#2412: Songs for The Moon

For this New Sounds, hear songs to the moon, about the moon, and higher than the moon. From Schoenberg to Pink Floyd, along with songs about Luna and lunacy by Savina Yannatou, John Cale, and Susana Baca, this nocturnal hour will be packed full of ebbs and flows. Plus, there’s music by Osvaldo Golijov, Daniel Melingo and Nick Drake, to name a few more.

PROGRAM # 2412, Singing To The Moon (First aired 5/11/05)

ARTIST: Paul Crossley
WORK: Debussy: Claire de Lune, excerpt [2:00]
RECORDING: Piano: French Masters
SOURCE: Sony Classical #62367
INFO: Available at Amazon.com

ARTIST: Savina Yannatou
WORK: With The Moon I’m Walking [3:30]
RECORDING: Terra Nostra
SOURCE: ECM #1856
INFO: ecmrecords.com

ARTIST: Paulo Bragança
WORK: January, Night, Full Moon [3:30]
RECORDING: Amai
SOURCE: Luaka Bop #46334
INFO: luakabop.com

ARTIST: Various artists: John Cale
WORK: The Moon [3:00]
RECORDING: Kerouac –Kicks Joy Darkness
SOURCE: Rykodisc #10329
INFO: rykodisc.com

ARTIST: Luminescent Orchestrii
WORK: Moon Song [4:00]
RECORDING: Live
SOURCE: Lumi #1002
INFO: rimafand.com/luminescent-orchestrii

ARTIST: Susana Baca
WORK: Luna Llena [3:30]
RECORDING: Susana Baca
SOURCE: Luaka Bop #46627
INFO: luakabop.com 

ARTIST: Various artists: Daniel Melingo
WORK: Sin Luna [2:30]
RECORDING: The Rough Guide To Tango Nuevo
SOURCE: World Music Network #1140
INFO: worldmusic.net

ARTIST: Nick Drake
WORK: Pink Moon [2:00]
RECORDING: Pink Moon
SOURCE: Rykodisc/Hannibal #4436
INFO: rykodisc.com

ARTIST: Osvaldo Golijov
WORK: The Moon [4:00]
RECORDING: Ayre
SOURCE: Deutsche Grammophon 4775414
INFO: deutschegrammophon.com

ARTIST: Jocelyn Pook
WORK: How Sweet The Moonlight [4:30]
RECORDING: The Merchant of Venice Soundtrack
SOURCE: Decca #475 6367
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ARTIST: Arnold Schoenberg
WORK: Der Kranke Mond [2:30]
RECORDING: Pierrot Lunaire
SOURCE: Victoria #19038 
INFO: Several other recordings of this piece are in print and available in some stores, or online

ARTIST: Pink Floyd
WORK: Brain Damage/Eclipse [6:30]
RECORDING: Dark Side of the Moon
SOURCE: Capitol # #46001
INFO: Available at Amazon.com, Applemusic or Spotify

ARTIST: California Guitar Trio
WORK: Moonlight Sonata, Adagio Sostenuto [2:30]
RECORDING: Pathways
SOURCE: Discipline #9803 
INFO: cgtrio.com

ARTIST: Michael Manring
WORK: Selene, excerpt [2:00]
RECORDING: New Sounds Live/NY Guitar Festival, 92 St. Y, 1/20/02
SOURCE: This performance not available. However, the tune appears on Soliloquy.
INFO: Available at CDBaby.com