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Program #2004
New York jazz performer and arranger Uri Caine has reworked Bach's Goldberg Variations for the 250th anniversary of J.S. Bach's death. Linking the improvisatory skills of Baroque musicians with those of jazz players, Caine's ensemble takes Bach's music back to its day with gamba quartet and lute. He also trips into the future with string quartet, tango, klezmer, jazz, and continues into the beyond, with 21st-century turntablists DJs Olive and Logic. To round out the show, Japanese pianist Aki Takahashi performs music by Akira Nishimura in the WNYC studio.
PROGRAM # 2004, Uri Caine, and Aki Takahashi (First aired on Wed. 2/6/02)
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Uri Caine Ensemble |
The Goldberg Variations |
Aria [2:00] |
Winter & Winter #WW 910-054. Winterproduction@compuserve.com ; also available at Amazon.com, and possibly in some better stores* (2 CD set is a German import). |
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Aki Takahashi |
Norwegian Wood |
A. Nishimura: Because [4:00] |
Eastworld #TOCE 7345. Japanese release, part of Takahashi's "Hyper Beatles" series. It appears not to be available outside Japan. |
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Akira Nishimura |
Works by Akira Nishimura, vol. 3 |
Mirror of the Stars [8:30] |
spanec #3199. Japanese release, apparently not available in the US. |
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Akira Nishimura |
Orchestral Works by Akira Nishimura |
A Stream - After Dark (Piano Concerto), excerpt [4:30] |
Camerata #28CM 523. Japanese release, apparently not available in the US. |
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Uri Caine Ensemble |
The Goldberg Variations |
The Eternal Variation [3:00] |
See above. |
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