Episode #2780
Choral and Ambient Choral Music
Saturday, March 20, 2010
On this edition of New Sounds, sample some choral and ambient choral music. Hear David Lang's "Passing Measures," a slow work for bass clarinet, amplified orchestra, and women's voices, along with some of the powerful choruses from the opera "The Death of Klinghoffer" by John Adams. Also, portions of Brian Eno's Music for Airports. Music by Philip Glass and Harold Budd round out the show.
PROGRAM #2780, Choral & Ambient Choral Music (First aired on Friday, 3-21-08)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Philip Glass |
Analog |
River Run [2:00] |
Orange Mountain Music #0029** www.orangemountainmusic.com* |
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John Adams |
Harmonium / The Klinghoffer Choruses |
Night Chorus [3:30] |
Nonesuch #79549** www.nonesuch.com* |
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Harold Budd |
The Pavilion of Dreams |
Rossetti Noise [6:30] |
Editions EG #30 |
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Brian Eno |
Music for Airports |
1/2 [11:30] |
Editions EG #17 Available at Amazon.com* |
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David Lang |
The Passing Measures |
The Passing Measures, excerpt [12:00] |
Cantaloupe #21003 www.cantaloupemusic.com* |
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