#4696, Winter Music
Listen to wintery music, including a reworking of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons from German composer Max Richter; a post-rock Four Seasons by guitarist Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs); a magical work for vocal octet Roomful of Teeth in just intonation by Michael Harrison; and music from Scandinavian musician Sinikka Langeland.
Listen to German keyboardist, composer, and producer Max Richter’s new version of Vivaldi Recomposed score for period instruments. The New Four Seasons features violinist Elena Urioste and the musicians of Chineke! Orchestra, and uses gut strings and vintage synthesizers to create a “grittier, more punk rock sound,” (DG liner notes.) Then, hear a post-rock four seasons: “Winter”, from Nick Zinner, perhaps best known as the guitarist from the veteran indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It’s from his 41 Strings, a set of 4 pieces of symphonic post-rock, one for each season of the year. In addition to the strings, the work calls for 8 electric guitars, two synths, two electric basses, and three drummers.
Also, there’s the piece, “Winter Rune”, by Sinikka Langeland, a composer, singer and master of the kantele (Finnish table harp,) who is half Finnish, and half Norwegian. Then, listen to the voices of Roomful of Teeth in just intonation, from the work Just Constellation by Michael Harrison, a composer who studied with La Monte Young. Plus, there’s ambient country music by New York band SUSS; classic synthesizer work by the electronic music pioneer Wendy Carlos; and more. - Caryn Havlik
Program #4696, Winter Music (First aired 12/21/22)
ARTIST: Wendy Carlos
WORK: Winter [1:27]
RECORDING: Sonic Seasonings
SOURCE: East Side Digital #81372. Out of print.
INFO: wendycarlos.com
ARTIST: Max Richter, Elena Urioste, Chineke! Orchestra
WORK: Winter 1 [2:57]
RECORDING: The New Four Seasons - Vivaldi Recomposed
SOURCE: Deutsche Grammophon
INFO: deutschegrammophon.com
ARTIST: Penguin Café
WORK: Winter Sun [3:58]
RECORDING: Handfuls of Night
SOURCE: Erased Tapes
INFO: erasedtapes.com | penguincafe.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Nick Zinner, et al
WORK: Winter [6:19]
RECORDING: 41 Strings
SOURCE: Chaikin Records
INFO: nickzinner.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Robbie Robertson
WORK: Winter Ceremony (Tor-Cheney-Nahana) [6:56]
RECORDING: Sacred Spirit: Chants and Dances of the Native Americans
SOURCE: EMI Music / Virgin
INFO: Available at Amazon.com
ARTIST: Rob Burger with Laurie Anderson
WORK: Souls of Winter [3:34]
RECORDING: The Grid
SOURCE/INFO:robburger.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Wendy Carlos
WORK: Winter [5:10]
RECORDING: Sonic Seasonings
SOURCE: East Side Digital #81372. Out of print.
INFO: wendycarlos.com
ARTIST: Roomful of Teeth
WORK: Michael Harrison: III. The Magic Constellation- Winter [3:26]
RECORDING: Just Constellations
SOURCE: New Amsterdam Records
INFO: roomfulofteeth.bandcamp.com
ARTIST:SUSS
WORK: Winter Light [5:57]
RECORDING: Promise
SOURCE: Northern Spy Records
INFO: suss.bandcamp.com/album/promise
ARTIST: Sinikka Langeland
WORK: Winter Rune [5:26]
RECORDING: Wolf Rune
SOURCE: ECM Records
INFO: ecmrecords.com
