Composer Philip Glass and cellist Wendy Sutter present Glass's major seven-movement work for solo cello, "Songs and Poems" for this edition of New Sounds. The pieces are intense, dark, and beautiful, at times reminiscent of Bach and but also steeped in the romantics. There is definitely an awareness of using the cello’s range to sing and approximate the human voice, and Sutter’s playing is lyrical and warm, earning comparisons to late Mstislav Rostropovich, and less brutal Janos Starker. We’ll hear highlights from the recording, which also contains “Tissues,” for cello, piano and percussion (2002), written for the original soundtrack recording to Godfrey Reggio's Naqoyqatsi.
PROGRAM #2790, Glass & Sutter (First aired on Wednesday, 4-16-08)
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Philip Glass |
Songs and Poems for Solo Cello |
Songs I-VII [32:00] Tissues 7+6 [3:00 + 3:00] |
Orange Mountain #0037 ** |
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Shoghaken Ensemble |
Traditional Dances of Armenia |
Shatakhi Dzernaper [2:30] |
Traditional Crossroads #4322 www.traditionalcrossroads.com |
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The program of cello music by Phillip Glass played by Wendy Sutter is an experience which transports me back to the beauty and transparency of Marin Marais. Bravo to both these great artists
The iconic composer Philip Glass has dramatically improved music's expressivity realm. Minimalism, where less IS more, concentrates on the essentials and repeats them for a fabric that atmospherically remains for a longer time than most music outside of Bach's contrapuntal music. Kudos to Glass for his imagination and adventurous spirit! Kenneth Bennett Lane, Wagnerian heldentenor and opera composer: "Shakespeare" & "The Political Shakespeare" and director, Richard Wagner Music Drama Institute, where actors are trained for the Shakespeare roles and big-voiced singers are coached in the Wagner opera roles. www.WagnerOpera/com
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