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Evening Music

Friday, January 09, 2009
  • Lars Hollmer (cuneiformrecords.com)
    Lars Hollmer (cuneiformrecords.com)

    In Memoriam Lars Hollmer

    We offer a musical tribute to Swedish accordionist, keyboardist and composer Lars Hollmer, who passed away on Christmas day. Also, music for the Trautonium — an early electronic instrument used prominently by Alfred Hitchcock in his movie "The Birds."

    Also Featured Tonight:

    Maurice Ravel / Quatour A Cordes in F
    John Corigliano / "Snapshot: Circa 1909"
    Edvard Grieg / Norwegian Folk Tunes, Op. 66
    Olivier Messiaen / Fete Des Belles Eaux

Comments

  • [1] walter schretzman from in bedroom January 09, 2009 - 09:20PM

    I turned on radio as Hollmer music was playing-Thanks-have never heard it before-would love to hear it more-

    Is it available?

    My girlfriend,a classically trained musician and myself,totally toilet trained, both enjoy your weekend musical smorgasbort-(sp)

    I am so old I remember Spinning on Air on Saturday afternoons-also the HawaiainWarChant dance xtravaganza!


  • [2] David Garland from WNYC studio January 09, 2009 - 11:01PM

    Walter: You made me laugh! Here's Lars Hollmer's website:

    http://www.amigo.se/krax/home.htm

    That's a good place to start looking into his music.

    --David


  • [3] walter schretzman from in bedroom January 11, 2009 - 10:23AM

    Glad made you smile- Heard a hewitt rendition of a Bach piece -farewell to a friend or something like that-do you remember which piece?

    Also enjoyed sacred sunday series-God Bless you


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