#3437: Musical Portraits of the English Landscape
For this New Sounds, listen to musical portraits of the rolling hills and little lanes of the English countryside, and the English fascination with landscape. There’s music from a recent recording by English sax player, clarinetist and composer John Surman,“Saltash Bells.” Built around loops of synth tones, the work is an audio reminiscence of hearing bells ringing from the church across the river. Also, listen to a portion of an early work from Mike Oldfield, “Hergest Ridge," named after an elongated hill on English/Welsh border. Also, listen to music from Brian Eno and Jocelyn Pook. Plus music by Michael Nyman from “Drowning By Numbers.”
PROGRAM #3437, Portraits of the English Landscape (First aired on 3/5/2013)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Ian Partridge, Music Group of London, Neville Dilkes |
Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge . Warlock: The Curlew |
Ralph Vaughan-Williams: Bredon Hill, excerpt [2:20] |
EMI Classics - #968939 (2 disc set) |
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John Surman |
Saltash Bells |
On Staddon Heights [7:32] |
ECM 2266 |
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Mike Oldfield |
Elements - CD One (Fire) |
Hergest Ridge, excerpt [9:33] |
Virgin 4-CD set, #39089, out of print. |
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Brian Eno |
Ambient 4 / On Land |
Lantern Marsh [5:31] |
E.G. #20, reissued by Astralwerks Available at Amazon.com |
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Michael Nyman |
Drowning By Numbers |
Drowning by Number 2 [6:37] |
Virgin Venture #CDVE #23./ Caroline #1646, |
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Jocelyn Pook |
Untold Things |
Butter Fly Song [3:39] |
Real World Records 7243850781 |
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Geoff Smith |
Fifteen Wild Decembers |
The Last of England [9:04] |
Sony Classical #66505. Out of print, but |
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Sonny Sharrock |
Highlife |
Kate (Variations on a Theme by Kate Bush) [5:00] |
Enemy Productions EMY 119 |
