Music by Steve Reich on this New Sounds - a piece of classical music for a rock band - his "2 x 5," from a new recording. There's also music for electric guitar in a chamber music setting by Canadian composer Tim Brady, inspired by Dmitri Shostakovich, "Hocket, Canon, Fugue." Plus, listen to a work for a hybrid electro-acoustic ensemble by Paola Prestini.
PROGRAM # 3108, Classical Ensembles Rock It (First aired on 8/27/2010)
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ARTIST(S) |
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Tim Brady |
My 20th Century |
Double Quartet pt 3: Hocket, Canon, Fugue [12:38] |
Actuelle CD 189 |
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Bang on a Can |
Double Sextet / 2 x 5 |
Steve Reich : 2 x 5 [22:00] |
Nonesuch 524583 |
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VisionIntArt Ensemble with |
VIA: Sounds : Klange |
Paola Prestini: Ordinary Hills [7:43] |
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Tim Brady |
My 20th Century |
Double Quartet pt 2 : An Infinity of Four, excerpt [7:00] |
See above. |
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