7 September 2005
Wednesday 7 September 2005 22:20-0:00 (Radio 3)
There's music from the new Kronos Quartet album, featuring Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle, alongside an earlier recording from 1990 of their string quartet arrangement of Tallis's forty part motet, Spem In Alium.
The programme also features Bernard Herrmann's depiction of New York's sleazy underbelly, composed for the film Taxi Driver, and music from revolutionary pop star-turned-Brazilian Minister of Culture Gilberto Gil. With Verity Sharp.
Duration:
1 hour 40 minutes
Playlist
Wednesday 7th September
10.27
Secor/Watson: We're All In This Together
The Old Crow Medicine Show
Taken from the album Old Crow Medicine Show
Nettwerk 07243 598235 2 2
10.32
Cockburn: Train in the Rain
Bruce Cockburn, guitar
Taken from the album Speechless
Cooking Vinyl Cook CD 355
10.36
Burman: In Dhanno's Eyes
Kronos Quartet
Taken from the album You've Stolen My Heart
Nonesuch PRO 301696
10.39
Gil: Pé da Roseira
Gilberto Gil
Taken from the album 1968 Gilberto Gil
PolyGram 518121 2
10.44
Fructuoso Vianna: Corta-Jaca
Cristina Ortiz, piano
Taken from the album Alma Brasileira
Intrada INFRA016
10.49
Hernández: Campanitas de Cristal
Omara Portuondo
Taken from the album Lágrimas Negras: Canciones
Yemayá Records YY9433
10.52
Bertelmann: Long Walk
Hauschka (Volker Bertelmann)
Taken from the album The Prepared Piano
Karaoke Kalk CD31
10.57
Kamkar: Dance of Wind
Ardavan Kamkar, Persian santur
Taken from the album Over The Wind
Traditional Crossroads 80702 4300 2
11.09
Trad arr. Semyonov: Hey, You, Wide Steppe
The Optina Pustyn Male Choir of St Petersburg
Taken from the album Russia's Most Beautiful Songs
Arc EUCD 1953
11.13
Gasparyan/Brook: Dark Souls
Djivan Gasparyan, duduk and voice/Michael Brook
Taken from the album Black Rock
Realworld CDRW73
11.19
Trad arr Cutting & Wood/Wood: Down the Wagon Way - Sweet Jayne - The North Down's Way
Chris Wood, fiddle & voice/Andy Cutting, accordion
Taken from the album Knock John
Ruf Records RUF CD 08
11.31
Trad arr. Roberts: On The Banks of Red Roses
Alasdair Roberts
Taken from the album No Earthly Man
Drag City DC283
11.36
Tallis arr. Kronos Quartet: Spem In Alium
Kronos Quartet
Taken from the album Black Angels
Elektra Nonesuch 7559 79242 2
11.45
Burman: Rishte Bante Hain
Kronos Quartet/Asha Bhosle/Zakir Hussain
Taken from the album You've Stolen My Heart
Nonesuch PRO 301696
11.51
Bernard Herrmann: Night Piece for Saxophone and Orchestra
City of Prague Philharmonic/Paul Bateman
Taken from the album Citizen Kane: The Essential Bernard Herrmann Film Music Collection
Silva Screen FILMXCD 308
11.55
Frissell: A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall
Bill Frissell
Taken from the album East/West
Nonesuch Records
