century. We not only hear the songs and poems of Berthold Brecht, but also rare audio clips of the poet himself in action, including his testimony before the HUAC in 1947.
During the 8PM hour, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra serves up the world premiere of Ingram Marshall's "Orphic Memories," a new concerto grosso co-commissioned by WNYC. And don't miss a special episode of Music from the 92nd Street Y with Sara Fishko at 10PM, featuring the Tokyo String Quartet in performance from the stage of Kaufmann Concert Hall.
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Related Audio: Brecht and the HUAC
Listen to an excerpt of Berthold Brecht's testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1947.Musto on Musto (and Bastianello too)
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Composer/pianist John Musto joins Terrance McKnight in the studio to talk about his musical projects, and to present an exclusive live recording of his new opera "Bastianello." Dealing craftily with the "interplay of humor and melancholy" found in married life, "Bastianello" dazzled audiences and critics at its World premiere in Weill Hall last March when it was mounted by the New York Festival of Song.
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Celebrate Brooklyn! Live
Friday, August 01, 2008
Airs Friday, August 1 at 8PM on 93.9FM
David Garland hosts this special concert recorded live by WNYC in the Prospect Park Bandshell last month. Presented by Celebrate Brooklyn! and Wordless Music, the program pairs the progressive Metropolis Ensemble with indie rock sensation Deerhoof. Featured works include Ryan Francis and Ricardo Romaneiro's "The Rite: Remixed" — an electronic re-working of Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," as well as selections from Deerhoof's upcoming album Offend Maggie.
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