#2033: Program #2033

New Sounds | May 24, 2010
Kronos's Nuevo, a panorama of south-of-the-border music, is not only the quartet's most adventurous outing to date, but among the most striking discs of 2002. As we hear on this edition of New Sounds, the disc is striking not only for its over-amped, firecracker sonics but the exhilarating arrangements, mostly by composer Oslvaldo Golijov. Highlights include a cocktail pop tune by Esquivel, a chamber arrangement of Revueltas's sprawling "Sensemaya," and "12/12," perhaps the wildest cut, featuring sirens, parade noises, a melancholy tune, and blaring radios - all bound together by Rock en Espanol heroes Cafe Tacuba.

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PROGRAM #2033, Classical "world Music"(First aired on 4/25/02)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Kronos Quartet

Nuevo

Trad., arr. O. Golijov: El Llorar [3:37]
Esquivel, arr. O. Golijov: Mini Skirt [2:48]

Nonesuch 79649**, www.nonesuch.com*

 

Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble

Silk Road Journeys

Chi passa per'sta strada [ 5:00]

Sony Classical 89782** www.sonyclassical.com * or www.silkroadproject.org

John Williams & Friends

The Magic Box

Musha Musiki [4:30]

Sony Classical 89483*
www.sonyclassical.com

Kronos Quartet

Nuevo

O. Golijov: K'in Sventa Ch'ul Me'tik Kwadulupe [6:00]

See above.

John Williams & Friends

The Magic Box

Maki [4:30]

Sangara [3:30]

O Bia [4:00]

See above.

Kronos Quartet

Nuevo

12/12 (with Café Tacuba) [11:39]

See above.

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