28 March 2012

Ish bin ein Berliner.

Set #1 - 8:00am - 9:00am

*1. Alexander Zemlinksy: Sinfonietta (1934)
22:01

2. Arnold Schönberg: String Quartet op.7 (1905)
Lark Quartet: Eva Gruesser - violin, Jennifer Orchard - violin, Anna Kruger - viola, Astrid Schween - cello
Arabesque Recordings, Z6671
44:16

Set #2 - 9:00am - 10:00am

3. Arnold Schönberg: Brettl-Lieder (1901)
Text by Frank Wedekind, Otto Julius Bierbaum, Hugo Salus, Gustav Hochstetter, Colly & Emanuel Schikaneder
Jody Karin Applebaum - soprano, Marc-André Hamelin - piano
Masterpieces of Cabaret
Music & Arts, CD-729
20:33

4. Kurt Weill: Little Threepenny Music (1929)
24:01

5. Franz Schreker: Chamber Symphony (1916)
26:20

Tracks 4-5
Raffi Armenian - conductor, Canadian Chamber Ensemble
Music from Berlin in the 1920's
CBC Records, SMCD5010

Set #3 - 10:00am - 11:00am

*6. Alexander Zemlinksy: Die Seejungfrau [The Mermaid] (1903)
41:06
(A segue into next week's nautical opera.)

*Tracks 1 & 6
James Judd - conductor, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Naxos, 8.570240

21 March 2012

Set #1 - 8:00am - 9:30am

1. Béla Bartók: 14 Bagatelles (1908)
22:06

2. Béla Bartók: Out of Doors Suite (1926)
17:02

Tracks 1-2
Jerome Lowenthal - piano
Pro Piano Records, PPR224515

3. Jan Rääts: 24 Estonian Preludes (1989)
Lorenzo Meo - piano
The E.P.M. Project
n.l., n.n.
40:48

Set #2 - 9:30am - 11:00am

4. Jan Rääts: 24 Marginalia for 2 Pianos (1982)
Lorenzo Meo - piano
Boundaries: Music by Jan Rääts
n.l., n.n.
32:41

5. Boris Tishchenko: Sonata No.7 for Piano with Bells (1982)
Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein - piano, Michael Rosen - bells
Albany Records, TROY 096
51:29

14 March 2012

Today's show is brought to you by the letter H.

Set #1 - 8:00am - 9:00am

1. Siegmund von Hausegger: Natursymphonie (1911)
Ari Rasilainen - conductor, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln
CPO, 777 237-2
56:37

Set #2 - 9:00am - 10:00am

2. Lou Harrison: Seven Pastorales (1952)
Dennis Russell Davies - conductor, Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra
MusicMasters, 67089
19:31
3. Rodolfo Halffter: Don Lindo de Almería Suite (1936)
José Ramón Encinar - conductor, Orchestra of the Communidad de Madrid
Naxos, 8.557623
19:18

4. Alberto Ginastera: Popol Vuh (1975-83)
Leonard Slatkin - conductor, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
RCA, 09026-60993-2
25:07

Set #3 - 10:00am - 11:00am

5. Joseph Haydn: Symphony No.92 "Oxford" (1789)
25:55

6. Joseph Haydn: Symphony No.96 "Miracle" (1791)
23:09

Tracks 5-6
George Szell - conductor, Cleveland Orchestra
Sony, SBK 46332

06 March 2012

Special guest Amir Amiri joins me in the third hour to discuss his composition Nafas (Breath) for choir, santur, viola and percussion.

Listeners in the Winnipeg area can catch Amir's composition at Camerata Nova's Chant! concert on Saturday, March 10 at 8pm and Sunday, March 11 at 2pm, at Église Précieux-Sang (200 Kenny Street).

Set #1 - 8:00am - 9:00am

1. Miles Davis: Spanish Key (rec. Nov. 2006-July 2007)
Gino Banks - drums, Louiz Banks - piano/Fender Rhodes, Rakesh Chaurasia - flute (solo), Selva Ganesh - kanjira [frame drum], Adam Holzman - keyboards, Dave Liebman - Indian flute, Shankar Mahadevan - vocals, Rudresh Mahanthappa - alto sax, Sridhar Parthasarthy - mrdangam [double-sided drum], Taufiq Quresh - djembe/world percussion, Benny Rietvold - bass, Wallace Roney - trumpet, Mike Stern - guitar, Lenny White - drums
Miles from India
Times Square Records, TSQ-CD-1808
20:04

2. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Aag daman mein lag jai (rec. 1988?)
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party
The Supreme Collection Vol.1
Caroline Records, CAR 7552-2
26:18
("My life will be set on fire.")

3. Philip Glass & Ravi Shankar: "India" from Orion (2004)
Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman - conductor, Gaurav Mazumdar - sitar
Orange Mountain Music, OMM0021
12:51

Set #2 - 9:00am - 10:00am

4. Dhun Kafi (rec. 1963)
Ravi Shankar - sitar, Kanai Dutt - tabla
Ravi Shankar: In Celebration Highlights
EMI, CDC 7243 5 55617 2 5
12:31

5. Voices of Spring (rec. 2008)
Hossein Omoumi - ney & voice, Madjid Khaladj - tombak [goblet drum], daayereh [frame drum with jingles] & daf [frame drum], Amir Koushkani - tar [lute], Jessika Kenney - voice, Naser Musa - ud
Haft Dastgah Music, HDM1
43:27

Set #3 - 10:00am - 11:00am

6. Amir Amiri: Cortege
Amir Amiri - santur [hammered dulcimer], Linling Hsu - violin, Edgar Meyer - double bass
6:06

7. Andrew Balfour: Rosa mystica (2003)
Andrew Balfour - conductor, Camerata Nova
Camerata Nova: Mystica
Camerata Nova, n.n.
6:34

8. Amir Amiri: Rain
Amir Amiri - santur, Chris Jennings - double bass, Malcolm Lim - percussion
2:57

9. Dastgâh-e Shur
Hossein Farjami - santur
The Art of the Santoor from Iran: The Road to Esfahan
ARC Music, EUCD 1665
14:05