Doug Balliett appears in the following:
Strung-Out Sonatas from Yehudi Wyner and Lera Auerbach
Thursday, August 22, 2013
What do composers Yehudi Wyner, Michel Merlet and Russian-born composer Lera Auerbach all have in common? They've all contributed new examples to the ever-expanding repertoire of musi...
Summer Symphony Series #4
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Summer is quickly coming to a close. To commemorate the changing of the seasons, the Brothers serve up a final installment of their four-part Summer Symphony Series with music of Aaro...
Summer Symphony Series #3
Thursday, August 08, 2013
For the third installment of their 4-part Summer Symphony Series, the Brothers Balliett feature orchestral music of German composer Hans Werner Henze and American composer Milton Babbitt. Listen today at 3 pm.
Summer Symphony Series #2
Thursday, August 01, 2013
It's that magical time of year when musicians around the world gather in mountains and forests, at beaches and the coastline, to play music en masse. This week, the Brothers Balliett ...
Summer Symphony Series Number 1
Thursday, July 25, 2013
For the Brothers Balliett, summer conjures a time when it is ok to just sit back, relax, and enjoy some great orchestral music. Today at 3 pm, hear the kick-off their four-part Summer...
Special Ks
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Does your last name have to start with "K" to write awesome new music? No, but apparently it helps! This show pays homage to the eleventh letter of the alphabet and the remarkable com...
The Brothers' Bastille Day Special
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Hot on the heels of their America the Dissonant show, the Brothers move to la France to explore the wealth of the nation's great new music. Celebrate Bastille Day a few days early wit...
America the Dissonant
Thursday, July 04, 2013
America's the birthplace of plenty of musical styles, from jazz to hip-hop to minimalism, and today American music is as varied as its human landscape. Let's celebrate the Fourth with...
Recent Acquistions to the Brothers Balliett Library
Thursday, June 27, 2013
One of the best things about hosting a new-music radio show is the implied permission to blow a lot of one's own money on tons of new CDs. This week's show is built entirely from new ...
State of the String Quartet
Thursday, June 20, 2013
One of the best things about hosting a new-music radio show is the implied permission to blow a lot of one's own money on tons of new CDs. This week's show is built entirely from new ...
The Brothers Balliett Talk to Eric Nathan
Thursday, June 13, 2013
This week the Brothers kick off a new series that invites composers to play and discuss their own music, and help to curate the rest of the show. The inaugural guest in this new serie...
Krazy Koncertos
Thursday, June 06, 2013
Two samples from America and two from Europe are on the roster this week as The Brothers Balliett investigate that most wily of musical forms—the chamber concerto. Featuring music of ...
Early Music...Again??
Thursday, May 30, 2013
The sonic possibilities of historic instruments are indeed immeasurable. Today's composers have recently realized this—and with this realization came an entire orchestra of new sound ...
State of the Woodwind Quintet
Thursday, May 23, 2013
How does a composer approach writing a piece for five instruments that are so different in sound production that creating a perfectly blended sound is almost an impossible task? This ...
Outright Blinged-Out New Music from The Brothers
Thursday, May 16, 2013
What is the blingiest thing going on in new music? This week, The Brothers take an opportunity to look at some of the most glittering, exciting, unusual, and outright blinged-out musi...
The Electric Guitar Show
Thursday, May 09, 2013
The electric guitar: symbol of rebellion, youth, and danger or legitimate color to be used in serious composition? Perhaps it's both. The Brothers Balliett takes a critical look at th...
Paging Dr. Feldman, Dr. Morton Feldman
Thursday, May 02, 2013
On the fence about American composer Morton Feldman? Let the Brothers Balliett make you a fan with this week's episode featuring quintessential Feldman works. Listen today at 3 pm.
The Young and the Restless
Thursday, April 25, 2013
New York City has always been a haven for ensembles dedicated to new music, but the scene seems to have exploded recently. This week's program shows off a handful of great new music e...
Imaginary Beasts and the Composers Who Love Them
Thursday, April 18, 2013
What is it about imaginary animals that captures the human imagination? Borges imagined many monsters, as did Lewis Carroll, Maurice Sendak, and other literary luminaries. This week t...
Bizarre Instruments
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Last January, the Brothers Balliett presented the Grown-Person's Guide, examining the orchestra one section at a time. By popular request, this week, they add more recent and usual in...