Play list 6/3/09 5-8pm

So here’s the play list… the 5pm hour saw the unexpected return of Trivial Pursuits! (my rock/etc. show from 05-08) .

6pm-8pm

Lang, D – Lying Cheating Stealing – Bang on a Can All Stars
Satie, E – Three Nocturnes – Aldo Ciccolini
Glazunov – Cortege Solennel – Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Tallis, T – Mass for Four Voices, Credo – The Hilliard Ensemble
Rzewski, F – North American Ballads, Which Side are you On? – Lisa Moore
Muhly, N – Etude 1 – Nadia Sirota
Liszt, F – Piano Concerto No. 1, mvmt 1 – Claudio Arrau, London Symphony Orchestra, cond. Sir Colin Davis

** Explorations**

Stephenson, A – Fantasy for Piano – Stephenson, A

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Schoenberg, A – PIerrot Lunaire, pt. III – Boulez, Minton, Barenboim
Gann, K – The Planets, Mars – Relache Ensemble
Ives, C – Central Park in the Dark – Boston Symphony Orchestra, cond. Seiji Ozawa
Elfman, D – Serenada Schizophrana: I Forget – Serenada Schizophrana
Glinsky, A – Toccata-Scherzo – Maria Bachmann ,Jon Klibonoff
Hailstork, A – Eight Variations on “Shalom Chaverim” – Andrey Kasparov

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They Might Be Giants Video:

Here’s what I played in the 5pm hour…

They Might Be Giants – Dr. Worm – Severe Tire Damage
Miles Daves – WIll O’ the Wisp – Sketches of Spain
Supergenius – A Bobadelic Relic – Star Wars Breakbeats
Aggrolites – The Least I Could Do – IV
The Decemberists – We Both Go Down Together – Picaresque
The Death Set – Around the World – Rad Warehourses to Bad Neighborhoods
Frank Zappa – Joe’s Garage – Joe’s Garage
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society – Transit – Infernal Machines
The Clash – London Calling – London Calling
Elvis Costello – Complicated Shadows – Secret, Profane, & Sugarcane
Metric – Gimme Sympathy – Fantasies
The Genuine Imitations – White Plains – Battle Hill
Hunchback – feelingbetterdotcom – Ugly on the Outside

Playlist 5/27/09 6-8pm

 Vocal Bed today was from Iannis Xenakis’ La Legende d’Eer 

Burke, P – All Together Now – NOW Ensemble
Reich, S – Proverb – Theater of Voices & Steve Reich Ensemble, cond. Pall Hiliar
Brade, W – Courtly Canzons & Galliards – American Brass Quintet
Ligeti, L – Delta Space – Kathleen Supove
Griffes, C – Bacchanale – Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, cond. Howard Hanson
Salter, H J – The Mole People: Treacherous Trek – orch cond. by Dick Jacobs
Mahler, G- Symphony No.7 in E Minor: 5d. Tempre l’istesso tempo – Leonard Bernstein/NY Phil
Cowell, H – Symphony No. 5: mvmts 3 & 4 – American Recording Society Orchestra, cond. Dean Dixon
Schoenberg, A – Pierrot Lunaire: Part II – Boulez
Thomson, K – seasonal.disorder – Bang On A Can All Stars
Villa-Lobos, H – Ciclo brasileiro: Danca do indio branco – Pola Baytelman

Play list 5/20/09 6-8pm

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Bach, J S – WTC 1 Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C# Minor – Glenn Gould
Bach, J S – Suite No. 3 in C major for Cello – Casals, P
Thomson, K – Throwback – Ty Citerman, Beth Meyers, with string quintet, etc.
Thomson, K – How to Play: Get Me Some Splinters – Ken  Thomson x5
Alvarez, J – Metro Chabacano – Brodsky Quartet
The Gena Rowlands Band – The Nitrate Hymnal: Dreams – Anti-Social Music
** Explorations**
Jen-Kuang, C – Vritti – Jen-Kuang, C
Ligeti, G – Concerto for Piano and Orechestra – Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Ensemble InterContemporain, cond. Boulez
Schoenberg, A – Pierrot Lunaire: Part I – Yvonne Minton, Pierrot Ensemble w/ Barenboim, etc., Boulez
Smetana, B- The Moldau – London Symphony Orchestra, cond. Stanley Black
Grainger, P – English Dance – BBC Philharmonic, leader: Stephen Bryant
Hoiby, L – Summer Song – Ursala Kleineck-Boyer, Maria Perez-Goodman
Brittelle- Mohair Time Warp: Acropolis, What did I expect? – Assorted Cast of Deviants (not a name, just who they are)
Summer, J – Sonnet CXXXII – Christian Van Horn, Mioslav Sekera

Play list: 5/13/09 6-8pm

Zorn, J – Level Six Jumping – John Zorn and Bill Frith
Messiaen, O – Quartet for the End of Time: Danse de la fureur, pour le sept trompettes – Gutbucket
Mahler, G – Kein Deutscher Himmel – Accentus
Copland, A – Quartet for Piano and Strings, mvmt III: non troppo lento – Aaron Copland, Julliard Quartet
Summer, J – They Bore Him Barefaced on the Bier – Shakespeare Concert
Shostakovich, D S – Four Romances to Words by Pushkin: Stanzas – Mikhail Lukonin, Yuri Serov
Hanson, H – Symphony 4: mvmt 2 – Jena Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. David Montgomery
Mozart, W A – Requiem: No. 6 Lacrimosa – Berlin Philharmonic, cond. Herbert von Karajan
Hoiby, L – What if… – Ursula Kleinecke-Boyer, Maria Perez-Goodman
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, M – Romancero Gitano: Baile – Counterpoint
Steinberg, P – Upper West Side: Kiosk Ants – Mathias Wexler
Rachmaninov – Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19 – Emmanuel Ax, Yo Yo Ma
Corigliano, J – Three Hallucinations: II Hymn – Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. JoAnn Falleta
Bach, J S – Three Part Sinfonia in F Minor, BWV 777 – Till Fellner
Satie, E – Premiere Gymnopedie – Alexandre Tharaud

Play List 5/6/09 6-8pm

Let’s see if the computer cooperates today…

Elgar, E – Sospiri – Nigel Kennedy, Peter Pettinger
Cale, J; Conrad, T; MacLise, A – Trance #2
Scriabin – Si comme la Lune – Accentus, cond. Equilbey 
Scriabin – La Lune parait – Accentus, cond. Equilbey
Scriabin – The Poem of Ecstasy – Philadelphia Orchesta, cond. Muti
Mozart – Concerto for Horn No. 3: mvmt 1 “Allegro” – Hermann Baumann, Concentus Musicus of Vienna
Monteverdi – Vespers: Concerto: Nigra sum – Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra, cond. John Eliot Gardner
Schubert, F – March and CHorus “Zu hohen Ruhmespforten” from Fierrabras – Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Arnold Schoenberg Choir, cond. Abbado
Haydn – String Quartet in F minor, op. 20 no. 5: mvmt II “Menuetto” – Emerson Quartet

*Explorations Part #3*

Randall, N – Discombulation – Alias Chamber Ensemble
Randal, N – Mangosteen –  DuoAtl

Pijper, W – Piano Concerto – Theo Bruins, piano & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Rozlof van Driesten
Seeger, R C – Suite for Five Wind Instruments and Piano – Continuum Ensemble
Maslanka, D – Hohner – University of Houston Percussion Ensemble, dir. Blake Wilkins

Playlist 4/29/09 6:00pm-8:00pm

Tchaikovsky, P I – Serenede Melancolique – Clara Rockmore
Biber – Rosary Sonata XVI Der Schutzengel als Begleiter des Menschen – Elizabeth Durham
Corigliano – III. Oxford, The Gypsies; Journey Across Europe  – Joshua Bell/Philharmonia Orch
Purcell, H –  The Queen’s Dolour – Maurice Andre
Tausig – Concert Etudes, Op. 1 – No. 1 in F sharp major – Michael Ponti
Summer, J – The Dumb Show – Miroslav Sekera
Nigg, S – Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: mvmt 3 ‘Mosso’ – Christian Ferras, Ochestre Philharmonique de l’ORTF, Charles Bruck, cond.
Webern, A -Passacaglia for orchestra, Op. 1 – Berlin Philharmonic, cond. Boulez
Hoiby, L – Jabberwocky – Ursala Kleineke
Bernstein, L – The Lark: Spring Song – Counterpoint Chorus
Reich, S – Music for 18 Musicians – Steve Reich and musicians.

Playlist: 4/22/09 6-8pm

Attempt #2 at live updating the playlist went somewhat peachy, minus the computer meltdown.  I hate computers.  Sorry for that bit of clumsy radio, but we finally got ourselves sorted out.

Here’s the rant from Kyle Gann I talked about during the show. Best interntet writing I’ve read in a while! Read it!

http://www.artsjournal.com/postclassic/2009/04/what_composers_talk_about.html

 

Schubert, F – String Quartet in D minor, D810: mvmt 3 – Scherzo: Allegro molto – Brodsky Quartet
Hoiby, L – The Serpent – Ursula Kleineke-Boyer (Soprano), Maria Perez-Goodman (piano)
Gordon, M – Trance pt. 4 – Icebreaker Ensemble
Summer, J – So Many Journeys – The Shakespeare Concerts
Rzewski, F – Pocket Symphony: Part A – eighth blackbird
Gabrieli, G – Canzon IX – London Symphony Orchestra Brass, dir. Eric Crees
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, M – Romancero Gitano: La Guitarra – Counterpoint Chorus
Steinberg, P – The Upper West Side: Bethesda Fountain – Mathias Wexler
Kopetzki, E – Exploration of Time – Univ. of Houston Percussion Ensemble, dir. Blake Wilkins
Gorecki, H – String Quartet 2: mvmt 2 – Kronos Quartet

** Explorations Series 2 **
Price, W – Sans Titre II – Djamel Mami
Price, W – A Prayer for the Forgotten – Red Stick Saxophone Quartet
 
(click to listen to the pieces)

Penderecki, K – A Polish Requiem: Kyrie – Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Ligeti, G – Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: mvmt 5 – Saschko Gawriloff & Ensemble Intercontemporain, cond. Boulez
Bach, J S – Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major – Gould, Glenn
Greenwood, J – There Will Be Blood: Open Spaces – BBC Concert Orchestra, cond. Robert Ziegler
Rameau – Daphnis et Egle (Suite for Orchestra), I. Ouverture – Capella Savaria, Mary Térey-Smith

Playlist: 4/15/09 6:00-8:00pm

Copland, A – Fanfare for the Common Man – Detroit Symphony Orchestra, cond. Antal Dorati
Sibelius, J – Pohjola’s Daughter, Op. 49 – Iceland SYmphony Orchestra, cond. Petri Sakari
Bach, J S – French Suite No. V, mvmt 1 – Till Fellner
Weill, K – Symphony No. 2, mvmt 1 – The Gulbenkian Orchestra, cond. Michel Swierczewski
Moyse, L – Solfege a la francaise, mvmt 1 – Counterpoint Chorus, cond. Robert de Cormier
Shostakovich, D S – Symphony No. 5, mvmt 1 – New York Philharmonic, cond. L. Bernstein
Vivaldi – L’hiver – Accentus, cond. Laurence Equilbey
arr. Cassidy, P – She Moved Through the Fair – Brodsky Quartet
Sousa, J P – The Liberty Bell March – Boston Pops Orchestra
Stravinsky, I – Ragtime – Boston Symphony Chamber Players
Corelli – Concerto Grosso no. 9 in F Major – Slovak Chamber Orchestra  cond. Bohdan Warchal
Ravel – Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales – 8. Épilogue: Lent- Jean Martinon: Orchestre De L’Opéra De Paris
Albeniz – Malaguena 1 – Larrocha
Schaeffer, P – Cinq Etudes de Bruits: Etude Violette
Hovanhess, A – Magnificant: Gloria Patri – The Choirs and Orchestra of St. John’s Cathedral (Denver), cond. Donald Pearson
Harder, L – Circus Plenus Clamor Ingens Ianuae Tensae – University of Houston Percussion Ensemble, dir. Blake Wilkins

Playlist April Fool’s Day 2009 (4/01/09) 6:40-8:00pm

Hey – Sorry for the lack of heads up on the shortened show.  It will be the same next week…

Ruggles, J – The Sun Treader – Columbia Symphony Orchestra, cond. Zoltan Rozsnyai
Atom – Wellen und Felder III (from the album Leidgut)
Fink, M J- Din/ Epitaph – Marty Walker
Mono – Silent FLight, Sleeping Dawn (from the album Hymn to the Immortal Wind)
Corigliano, J – Mr. Tambourine Man: Masters of War – Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. JoAnn Falleta; Hilda Plitmann, Soprano
Poulenc – Easter Motet: Tenebrae factae Sunt – Choir of Christ CHurch Cathedral (Oxford), dir. Simon Preston
Satie, E –  Trois Morceaux en forme de poire: Maniere de commencement- Alexandre Tharaud & Eric Le Sage
Xenakis, I – Embellie – Adritti Quartet
du Fay, G – COnditor alme Siderum – Schola Hungarica, cond. Janka Szendrei

Play list 3/18/09 6-8pm

Cowell, H – Irish Suite, for String Piano and Small Orchestra – Continuum Ensemble
Patavino, F – Donne, Venete Al Ballo – Hilliard Ensemble
Haydn, J – Piano Trio in G, I: Andante – Florestan Trio
Corigliano, J – Mr. Tambourine Man, VII: Postlude: Forever Young – Hila Plitmann, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra / JoAnn Falletta
Dylan, B – Forever Young – Dylan, B
Corigliano, J – Oboe Concerto, I: Tuning Game – Bert Lucarelli, American Symphony Orchestra, Kozuyoshi Akiyama
Rimsky Korsakov, N – Capriccio Espagnole, I: Alborado – Montreal Symphony Orchestra, cond. Dutoit
Goebbels, H – Herakles, II – Ensemble Modern
Weill, K – Threepenny Opera, Mack the Knife – Nick Cave
Bolcom, W – Frescoes – I:War in Heaven – Bruce Mather, Pierrette LePage
Pergolesi – Concertino in G, III: Grave, Staccato – Latvian Chamber Orchestra, cond. Tovi Lifshitz
Puccini Turandot – Fermo! Che fai? Tarresta – Zubin Mehta
Gann, K – Fugitive Objects – Aron Kallay
Ashley, R – Celestial Excursions, III: “The River Deepens” Prelude to Grandmother – Robert Ashley Ensemble
Prokofiev, S – Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119, II: Moderato – Andante dolce – Yo Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax

By the way, I don’t know if I really expressed this effectively over the air, but the William Bolcom piece blew me away.  That was an impulse play from the WRSU vinyl library I hadn’t heard.  I need to find that album.