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New Sounds

Wednesday, May 28, 2008
  • Jacob TV (jacobterveldhuis.com)
    Jacob Ter Veldhuis, a.k.a. Jacob TV (jacobterveldhuis.com)

    New Music from Holland

    Home to one of Europe’s most active new music scenes, the small country of Holland has produced some big names in the music world. On this edition of New Sounds, we’ll hear from Louis Andriessen, Cornelius de Bondt, Jacob Ter Veldhuis (aka Jacob TV), Simeon Ten Holt, and more.

PROGRAM #2666, New Music from Holland (First aired on Tuesday, 4/17/07)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Orkest de Volharding

Trajekten

L. Andriessen: Dat gebeurt in Vietnam [2:30]

NM Classics #92021 Out of print, but check this site for info: www.volharding.com

Louis Andriessen

De Staat

Excerpt [13:00]

Nonesuch #79251 ** www.nonesuch.com *

Jacob TV

Shining City

The Body of Your Dreams [8:30]

Basta #3091742 www.bastamusic.com

Cornelis de Bondt

Bloed

La deploration sur la mort de Johannes Ockeghem, arrangement of a 5-part motet by Josquin des Prez [7:30]

NBE Live #004 www.nedelands
blazersensemble.nl

Simeon ten Holt

Meandres

Sections 1-8 [5:30]

NM Classics #92106 Out of print, but try another recording of the work on Brilliant Classics # 7795. music.brilliantclassics.com

Jozef van Wissem

Simulacrum

US Drone Strikes Again [4:30]

BV Haast #0104 www.bvhaast.nl

Paul Griffiths & Frances-Marie Uitti

There Is Still Time

Bells [2:30]

ECM #1882 www.ecmrecords.com

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