Most think of tango as a sultry dance form, usually practiced in films between two impossibly good-looking human beings with a rose clenched in the teeth.

#3698: Unusual Waltzes and Tangos

New Sounds | Feb 19, 2015

From Korean komungo music to Philip Glass to Australian band Topology, hear an hour of unusual waltzes - that genteel dance in threes- and the tango, once risqué. Hear music from Australian composer Robert Davidson and a setting of vocal clips from Whitlam’s Dismissal. Also, listen to music by Philip Glass from an album of waltzes, “The Waltz Project” along with music by Michael Nyman. Then, there’s music from Yugoslav composer and musician Goran Bregovic from the Emir Kusturica film, “Underground,” along with music from the Parisian band, The Gotan Project. Plus a tango for Korean komungo (geomungo), and more.

PROGRAM #3698– Unusual Waltzes and Tangos (First aired on 02/19/2015)             

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Michael Nyman Band

Mozart 252

Michael Nyman: Wedding Tango, excerpt [1:00]

Michael Nyman MNRCD113
www.mnrecords.com

Topology

Big Decisions

 

Robert Davidson : The Whitlam Dismissal: Keating and Kerr [4:31]

Serrated Records 281008
Available at www.cdbaby.com

or download from Emusic.com

 

Jocelyn Pook Ensemble

New Sounds Live, World Financial Center Winter Garden, 11/3/99

Tango With Corrugated Iron [5:20]

Not commercially available. Further info at http://www.jocelynpook.com/

Michael Nyman Band

Mozart 252

Michael Nyman: Wedding Tango [4:46]

Michael Nyman MNRCD113
www.mnrecords.com

The Tango Project

White Rabbit

White Rabbit [4:26]

Newport Classic #85536
Out of print. Info: http://www.billschimmel.com/tango/index2.htm

Musci & Venosta

Messages and Portraits

Technowaltz [4:10]

ReR #ReRMVCD
distr. www.rermegacorp.com

Gotan Project

Lunatico

Tango Cancion [4:21]

XL Recordings #195 Available at
www.yabasta-info.com/shop

Alan Feinberg

The Waltz Project

Philip Glass: Modern Love Waltz [2:58]

Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records D-79011 Only available on LP format. OUT OF PRINT
info:
http://www.glasspages.org/waltzprj.html

 

Goran Bregovic

Ederlezi

Underground Tango (for the Kusturica film) [5:13]

Polygram / Mercury - #5583502 Try  Amazon.com  or Emusic.com

Robin Holcomb

Robin Holcomb

Waltz [4:17]

Elektra / Nonesuch #60983
http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/robin-holcomb

Geomungo Factory

Metamorphosis

Geomungo & Tango 3 [3:39]

Synnara / Dada Media
www.cdbaby.com

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