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John Schaefer (Christine Butler)Program #2111
On this special episode of New Sounds, John Schaefer presents his annual, highly subjective, completely opinionated list of the ten best new-music releases of 2002. If this goes down as a lousy year for the music industry, 2002 also gave us plenty of resourceful, visionary, and substantive recordings. Diversity is the watchword. Highlights include some Mexican-flavored string quartets, adventurous indie rock (hint: it's a band which was dumped by its record label only to go on and produce its career masterpiece), and Osvaldo Golijov's Passion According to Saint Mark, an in-your-face, percussion-filed work which marched across America to huge acclaim. Note: Be sure and tune in for tonight's New Sounds Listener Poll show!
PROGRAM #2111, A completely opinionated list of the Top 10 new
music recordings of 2002
(First aired on January 9, 2003)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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10. John Luther Adams |
The Light That Fills The World |
The Farthest Place, excerpt [4:30] |
Cold Blue #CB-0010 |
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9. Peter Garland |
Another Sunrise |
Another Sunrise [5:00] |
Mode #110 |
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8. Steve Reich |
Alarm Will Sound plays Tehillim & The Desert Music |
The Desert Music, 1st movement [4:00] |
Cantaloupe #21009 |
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7. Wilco |
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot |
I am trying to break your heart [4:00] |
Nonesuch #79669 |
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6. Tin Hat Trio |
The Rodeo Eroded |
O.N.E.O. [3:30] |
Ropeadope Records Available for purchase at Amazon.com* |
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Background music: |
Mercy |
Shaking [3:00] |
ECM #1829 |
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5. John Adams |
Naive and Sentimental Music |
Chain to the Rhythm, excerpt [4:00] |
Nonesuch #79636 |
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4. Yo Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble |
Silk Road Journeys - When Strangers Meet |
Filippo Azzaiolo: Chi passa per'sta strada [5:00] |
Sony #89782 |
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3. Laurie Anderson |
Live At Town Hall, Sept. 19-20, 2001 |
Statue of Liberty [4:30] |
Nonesuch #79681 |
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2. Kronos Quartet |
Nuevo |
El Llorar [3:30] |
Nonesuch #79649 |
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1. Osvaldo Golijov |
La Pasion Segun San Marco / St. Mark Passion |
Soy Yo [2:30] |
Hänssler Classics 98.404* |
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