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Tuesday 19 January 2010

Presented by Robbie Ellis

7:02 - Bells and Clanging

FARR: Acid Euphoria
Gareth Farr, Murray Hickman & Steve Bremner (perc)
Portal 1001/2

SAZDOV: Let All Mortal Souls Keep Silent
Robert Sazdov (electroacoustics)
Australian Computer Music Association 2008-01

D.SANDERS: The Autonomy of Indecision
Jamie Standen (gtr), Naomi Singer (cel), Jonny Marks (t.bells & perc), Dan Beban & Craig Thorne (glock,vibes,xyl), Penny Axtens, Steve MacDonald, Ondine Godtschalk, Bronwen Poultney & David Sanders (gamelan)
Portal 1001/2

7:25 - Preview to the Turangalîla Symphony

MESSIAEN: Cinq Rechants
RIAS Chamber Choir/Daniel Reuss
Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1834

MESSIAEN: Cantéyodjayâ
Yvonne Loriod (pno)
Adès 13.233

There is a performance of Olivier Messiaen's Turangalîla Symphony in Music Alive tomorrow night (more details). Here are two of Messiaen's similar works from around the same time period: Cinq Rechants, which treats the Tristan & Yseult story) and Cantéyodjayâ, which uses Indian and Carnatic themes.

8:01 - 2008 New Zealand School of Music Jazz Academy

BRINGZEN: Conversion
CARTER/ELLIS/FRIGO: Detour Ahead
NELSON: Stolen Moments
MARKS/SIMONS: All of Me
BRUCE: Claw Eyed
COREA: Windows
PORTER: Love for Sale

Wallace Gollan (vox), Jimmy Garden (t.sax), Christian Bringzen (gtr), Andrew Bruce (pno), Leon Philipsen (db), Chris Wratt (drums)

(Recorded by Radio New Zealand Concert at the Massey Conservatorium Concert Hall, Wellington, 8 December 2008)

8:52 - Some More Jazz

GILLESPIE arr. Camilo: Con Alma
Michel Camilo (pno), Anthony Jackson (bass), Horacio "El Negro" Hernández
Telarc CD 83549

DORHAM: Blue Bossa
Bobby McFerrin (voice), Chick Corea (pno)
Blue Note 795 477

MASCHWITZ/SHERWIN/STRACHEY arr Puerling: A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
The Manhattan Transfer: Tim Hauser, Janis Siegel, Cheryl Bentyne, Alan Paul (voices)
Atlantic 833873

ELLINGTON arr. L.Henderson: Harlem (A tone parllel to Harlem)
John Barclay (tpt), Mark Goodchild (bass), Simon Gardner (high tpt), City of Birmingham SO/Simon Rattle
EMI 5 57014

JARRETT: From the Body
Keith Jarrett (pno), Gary Peacock (db), Jack DeJohnette (drums)
ECM 1780

MEEHAN: who are you, little i?; sun
Hannah Griffin (vox), Norman Meehan (pno), Colin Hemmingsen (cl), Nick van Dijk (tpt)
Attar 506040

9:59 - Birthday

SCHOENBERG: Five Pieces for Orchestra Op 16
City of Birmingham SO/Simon Rattle
EMI CDC 7 49857

BRITTEN: The Building of the House, Overture Op 79
City of Birmingham Chorus & SO/Simon Rattle
EMI CDS 7 54270

HOLT: Boots of Lead
Rinat Shaham (mezzo), Birmingham Contemporary Music Group/Simon Rattle
NMC D 094

MATTHEWS: Pluto, the Renewer
Berlin Radio Chorus, Berlin Phil/Simon Rattle
EMI 3 69690

SAARIAHO: Asteroid 4179: Toutatis
Berlin Phil/Simon Rattle
EMI 3 69690

TURNAGE: Ceres
Berlin Phil/Simon Rattle
EMI 3 69690

British conductor Sir Simon Rattle was born in Liverpool on 19 January 1955. He became well-known as the Music Director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and since 2002 he has been the Principal Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic. In 2008, the players of the orchestra voted to renew his contract until 2018.

11:06 - New Music Dreams

CRUMB: Celestial Mechanics (Makrokosmos IV)
Haewon Song & Robert Shannon (pno)
Bridge 9113

CRUMB: Cello Sonata
Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello)
Harmonia Mundi HMN 91 1699

CRUMB: Lux Aeterna
Jan DeGaetani (mezzo), Penn Contemporary Players: Carole Morgan (b.fl & rec), James Freeman (sitar), Glenn Steele & Matthew Hopkins (perc), Richard Wernick (cond.)
Bridge 9127