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New Sounds

Saturday, April 28, 2007
  • Moon Power Line
    (© Philip Cunningham)

    To The Moon, Alice!

    For this New Sounds program, hear songs to the moon, about the moon, and higher than the moon. From Schoenberg to Pink Floyd, along with songs about Luna and lunacy by Savina Yannatou, John Cale, and Susana Baca, this nocturnal hour will be packed full of ebbs and flows. Plus, there’s music by Osvaldo Golijov, Daniel Melingo and Nick Drake, to name a few more.

PROGRAM # 2412, Singing To The Moon (First aired 5/11/05)

ARTIST(S) RECORDING CUT(S) SOURCE
Various artists Piano: French Masters Debussy: Claire de Lune, excerpt [2:00] Sony Classical #62367 www.sonyclassical.com
Savina Yannatou Terra Nostra With The Moon I’m Walking [3:30] ECM #1856** www.ecmrecords.com
Paulo Bragança Amai January, Night, Full Moon [3:30] Luaka Bop #46334 www.luakabop.com*
Various artists Kerouac –Kicks Joy Darkness John Cale: The Moon [3:00] Rykodisc #10329 www.rykodisc.com
Luminescent Orchestrii Live Moon Song [4:00] Lumi #1002
www.lumi.org
Susana Baca Susana Baca Luna Llena [3:30] Luaka Bop #46627**
www.luakabop.com *
Various artists The Rough Guide To Tango Nuevo Daniel Melingo: Sin Luna [2:30] World Music Network #1140** www.worldmusic.net
Nick Drake Pink Moon Pink Moon [2:00] Rykodisc/Hannibal #4436 www.rykodisc.com
Osvaldo Golijov Ayre The Moon [4:00] Due in Fall 2005 on Deutsche Grammophon
Jocelyn Pook The Merchant of Venice Soundtrack How Sweet The Moonlight [4:30] Decca #475 6367** www.deccaclassics.com*
Arnold Schoenberg Pierrot Lunaire Der Kranke Mond [2:30] Victoria #19038
Several other recordings of this piece are in print and available in some stores, or online
Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon Brain Damage/Eclipse [6:30] Capitol # #46001**
Or available at Amazon.com*
California Guitar Trio Pathways Moonlight Sonata, Adagio Sostenuto [2:30] Discipline #9803
www.cgtrio.com*
Michael Manring New Sounds Live/NY Guitar Festival, 92 St. Y, 1/20/02 Selene, excerpt [2:00] Appears on the CD, Soliloquy. Available at CDBaby.com

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