#3145: Osvaldo Golijov's Birthday Tribute
For this New Sounds, we mark the 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 |
