#2144: Program #2144

New Sounds | May 24, 2010
Songs Of Innocence are the topic of this edition of New Sounds. Host John Schaefer features works that incorporate children's voices, from a variety of composers including Hugues Courson, John Williams {the guitarist, not the film composer}, Lars Hollmer, Tan Dun, and others.

PROGRAM #2144: "Songs of Innocence - Music for Children's Voices" (Thursday 4/10/03)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Peter Gabriel

Passion

With This Love [3:30]

Real World #24206
www.realworldrecords.com

Kronos Quartet

Winter Was Hard

Aulis Sallinen: Winter Was Hard [1:30]

Nonesuch #79181
www.nonesuch.com

Tan Dun

Symphony 1997

Song Of Peace [4:00]

Sony Classical #63368
www.sonyclassical.com

Hughes De Courson & Tomas Gubitsch

Songs Of Innocence

El Vuelo [3:30]

Virgin #45367
www.virginclassics.com

Philip Glass

Powaqqatsi

Serra Pelada [5:00]

Nonesuch #79192
www.nonesuch.com

Hughes De Courson & Tomas Guleitsch

Songs Of Innocence

Mome Djakunde [5:00]

See above.

Abed Azrie

For Children Only

Rain [4:30]

Roseau #001/C.D.A. 401
For info, correspond - in French only - with Editions Roseau, 11 rue Lepic, 75018 Paris, France

John Williams

The Magic Box

Nkosi Sikeleli Afrika [4:00]

Sony Classical #89483
www.sonyclassical.com

Philip Glass

Powaqqatsi

Powaqqatsi [4:30]

See above.

Lars Hollmer

The Siberian Circus

Onk kch onk kch [3:30]

Resource #502 Resource Records, Box 271 18523 Waxholm. Sweden More info about Hollmer at www.amigo.se/krax/home.htm

Tan Dun

Symphony 1997

Lullaby [5:00]

See above.

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