#3108: Classical Rock Bands

New Sounds | Dec 14, 2011

Music by Steve Reich on this New Sounds - a piece of classical music for a rock band - his "2 x 5," from a new recording. There's also music for electric guitar in a chamber music setting by Canadian composer Tim Brady, inspired by Dmitri Shostakovich, "Hocket, Canon, Fugue." Plus, listen to a work for a hybrid electro-acoustic ensemble by Paola Prestini.

PROGRAM # 3108, Classical Ensembles Rock It (First aired on 8/27/2010)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Tim Brady	My 20th Century	Double Quartet pt 3: Hocket, Canon, Fugue [12:38]	Actuelle CD 189 www.actuellecd.com
Bang on a Can	Double Sextet / 2 x 5	Steve Reich : 2 x 5 [22:00]	Nonesuch 524583 www.nonesuch.com Due Out 9/14/2010
VisionIntArt Ensemble with guest soloist David Phillips, electric bass	VIA: Sounds : Klange	Paola Prestini: Ordinary Hills [7:43]	www.visionintoart.com
Tim Brady	My 20th Century	Double Quartet pt 2 : An Infinity of Four, excerpt [7:00]	See above.

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