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New Sounds

Sunday, March 21, 2004
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    Program #2033

    Kronos's Nuevo, a panorama of south-of-the-border music, is one of the quartet's most adventurous outings to date. The disc is striking not only for its over-amped, firecracker sonics but the exhilarating arrangements, mostly by composer Oslvaldo Golijov. On this edition of New Sounds, hear highlights from the CD, including a cocktail pop tune by Esquivel, a chamber arrangement of Revueltas's sprawling "Sensemaya," and "12/12," perhaps the wildest cut, featuring sirens, parade noises, a melancholy tune, and blaring radios - all bound together by Rock en Espanol heroes Cafe Tacuba.

PROGRAM #2033, Classical "World Music"(First aired on 4/25/02)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Kronos Quartet

Nuevo

Trad., arr. O. Golijov: El Llorar [3:37]
Esquivel, arr. O. Golijov: Mini Skirt [2:48]

Nonesuch 79649**, www.nonesuch.com*

 

Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble

Silk Road Journeys

Chi passa per'sta strada [ 5:00]

Sony Classical 89782** www.sonyclassical.com * or www.silkroadproject.org

John Williams & Friends

The Magic Box

Musha Musiki [4:30]

Sony Classical 89483*
www.sonyclassical.com

Kronos Quartet

Nuevo

O. Golijov: K'in Sventa Ch'ul Me'tik Kwadulupe [6:00]

See above.

John Williams & Friends

The Magic Box

Maki [4:30]
Sangara [3:30]
O Bia [4:00]

See above.

Kronos Quartet

Nuevo

12/12 (with Café Tacuba) [11:39]

See above.

*, ** Find the recordings you've heard - go to the New Sounds Recordings Information page

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