#3145: Osvaldo Golijov's 50th Birthday Tribute
For this New Sounds, we mark the 50th birthday of the Argentinian-born American-based composer Osvaldo Golijov, who has -not once but twice- made John Schaefer's complete biased look at the top ten records of the past decades or so. Golijov is an artist who is not afraid of unusual sound sources-both new and old, borrowing freely, incorporating electronics, hyperinstruments and/or processing, and he also plays well with others.
Listen to "La Pasión según San Marcos" (Passion According to St. Mark), a work that draws on Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music, a re-telling of the passion story. Then there's also "K'Vakarat," which features a cantor, and draws from Golijov's Eastern-European Jewish upbringing. We'll also hear other major works like "Ayre" and "Oceana," along with the piece called "Radio," commissioned by and written for WNYC.
PROGRAM #3145, Osvaldo Golijov’s 50th Birthday Tribute (First aired on 12/05/2010)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Kronos Quartet, Mikhail Alexandrovich, cantor |
Night Prayers |
K'vakarat [8:16] |
Nonesuch 79346 |
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Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra / Atlanta Symphony Chorus, Luciana Souza, vocalist |
Osvaldo Golijov: Oceana |
Osvaldo Golijov: Oceana- Call [3:29] |
Deutsche Grammophon 4776426 www.deutschegrammophon.com |
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Dawn Upshaw, The Andalucian Dogs |
Osvaldo Golijov: Ayre |
Golijov: Ayre Ariadna en su Laberinto (Ariadne in Her Labyrinth) [9:15] |
Deutsche Grammophon 4775414 |
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Ethel,
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Private Recording, WNYC Archives |
Golijov: Radio [7:45] |
This performance not commercially available. |
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Osvaldo Golijov |
La Pasión según San Marcos |
Golijov: Kadish - La Pasión Según San Marcos [6:51] |
Deutsche Grammophon 477 7461 |
