#2040: Program #2040

New Sounds | May 24, 2010
Host John Schaefer presents music for solo strings, with and without voice. We hear Swiss violinist and ECM artist Paul Giger in two cuts which explore the nexus between early music, improvisation and modern composition. Composer-violinist Michael Galasso has been similarly prolific on ECM as we hear in the hypnotic, Baroque disc, Scenes. Yo-Yo Ma is heard in Mark O'Connor's Appalachia Waltz, a tune originally written for three instruments, and featuring double stops and drones, but sounds perfectly natural in a solo arrangement. Also on the program are selections by Phil Kline, Iva Bittova, Donna McKevitt and Derek Jarman.

PROGRAM #2040 Music for solo strings, with and without voice (First aired on 5/22/02)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Michael Galasso

Scenes

Scene II
[2:30]

ECM #1245.**
Available for purchase at Amazon.com*

Iva Bittova

Iva Bittova

River of Milk [4:30]

Nonesuch #79455**
Available for purchase at Amazon.com*

Michael Galasso

Scenes

Scene IV [7:00]

See above.

Phil Kline

Private tape

Reynolds Etudes: Etude in F# minor [3:30]

Not commercially available.

Yo-Yo Ma

Solo

Appalachia Waltz [4:30]

Sony Classical #64114
Available for purchase at Amazon.com*

Donna McKevitt & Derek Jarman

Translucence

No Dragons Will Spring from these Circles [3:30]
Prelude [2:30]

Teldec #22500
Out of print.

Paul Giger

Ignis

Karma Shadub, excerpt [10:00]

ECM #1681.**
Available for purchase at Amazon.com*

Paul Giger

Chartres

Labyrinth, excerpt [3:00]

ECM #1386**
Available for purchase at Amazon.com*

Iva Bittova

 

Iva Bittova

Strange Young Lady [5:00]

See above.

Michael Galasso

Scenes

Scene I [3:00]

See above.

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