2007 New Music Highlights
Saturday 29 December 2007 22:30-0:00 (Radio 3)
For the last edition of 2007, Sara Mohr-Pietsch is joined by critics Annette Morreau and Ivan Hewett for a round-up of the year's new music highlights.
Duration:
1 hour 30 minutes
Playlist
Presenter:
Producer: Peter Meanwell
Opening Montage:
Oliver KNUSSEN Requiem: Songs for Sue (00'5")
Terry RILEY Rainbow in Curved Air (revisited) (00'6")
Jonathan HARVEY/Kaffe MATTHEWS - Body Mandala Improvisation (00'8")
Howard SKEMPTON Chamber Concerto (00'8")
Philip Music in 12 Parts: Part 5 (excerpt) (00'52")
The Philip Glass Ensemble
Michael Riesman (director)
NONESUCH 79324-2
Cd 1 Tr 5
Howard The Moon is Flashing
2nd Movement: A day in three wipes (excerpt) (03'46") (Â鶹Éç Commission)
James (tenor)
(conductor)
(Recorded at , Cardiff, Wales on 6th September 07 as part of the )
Luigi NONO Hay no camino (excerpt) (00'25")
, (conductor)
(Recorded on 1st October 2007 at the l, London, to be broadcast on H&N on 16 Feb 2008)
Jonathan /Kaffe Body Mandala / Improvisation (excerpt) (07'38")
,
(Recorded 5th May 2007 at the )
Karlheinz - Kontakte (00'33")
David (piano and percussion), Christoph Caskel (percussion), Karlheinz Stockhausen and Gottfried Michael Koenig (electronics)
WERGO WER 6009-2 (CD)
Orlando /Emma Bernard - Critical Mass (01'47")
The Shout, , Orlando Gough (director)
[from private CD]
Terry A Rainbow In Curved Air (07'09")
Terry Riley (keyboard)
(percussion)
Mikail (keyboard & laptop)
(Recorded at on 26th April 07)
Poet reads her poem Magnificat Antiphons for the
Arvo Seven Magnificat Antiphons (1) (01'30) , Andrew (conductor)
SONY SK 61753 (CD)
Oliver Requiem: Songs for Sue (12'09") (soprano)
, Oliver Knussen (conductor)
(Recorded at the on 15th June 07)
Actor and broadcaster John gives his 2007 highlight.
Helmut - Mouvement
(vor der Erstarrung) (00'28")
,
(Recorded at the London on 20th November 2006)
Thomas Violin Concerto 'Concentric Paths' (3rd movement played) (05'14"): (violin), , Thomas Ades (conductor)
EMI 5099950027156 (CD)
Howard Chamber Concerto
(excerpt) (05'43")
(from CD entitled 'Ben Somewhen'): ,
James (conductor)
NMC CD D135 (CD)
For further details of any of tonight's composers, performers or pieces, please e-mail hear.and.now@bbc.co.uk
