Anna Clyne's 'The Violin'

#3668: Music for Violin Plus

New Sounds | May 20, 2017

Hear new music featuring violin on this New Sounds program, including selections from Anna Clyne's remarkable multimedia work, "The Violin" and the centerpiece of Irish fiddler/composer Adrian Hart's record, "Cuisle."  Listen to Hart’s suite for violin and electronics "Cuisle ‘is Tonnta," where minimalist violin riffs make the rounds through Appalachian, Celtic, Cajun and klezmer camps, unleashing angry swells here and seeking solace there. 

Then, hear music from Anna Clyne and an excerpt from her collaboration, "The Violin" (for two violins) featuring violinists Cornelius Dufallo and Amy Kauffmann.  Then, listen to percussion-driven music from the Robin Cox Ensemble featuring electric violinist Todd Reynolds. Plus, hear Bill Alves’ music for violin and gamelan, and more. 

PROGRAM #3668 Violin Plus (First aired on 12/3/2014)  

ARTIST: Anna Clyne
WORK: Tea Leaves, excerpt [1:00]
RECORDING: The Violin
SOURCE: Vision Into Art Records
INFO:  visionintoartrecords.bandcamp.com

ARTIST: Adrian Hart
WORK: Cuisle ‘is Tonnta I [6:58]
RECORDING: Cuisle
SOURCE: Diatribe Records
INFO: shop.diatribe.ie

ARTIST: Robin Cox Ensemble with Todd Reynolds
WORK: RPM [12:12]
RECORDING: Faster Than That
SOURCE: Robin Cox Ensemble
INFO: Amazon

ARTIST: Anna Clyne (performed by Cornelius Dufallo and Amy Kauffman)
WORK: Tea Leaves [6:26]
RECORDING: The Violin
SOURCE: Vision Into Art Records
INFO: visionintoartrecords.bandcamp.com

ARTIST: Adrian Hart
WORK: Cuisle ‘is Tonnta: II [1:08] 
RECORDING: Cuisle
SOURCE: Diatribe Records
INFO: shop.diatribe.ie

ARTIST: Adrian Hart
WORK: Cuisle ‘is Tonnta: III [4:55] 
RECORDING: Cuisle
SOURCE: Diatribe Records
INFO: shop.diatribe.ie

ARTIST: Bill Alves, The HMC American Gamelan, Susan Jensen, violin; 
WORK: Bill Alves: Concerto for Violin and Gamelan: Part 5 [10:32]
RECORDING: Mystic Canyon
SOURCE: MicroFest Records
INFO: microfestrecords.com

ARTIST: Adrian Hart
WORK: Cuisle ‘is Tonnta:  IV [1:54]
RECORDING: Cuisle
SOURCE: Diatribe Records
INFO: shop.diatribe.ie

ARTIST: Adrian Hart
WORK: Cuisle ‘is Tonnta:  V [1:14]
RECORDING: Cuisle
SOURCE: Diatribe Records
INFO: shop.diatribe.ie

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