#3580: Spring Ahead
Finally, spring has technically sprung. For this New Sounds, hear music for the Vernal Equinox, including "spring" selections from Max Richter, who has recomposed Vivaldi's original set of violin concertos, "The Four Seasons," as well as reworkings of Stravinsky's ballet, "The Rite of Spring." From a brand-new record by The Bad Plus, hear a reduction of Stravinsky's score (now 101 years old), as translated for jazz trio -piano, bass, and drums- by these incredible musicians. There are a few twists to this adaptation; most notably electronic treatments supplied by bassist Dave Anderson to warp pianist Ethan Iverson's riffs in the opening section, and some swing patterns on the ride cymbal, along with other tastefully-chosen audibles on percussion by drummer Dave King that might never have been imagined.
Perhaps there will also be another Stravinsky reimagining by a Montreal-based quintet of viola da gamba, drums, electric guitar, bass clarinet/soprano saxophone, and violin, called Quartetski. And a whole lot more to celebrate the end of Winter's death grip.
PROGRAM #3580 Music Primavera - Music for Spring (First aired on 3/20/2014)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Kronos Quartet, San Francisco Girls Choir, Earl L.Miller, reed organ |
Winter Was Hard |
Aulis Sallinen: Winter Was Hard [1:40] |
Nonesuch 79181 |
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Max Richter Daniel Hope, violin |
Recomposed: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons |
Spring, opening movement [3:08] |
Deutsche Grammophone |
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Thomas Wilbrandt; Philharmonia Orchestra, |
The Electric V |
Vivaldi: Spring Sketches of Spring- Spring Twilight [1:19] |
London 425206 |
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Kris Bowers |
Heroes + Misfits |
Forever Spring [1:52] |
Concord Jazz - #7234353 / Universal |
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Gidon Kremer / Kremerata Baltica |
Eight Seasons |
Astor Piazzolla, “Primavera portena” Spring in Buenos Aires [5:43] |
Nonesuch 79568 |
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Birdsongs of the Mesozoic |
Dawn of the Cycads |
Excerpts from Rite of Spring [6:44] |
Cuneiform 274/275 |
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The Bad Plus |
The Rite of Spring |
Spring Rounds [4:52] |
Sony Masterworks 88843 02405 2 |
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Quartetski |
Does Stravinsky |
Rite of Spring pt 2, Opening: The Sacrifice [2:43] |
Actuelle AM 213 |
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Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble |
Songs of Ascension |
spring variation [4:05] |
ECM 2154 |
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Djivan Gasparyan |
Moon Shines At Night |
Lovely Spring [4:26] |
Gyroscope/Caroline #CAROL-6604. try Amazon.com or Sterns Music sternsmusic.com |
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Maira Baibakbaeva |
Recorded live at the City of London Festival 2000, at Church of St. Anne & St. Agnes |
Nauras (Joy of Spring Festival) [4:14] |
Not commercially available. |
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QQQ |
Unpacking the Trailer... |
Spring, excerpt [3:24] |
New Amsterdam Records 015 www.newamsterdam |
