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Episode #2283

Program #2283

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Wednesday, May 12, 2004

  • (bust of Frank Zappa)

Frank Zappa came to music by Edgar Varèse in his teens and was, according to Pierre Boulez, “hypnotized by [music of] Edgar Varèse.” The influence of this music was not so much that Zappa became a follower of Varèse, but that it stimulated his ambitions to become a composer. On this episode of New Sounds, hear music composed by the late guitarist and innovator, Frank Zappa. Listen to some of his dense and demanding work written for the Ensemble Intercontemporain (and commissioned by Boulez.) Hear The Ensemble Modern, Zappa's "last band," from their recent CD of Zappa’s works, along with brass arrangements of Zappa tunes by the Meridian Arts Ensemble. Plus, Frank Zappa spins Baroque composer Francesco Zappa’s classical pieces on his Synclavier and the Finnish Ensemble Ambrosius plays Zappa's music on Baroque instruments.

PROGRAM #2283, The "Classical" Frank Zappa (First aired 5/12/2004)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Frank Zappa

Hot Rats

Peaches En Regalia, excerpt [2:00]

Rykodisc #10508** www.rykodisc.com

Ensemble Modern/Frank Zappa

Greggery Peccary And Other Persuasions

Peaches En Regalia [3:00]
A Pig With Wings [4:30]
Revised Music For Low Budget Orchestra [7:30]
What Will Rumi Do? [1:30]
Night School [5:30]

RCA Red Seal 82876-59842 www.bmgclassics.com OR direct from EM www.ensemble-modern.com

Ensemble Ambrosius

live

Night School [4:30]

This performance is available for download from Ensemble Ambrosius' site: www.ensembleambrosius.com
There is a recorded version on the Ensemble Ambrosius' record, "The Zappa Album" BIS/Northern Lights 5013, distr. in the USA by Qualiton Imports www.qualiton.com

Francesco Zappa/ arr. Frank Zappa

Zappa plays Zappa

Trio Sonata #1 [3:00]

Barking Pumpkin #74202, reissued on Rykodisc #10546 Available through Available for purchase at Amazon.com*

Ensemble Ambrosius

live

Uncle Meat [4:00]

See above.

Duo Sonare

Plays Zappa, Debussy, Albeniz, Piazzola

Uncle Meat [2:30]

Sound Star-ton #31111, out of print, but try Amazon.de (B0000289GJ ) Info about the Duo at www.duosonare.de

Meridian Arts Ensemble

Smart Went Crazy

T'mershi Duween [1:39]
Dupree's Paradise [3:00]

Channel Classics #4192, www.channelclassics.com
OR available through
Available for purchase at Amazon.com*

Fireworks

First Tracks

Zappa: The Black Page #2 [3:30]

Available at cdbaby.com/cd/fireworksmusic01
Info at www.fireworks-ensemble.org

*, ** - Find the recordings you've heard - go to the New Sounds Recordings Information page

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