It's nice to play new stuff when I can get it. As with last week, we have tonight some recently composed classical music, a demonstration that classical music isn't just comprised of material that we hear in music appreciation classrooms. Classical music can be vibrant and massive, and it can also have a delicacy that speaks to our very innermost soul (both of these qualities can be found in tonight's leadoff piece, Pärt's Lamentate). Really, classical music sets the stage for the art form which is music, defines it, and lays the groundwork that other forms of music follow.
Of course, we also have thrilling new music from Kate Bush (I liked the p song myself - you know, we just love those endless numbers!), a new acquisition from the combined forces of Tito Puente and Woody Herman, and a recent acquisition from Arthur Rubenstein. I love playing new music!
Composer's name is listed where notable (i.e. Classical Performance, Jazz Performance).
For more information on any of the rock, pop and Jazz music featured on this program, I frequently utilize AllMusic , an excellent free database holding a huge plethora of information about music and the artists that make it.
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Arvo Pärt |
Alexei Lubimov, piano, -w- the SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrey Boreyko, cond. |
Lamentate |
Classical, 21st Century, solo piano with orchestra |
ECM, 2005 |
Pärt is an Estonian composer who specializes in minimalist compositions, many of which demonstrate a significant Russian Orthodox influence. This work is a 2002 composition inspired by a massive sculpture by Anish Kapoor that sits in the Turbine Hall of Tate Modern in London. |
| Kate Bush |
How To Be Invisible |
Pop/Rock, Progressive, Adult Alternative |
Columbia, 2005 |
New material from Kate Bush! We are selecting three songs from the 1st disc of this double disc album, and will probably play the 2nd disc in its entirety at a later date. BTW, Pi is
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p (Pi) |
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Mrs. Bartolozzi |
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Cheap Trick |
Dream Police |
Pop/Rock, 70s/80s |
Epic, 1979 |
Band from Rockford, IL |
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Tonight Its You |
Epic, 1985 |
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REO Speedwagon |
Take It On The Run |
Epic, 1980 |
Band from Champaign, IL |
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Styx |
The Best of Times |
A&M, 1980 |
These guys were/are from Chicago |
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Fooling Yourself |
A&M, 1977 |
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Chicago |
Happy Man |
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Johannes Brahms |
Arthur Rubenstein |
Cappriccio, Op. 76, no.2, in B minor |
Classical, Romantic Era, solo piano |
RCA Victor, 1928 |
The first piece is among Rubenstein's first recordings for the RCA (then referred to by its tag line, His Majesty's Voice, or HMV) label, and probably rank among music's great "early" recordings. Rubenstein was 10 when Brahms died, and had multiple notable Brahms peers as contacts, including Joseph Joachim, |
Rhapsody, Op. 79, no. 2, in G minor |
RCA Victor, 1937 |
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Tito Puente/Woody Herman |
Latin Flight |
Big Band, Afro Cuban |
RCA/Legacy, 1958 |
1992 reissue of an excellent 1958 recording. |
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Mambo Herd |
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark |
Electricity |
Rock, New Wave, '80s |
Dindisc/Virgin, 1980 |
1980 remix of a 1979 single |
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