Hear re-imaginings, remixes, and re-compositions of existing works by Lyra Pramuk and Glenn Copeland, along with reworks of much older music by Vivaldi, Bach, and William Byrd.
Listen to music by Berlin-based composer and vocalist Lyra Pramuk sourced from her record, Fountain, which sounds “like Roomful of Teeth on Autotune" (still the best description we've heard, and that is with thanks to sound designer and technical guru, Jeremy Bloom) which has been reworked by US-born, Berlin-based Colin Self, whose multi-disciplinary work encompasses performance, choreography, sculpture, and music. In their rework of Pramuk’s piece “Witness,” the vocal phrases are processed into choral harmonies using Self’s own countertenor, all coupled with rich sub-bassy club beats. There’s also Pramuk’s “New Moon” as reworked by L.A. 's afro-futurist fantasy harpist/vocalist/composer Nailah Hunter. Then listen to New York-based ambient musician Ana Roxanne’s re-imagining of “Old Melody” by Beverly Glenn Copeland from his now legendary album, Keyboard Fantasies.
Also, there are re-composed Bach Violin Concertos from Swedish violinist Christian Svarfvar, reworked by fellow Swede, the composer Johan Ullén, from their record, Infinite Bach. Such baroque stylings inevitably lead to Max Richter’s Four Seasons Re-Composed, and the work of Vivaldi, re-imagined. Plus, there’s a reflection on William Byrd's Renaissance-era setting of the hymn “Ave verum corpus” by British composer Roderick Williams, where the voices of ORA Singers are deployed as three separate choirs, and more. -Caryn Havlik
Program #4565, Reimagined, Remixed, and Recomposed (First Aired 11/24/2021)
ARTIST: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Johan Ullen, Christian Svarfvar
WORK: Recomposed by Johan Ullén/Bach: Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041: III. Allegro assai[1:00]
RECORDING: Infinite Bach
SOURCE: Christian Svarfvar/Rubicon
INFO: rubiconclassics.com/artist/christian-svarfvar
ARTIST: Max Richter w/ Daniel Hope, violin; Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin; André de Ridder
WORK: Spring, opening [3:08]
RECORDING: Recomposed: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
SOURCE: Deutsche Grammophone 0289 481 0044 6 CD DDD GH
INFO: deutschegrammophon.com
ARTIST: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Johan Ullen, Christian Svarfvar
WORK: Recomposed by Johan Ullén/Bach: Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042: I. Allegro [3:51]
RECORDING: Infinite Bach
SOURCE: Christian Svarfvar/Rubicon
INFO: rubiconclassics.com/artist/christian-svarfvar
ARTIST: Daniel Hope, Jochen Carls
WORK: Max Richter: Berlin by Overnight (Lorna Dune remix) [6:48]
RECORDING: Max Richter: Berlin by Overnight
SOURCE: Deutsche Grammophon 4793988
INFO: deutschegrammophon.com
ARTIST: ORA Singers, Suzi Digby, cond.
WORK: William Byrd/Roderick Williams: Ave Verum Corpus Reimagined [5:46]
RECORDING: Upheld by Stillness: Renaissance Gems and their Reflections
SOURCE: Harmonia Mundi
INFO: Available at Amazon.com, Spotify, YouTube Music, AppleMusic
ARTIST: Glenn Copeland/Ana Roxanne
WORK: Old (New) Melody [4:56]
RECORDING: Keyboard Fantasies Reimagined
SOURCE: beverlyglenn-copeland.bandcamp.com
INFO: Due out Dec. 10, 2021
ARTIST: Lyra Pramuk & Nailah Hunter
WORK: New Moon (Distant Shores Rework) [5:44]
RECORDING: Delta
SOURCE: Bedroom Community
INFO: lyrapramuk.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Johan Ullen, Christian Svarfvar
WORK: Recomposed by Johan Ullén/Bach, Violin Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056R: I. Allegro moderato [5:16]
RECORDING: Infinite Bach
SOURCE: Christian Svarfvar/Rubicon
INFO: rubiconclassics.com/artist/christian-svarfvar
ARTIST: NY Polyphony
WORK: Victimae Paschali Laudes (7th Century Remix) [3:57]
RECORDING: Devices and Desires
SOURCE: Indaba Music
INFO: newyorkpolyphony.com/products/devices-desires
ARTIST: Lyra Pramuk & Colin Self
WORK: Witness (Selfless Rework) [4:32]
RECORDING: Delta
SOURCE: Bedroom Community
INFO: lyrapramuk.bandcamp.com