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New Sounds

Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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    A Musical Travelogue

    Listen to a musical tour through cities of Eastern Europe (mostly) on this New Sounds program. There's music from German composers Max Richter, and the mischievous Hauschka (aka Volker Bertelmann), along with Italian Ludovico Einaudi, and Serbian-American composer Milos Raickovich. Hear musical portraits of Prague, Belgrade, Warsaw, and Yerevan, the Armenian capital. Plus, a musical portrait of Baghdad.

PROGRAM # 2828, a Musical Travelogue of Eastern Europe, mostly (First aired on Tuesday, July 29, 2008)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Ludovico Einaudi

Eden Roc

Yerevan [2:30]

Ponderosa no #
www.ponderosa.it *

David Bowie/ Brian Eno

Low

Warszawa [6:30]

Rykodisc #10142, now reissued on Virgin.** Available for purchase at Amazon.com*

Max Richter

Memoryhouse

Sarajevo [4:00] The Twins (Prague) [2:00]

Late Junction / BBC, www.maxrichter.com OR purchase on amazon.co.uk

24 Postcards in Full Colour

Return to Prague [1:00]
Berlin By Overnight [1:30]
The Tartu Piano [2:00]
In Louisville at 7 [1:00]
A Sudden Manhattan of the Mind [2:30]

Fat Cat CD - CD13-07 www.fat-cat.co.uk
More info and tour dates: www.myspace.com/maxrichtermusic

Hauschka

A Room To Expand

Belgrade [3:30]

Fat Cat # CD 13-06
www.fat-cat.co.uk*

Milos Raickovich

Private recording

B-A-G-D-A-D [7:30]

Info at raickovich@aol.com

Ludovico Einaudi

Eden Roc

Yerevan II [1:00]

See above.

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  • [1] John Flowers from Greenpoint, Brooklyn July 30, 2008 - 12:58PM

    I can't find the podcast for New Sounds. Is there one? If not, consider this comment a suggestion for the Suggestion Box, then. Thanks, John
  • [2] Wray from New York July 31, 2008 - 11:50PM

    Wow. We heard Max Richter at Poisson Rouge -- but the absolutely amazing thing that night was Bruce Brubaker's performance. Wow!
  • [3] michael from austin August 02, 2008 - 02:13PM

    what an amazing piece.

    some of my favs.

    thanks!
  • [4] New Sounds Assistant from New York, NY August 06, 2008 - 12:34PM

    Hi John, We are working hard on developing the much-requested New Sounds podcast. Gathering all of the requisite rights and clearances is a tricky business, but as soon as we have amassed enough of them to establish a regular podcast, we will start posting them on the website. Thanks for listening and stay tuned!

    Best, Caryn

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