#3411: Now is the Winter of our Discontent
"Now is the Winter of our Discontent / Made glorious Summer by this sun of York..." (Shakespeare's Richard III) or, if you prefer, "Winter is Coming" (or at least Season 4 of "Game of Thrones.") For this New Sounds program listen to songs about winter, as we welcome spring from San Francisco-based finger-style guitarist Sean Smith to the minimalist cool of the Geoff Smith Band. There's the rare bit of instrumental music from Meredith Monk along with music for cellist Zach Miskin, written by guitarist Bryce Dessner (the National, Clogs), as well as keyboard music from David Borden. Also, from New York-based Matt McBane and Build, hear "Imagining Winter." Listen to Icelandic composer Valgeir Sigurðsson's take on winter, as well as Japanese pianist/composer/producer Ryuchi Sakamoto's music, "Ice." That, and more.
PROGRAM #3411, Songs of Winter (First aired on 12/21/2012)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Meredith Monk
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Songs of Ascension |
winter variation [1:53] |
ECM 2154 |
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The Geoff Smith Band |
Black Flowers |
Winter: My Secret [5:42] |
Sony Classical #62686 |
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Phil Kline |
John the Revelator |
The Snow Fell [3:23] |
Cantaloupe Music 21047 |
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Ryuichi Sakamoto |
Playing the Piano / Out of Noise
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Ice [3:34] |
Decca B0014662-72 |
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Build |
Build |
Matt McBane : Imagining Winter |
New Amsterdam #008 |
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Sean Smith |
Sean Smith |
I Can’t Wait for Winter [2:29] |
Plain Recordings 1027 |
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Zach Miskin |
For your safety |
Bryce Dessner: Long Winter [4:50] |
Naïve V5175 |
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Hrsta |
Ghosts Will Come and Kiss Our Eyes |
Tomorrow Winter Comes [4:12] |
Constellation CST 048 |
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David Borden |
Places, Times, & People |
Enfield In Winter [9:16] |
RUNE 58 |
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Ljova |
Melting River |
Album Leaf, excerpt [1:00] |
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Valgeir Sigurðsson |
Bedroom Community YULE 2010 |
Vetur [3:48] |
Was available during Holiday 2010. Check http://www.bedroomcommunity.net/news/article/bedroom_community_christmas_compilation |
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Blaine L. Reininger & Mikel Rouse |
Colorado Suite & A walk in the Woods |
Rouse: Winter in Wyoming [9:04] |
