Program #83 (aired May 11, 2022)
“Tyshawn Sorey’s For George Lewis”
Tyshawn Sorey: For George Lewis
Alarm Will Sound
Canteloupe Music
*
Program #82 (aired May 4, 2022)
“Earth Music”
Jonathan Dove: Gaia Theory
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Josep Pons, conductor
NMC Recordings
Lei Liang: A Thousand Mountains, A Million Streams
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Gil Rose, conductor
BMOP/sound
*
Program #81 (aired April 20, 2022)
(Repeat of Program #60 from September 8, 2021)
“Orchestral Miscellany”
Arnold Rosner: Tempus Perfectum: A Concert Overture, Op. 109
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Nick Palmer, conductor
Toccata Classics
Ľubica Čekovská: Shadow Scale
Norwegian Radio Orchestra; Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Naxos
Timo Andres: Paraphrase on Themes of Brian Eno
Timo Andres, piano; Metropolis Ensemble; Andrew Cyr, conductor
Nonesuch
Miguel del Águila: The Giant Guitar, Op. 91
Norwegian Radio Orchestra; Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Naxos
Maria Huld Markan Sigfusdottir: Aequora
Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Bjarnason, conductor
Sono Luminus
*
Program #80 (aired April 6, 2022)
“George Crumb: In Memoriam”
George Crumb: Vox balaenae (Voice of the Whale)
Aeolian Chamber Players
Sony Classical
George Crumb: Makrokosmos, Book II
Laurie Hudicek, piano
Innova
*
Program #79 (aired March 22, 2022)
“Errollyn Wallen”
Errollyn Wallen: Photography
Ensemble X; Nicholas Kok, conductor
NMC Recordings
Errollyn Wallen: Pace
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge; Stephen Cleobury, conductor
King’s College Recordings
Errollyn Wallen: Daedalus
Errollyn Wallen, voice and piano
AVIE Records
Errollyn Wallen: Horseplay
The Continuum Ensemble; Philip Headlam conductor
AVIE Records
*
Program #78 (aired February 16, 2022)
“Nokuthula Ngwenyama”
Nokuthula Ngwenyama: Sonoran Storm
Nokuthula Ngwenyama, viola
EDI Records
Byron Adams: Sonata for Viola and Piano
Nokuthula Ngwenyama, viola; Eckart Sellheim, piano
EDI Records
Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Michael Long, and Dan Tomlinson: Planet 70, Brusquement, 27th and Grand
Nokuthula Ngwenyama, viola; Michael Long, guitar; Dan Tomlinson, drums
EDI Records
*
Program #77 (aired February 2, 2022)
“All Rise”
Wynton Marsalis: All Rise
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Paul Smith Singers; Northridge Singers of California State University at Northridge; Morgan State University Choir; Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Sony Masterworks
*
Program #76 (aired January 26, 2022)
“JACK Quartet”
Hannah Lash: Filigree in Textile
JACK Quartet; Hannah Lash, harp
New Focus Recordings
Pascal Le Boeuf and Remy Le Boeuf: Alkaline
Le Boeuf Brothers; JACK Quartet
Panoramic
György Ligeti: String Quartet No. 2
JACK Quartet
Wigmore Hall Live
*
Program #75 (aired January 19, 2022)
“Solo Coronavirus Projects”
Andrew Norman: Turns of Phrase
Jennifer Koh, violin
Cedille Records
Angélica Negrón: Cooper and Emma
Jennifer Koh, violin
Cedille Records
Tania León: Anima
Jennifer Koh, violin
Cedille Records
Caroline Davis: heart rituals
Jennifer Koh, violin
Cedille Records
David Serkin Ludwig: All the Rage
Jennifer Koh, violin
Cedille Records
Richard Danielpour: Selections from An American Mosaic – Documentary Filmmakers & Photographers, Doctors & Interns, Teachers & Students, Prophets & Martyrs, Epilogue (Fourth Consolation)
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
Supertrain Records
Nkeiru Okoye: Euba’s Dance
Matt Haimovitz, cello
Pentatone Oxingale Series
Gabriella Smith: bare
Matt Haimovitz, cello
Pentatone Oxingale Series
Jake Heggie: Spring Forward
Matt Haimovitz, cello
Pentatone Oxingale Series
*
Program #74 (aired January 5, 2022)
“John Adams’s Harmonielehre”
John Adams: Harmonielehre
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
SFS Media
John Adams: Tromba lontana
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; Edo de Waart, conductor
Nonesuch
John Adams: Lollapalooza
New World Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
BMG Classics
*
Program #73 (aired December 29, 2021)
“Favorite Recordings of 2021”
Nikolai Kapustin: Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 56
Frank Dupree, piano; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra; Case Scaglione, conductor
Capriccio
Toumani Diabaté: Haïnamady Town
Toumani Diabaté, kora; London Symphony Orchestra; Clark Rundell, conductor
World Circuit
Toumani Diabaté: Cantelowes Dream
Toumani Diabaté, kora; London Symphony Orchestra; Clark Rundell, conductor
World Circuit
Žibuoklė Martinaitytė: Millefleur
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra; Giedrė Šlekytė, conductor
Ondine
*
Program #72 (aired December 22, 2021)
“Choral Music”
Eric Whitacre: Little Tree
Elora Festival Singers; Noel Edison, conductor; Leslie De’Ath, piano
Naxos
Lou Harrison: Mass to Saint Anthony
Oregon Repertory Singers; Gilbert Seeley, director
Koch International Classics
Roxanna Panufnik: Love Abide
Colla Voce Singers; Love Abide Children’s Choir; London Mozart Players; Lee Ward, conductor
Signum Records
*
Program #71 (aired December 15, 2021)
“John Luther Adams’s Arctic Dreams”
John Luther Adams: Arctic Dreams
Synergy Vocals; Robin Lorentz, violin; Ron Lawrence, viola; Michael Finckel, cello; Robert Black, double bass
Cold Blue Music
Jabra Latham: Antarctic Triptych
Andrew Seymour, clarinet; Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Greg Stephens, conductor
ABC Classic
*
Program #70 (aired December 8, 2021)
“Musical Miniatures II”
John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor
Nonesuch
Hector González: Preludio
José Antonio Escobar, guitar
Naxos
Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson: Adagio
Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Bjarnason, conductor
Sono Luminus
Krzysztof Penderecki: String Quartet No. 4
Tippett Quartet
Naxos
Michael Gordon: Gene Takes a Drink
Bang on a Can All-Stars
Canteloupe Music
Valerie Coleman: Umoja
Imani Winds
eOne
Jörg Widmann: Duo No. 24 “Toccatina all’inglese”
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin; Sol Gabetta, cello
Alpha Classics
Tigran Mansurian: Die Tänzerin
Varty Manouelian, violin; Kim Kashkashian, viola
ECM
Michael Jon Fink: Ruin
Michael Jon Fink, celesta
Cold Blue Music
Caroline Shaw: Valencia
Attacca Quartet
New Amsterdam Records/Nonesuch Records
*
Program #69 (aired December 1, 2021)
“John Tavener”
John Tavener: The Protecting Veil
Steven Isserlis, cello; London Symphony Orchestra; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Virgin Classics
John Tavener: The Lamb
VOCES8
Signum Records
John Tavener: Song for Athene
VOCES8
Decca Music Group
*
Program #68 (aired November 24, 2021)
(Repeat of Program #57 from August 18, 2021)
“Chamber Music”
Vivian Fung: Bird Song
Yuan-Qing Yu, violin; Winston Choi, piano
Cedille Records
John Luther Adams: The Light That Fills the World
Robin Lorentz, violin; Amy Knoles, vibraphone/marimba; Bryan Pezzone, piano, Barry Newton, double bass
Cold Blue Music
Lera Auerbach: 24 Preludes, Op. 47 Nos. 12 and 24
Camille Thomas, cello; Beatrice Berrut, piano
Fuga Libera
Steven Mackey: Indigenous Instruments
eighth blackbird
Cedille Records
*
Program #67 (aired November 17, 2021)
“Sofia Gubaidulina’s 90th Birthday”
Sofia Gubaidulina: Der Zorn Gottes (The Wrath of God)
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Andris Nelsons, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon
Sofia Gubaidulina: Offertorium
Gidon Kremer, violin; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon
*
Program #66 (aired November 3, 2021)
(Repeat of Program #27 from November 18, 2020)
“Xiaogang Ye”
Xiaogang Ye: San Die, Op. 7a
Michel Lavignolle, flute; Su Chang, zheng
Delos
Xiaogang Ye: Namucuo, Op. 53
Emmanuelle Maggesi, piano
Delos
Xiaogang Ye: Symphony No. 3, Op. 46 “Chu”
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; José Serebrier, conductor; Hila Plitmann, soprano
BIS
*
Program #65 (aired October 27, 2021)
“Piano Miscellany”
Isak Roux: Township Guitar from Preludes in African Rhythm
William Chapman Nyaho, piano
MSR Music
Philip Glass: Étude No. 2
Víkingur Ólafsson, piano
Deutsche Grammophon
György Ligeti: L’escalier du diable from Études, Book II
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Sony Classical
Elizabeth A. Baker: Four Explosions Expanding from the Center
Elizabeth A. Baker, piano
Aerocade Music
Nikolai Kapustin: Toccatina, Op. 36
Sukyeon Kim, piano
Piano Classics
Rachel Grimes: The Corner Room
Rachel Grimes, piano
Ruminance
Morton Feldman: Palais de Mari
Philip Thomas, piano
Another Timbre
*
Program #64 (aired October 13, 2021)
“Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Mass for the Endangered“
Sarah Kirkland Snider: Mass for the Endangered
Gallicantus; Gabriel Crouch, conductor
New Amsterdam Records and Nonesuch Records
Sarah Kirkland Snider: Pale as Centuries
NOW Ensemble
New Amsterdam Records
*
Program #63 (aired October 6, 2021)
“Recent Music by Steve Reich”
Steve Reich: You Are (Variations)
Los Angeles Master Chorale; Grant Gershon, conductor
Nonesuch
Steve Reich: Duet for Two Solo Violins and String Orchestra
MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Kristjan Järvi, conductor; Waltraut Wächter and Andreas Hartmann, violins
Sony Classical
Steve Reich: Dance Patterns
James Preiss and Thad Wheeler, vibraphones; Frank Cassara and Garry Kvistad, xylophones; Edmund Niemann and Nurit Tilles, pianos
Nonesuch
Steve Reich: Pulse
International Contemporary Ensemble
Nonesuch
*
Program #62 (aired September 22, 2021)
“Žibuoklė Martinaitytė”
Žibuoklė Martinaitytė: Saudade
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra; Giedrė Šlekytė, conductor
Ondine
Žibuoklė Martinaitytė: Serenity Diptychs from In Search of Lost Beauty
FortVio
Starkland
Žibuoklė Martinaitytė: Chiaroscuro Trilogy
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; Giedrė Šlekytė, conductor; Gabrielius Alekna, piano
Ondine
*
Program #61 (aired September 15, 2021)
“The Beatles Reimagined”
John Rutter: The Beatles Concerto
Peter Rostal and Paul Schaefer, pianos; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; John Rutter, conductor
Decca
John Lennon/Paul McCartney: “Penny Lane” (arr. Leo Brouwer)
John Lennon/Paul McCartney: “Michelle” (arr. Tōru Takemitsu)
John Lennon/Paul McCartney: “Hey Jude” (arr. Tōru Takemitsu)
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
Warner Classics
Roy Wheldon: Prelude and Divisions on “She’s So Heavy”
Roy Wheldon, viola da gamba
New Albion Records
Paul McCartney: A Leaf
Anya Alexeyev, piano
EMI Classics
*
Program #60 (aired September 8, 2021)
“Orchestral Miscellany”
Arnold Rosner: Tempus Perfectum: A Concert Overture, Op. 109
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Nick Palmer, conductor
Toccata Classics
Ľubica Čekovská: Shadow Scale
Norwegian Radio Orchestra; Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Naxos
Timo Andres: Paraphrase on Themes of Brian Eno
Timo Andres, piano; Metropolis Ensemble; Andrew Cyr, conductor
Nonesuch
Miguel del Águila: The Giant Guitar, Op. 91
Norwegian Radio Orchestra; Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Naxos
Maria Huld Markan Sigfusdottir: Aequora
Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Bjarnason, conductor
Sono Luminus
*
Program #59 (aired September 1, 2021)
“Simpson’s Ninth Symphony”
Robert Simpson: Symphony No. 9
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
Hyperion Records
*
Program #58 (aired August 25, 2021)
“Gabriella Smith”
Gabriella Smith: Carrot Revolution
Aizuri Quartet
New Amsterdam Records
Gabriella Smith: Bard of a Wasteland
Gabriella Smith, vocals; Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Bedroom Community
Gabriella Smith: Loop the Fractal Hold of Rain
Duo Noire
New Focus Recordings
Gabriella Smith: Lost Coast
Gabriel Cabezas, cello and percussion; Nadia Sirota, viola and percussion; Gabriella Smith, vocals and percussion
Bedroom Community
*
Program #57 (aired August 18, 2021)
“Chamber Music”
Vivian Fung: Bird Song
Yuan-Qing Yu, violin; Winston Choi, piano
Cedille Records
John Luther Adams: The Light That Fills the World
Robin Lorentz, violin; Amy Knoles, vibraphone/marimba; Bryan Pezzone, piano, Barry Newton, double bass
Cold Blue Music
Lera Auerbach: 24 Preludes, Op. 47 Nos. 12 and 24
Camille Thomas, cello; Beatrice Berrut, piano
Fuga Libera
Steven Mackey: Indigenous Instruments
eighth blackbird
Cedille Records
*
Program #56 (aired August 11, 2021)
(Repeat of Program #14 from August 12, 2020)
“Magnus Lindberg”
Magnus Lindberg: EXPO
New York Philharmonic; Alan Gilbert; conductor
Dacapo
Magnus Lindberg: Dos Coyotes
Anssi Karttunen, cello; Magnus Lindberg, piano
Ondine
Magnus Lindberg: Seht die Sonne
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo conductor
Ondine
*
Program #55 (aired July 28, 2021)
“Libby Larsen”
Libby Larsen: Sorrow Song and Jubilee
Apollo Chamber Players
Navona
Libby Larsen: Sonnets from the Portuguese
Arleen Augér, soprano; Members of St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra; Joel Revzen, conductor
Koch International Classics
Libby Larsen: Solo Symphony (Symphony No. 5)
Colorado Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor
Koch International Classics
*
Program #54 (aired July 14, 2021)
“Summer Music”
Carmen Braden: Songs of the Invisible Summer Stars
Derek Charke, flute; Suzanne Lemieux, oboe; David Parker, French horn; Gillian Smith, violin; Nadia Francavilla, violin; Susan Sayle, viola; Norman Adams, cello
Centrediscs
Mark O’Connor: Summer from The American Seasons (Seasons of an American Life)
Mark O’Connor, violin; Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra; Scott Yoo, conductor
Sony Classical
Julia Wolfe: Early that summer
Lark Quartet
Canteloupe Music
Libby Larsen: Deep Summer Music
Colorado Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor
Koch International Classics
*
Program #53 (aired July 7, 2021)
“Louis Andriessen In Memoriam – La Commedia”
Louis Andriessen: La Commedia
Claron McFadden (Beatrice); Cristina Zavalloni (Dante); Jeroen Willems (Lucifer/Cacciaguida); Marcel Beekman (Casella); Dutch National Opera; Synergy Vocals; Asko Ensemble; Schoenberg Ensemble; Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor
Nonesuch
*
Program #52 (aired June 30, 2021)
(Repeat of Program #8 from July 1, 2020)
“Americana”
Michael Daugherty: American Gothic
Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Naxos
Gwyneth Walker: An American Concerto
Czech National Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor; Melissa White, violin
Albany Records
Joan Tower: Made in America
Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Naxos
*
Program #51 (aired June 23, 2021)
“Kalevi Aho’s Symphony No. 12”
Kalevi Aho: Symphony No. 12 (Luosto Symphony)
Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Lapland; Taina Piira, soprano; Aki Alamikkotervo, tenor; Hannu Lehtonen, saxophone; John Storgårds conductor
BIS Records
Kalevi Aho: Lamento
Jaakko Kuusisto and Pekka Kuusisto, violins
BIS Records
*
Program #50 (aired June 16, 2021)
“Tania León”
Tania León: Indígena
Continuum; Tania León, conductor
New World Records
Tania León: Alma
Marya Martin, flute; Colette Valentine, piano
Naxos
Tania León: Batá
Louisville Orchestra; Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor
Soundmark Records
Tania León: De Memorias
Mexico City Woodwind Quintet
Urtext
Tania León: Rituál
Karen Walwyn, piano
Albany Records
Tania León: Carabalí
Louisville Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
Soundmark Records
*
Program #49 (aired June 9, 2021)
“Guitar Music from Australia”
Phillip Houghton: Kinkachoo, I Love You
John Williams, guitar
JCW Recordings
Nigel Westlake: Six Fish
Guitar Trek
Naxos
Peter Sculthorpe: From Kakadu
Aleksandr Tsiboulski, guitar
Naxos
Phillip Houghton: News from Nowhere
Guitar Trek
Naxos
Graham Koehne: A Closed World of Fine Feelings and Grand Design
Aleksandr Tsiboulski, guitar
Naxos
*
Program #48 (aired June 2, 2021)
“Tan Dun, Part 2”
Tan Dun: 8 Colors – Drum and Gong, Cloudiness, Red Soma
Ying Quartet
Telarc
Tan Dun: Ghost Opera – Dialogue with “Little Cabbage,” Metal and Stone
Kronos Quartet; Wu Man, pipa
Nonesuch
Tan Dun: Concerto for Orchestra (after Marco Polo)
Hong Kong Philharmonic; Tan Dun, conductor
Naxos
*
Program #47 (aired May 26, 2021)
“Tan Dun”
Tan Dun: Violin Concerto Rhapsody & Fantasia
Eldbjørg Hemsing, violin; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Tan Dun, conductor
BIS Records
Tan Dun: The Eternal Vow from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra; Chen Xie Yang, conductor; Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Sony Classical
Tan Dun: Desert Capriccio from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Silk Road Ensemble; Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Sony Classical
Tan Dun: 8 Memories in Watercolor
Warren Lee, piano
Naxos
*
Program #46 (aired May 5, 2021)
“Archetypes”
Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad, Third Coast Percussion: Archetypes
Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad, Third Coast Percussion
Cedille Records
*
Program #45 (aired April 21, 2021)
“Serge Koussevitzky Conducts American Music”
Edward Burlingame Hill: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 34
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Serge Koussevitzky, conductor
Pristine Classical
Howard Hanson: Serenade for Flute, Harp and Strings, Op. 35
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Serge Koussevitzky, conductor; Georges Laurent, flute; Bernard Zighera, harp
Pristine Classical
Walter Piston: Symphony No. 3
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Serge Koussevitzky, conductor
Pristine Classical
*
Program #44 (aired April 14, 2021)
“Leopold Stokowski Conducts American Music”
Lamar Stringfield: A Symphonic Patrol
NBC Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor
Pristine Classical
William Schuman: Prayer, 1943
NBC Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor
Pristine Classical
Alan Hovhaness: Symphony No. 1, Op. 17 “Exile”
NBC Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor
Pristine Classical
Paul Creston: Chant of 1942, Op. 33
NBC Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor
Pristine Classical
*
Program #43 (aired April 7, 2021)
“Film Music of Tōru Takemitsu”
Tōru Takemitsu: Excerpt from Empire of Passion
Tōru Takemitsu: Main Theme from Crazed Fruit
Tōru Takemitsu: Excerpt from Woman in the Dunes
Tōru Takemitsu: Waltz from The Face of Another
Tōru Takemitsu: Main Theme from Harakiri 2:31
Tōru Takemitsu: The Woman of the Snow from Kwaidan
Tōru Takemitsu: Funeral Music from Black Rain
Tōru Takemitsu: Medley from Rising Sun
Tōru Takemitsu: Excerpt from Dodes’kaden 3:58
Tōru Takemitsu: Hell’s Picture Scroll from Ran
*
Program #42 (aired March 31, 2021)
“Thea Musgrave”
Thea Musgrave: Loch Ness – A Postcard from Scotland
BBC National Orchestra of Wales; William Boughton, conductor; Daniel Trodden, tuba
Lyrita
Thea Musgrave: Night Windows
Nicholas Daniel, oboe; Huw Watkins, piano
Harmonia Mundi USA
Thea Musgrave: Turbulent Landscapes
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Osmo Vänskä, conductor
NMC Recordings
*
Program #41 (aired March 24, 2021)
“Roxanna Panufnik”
Roxanna Panufnik: Four World Seasons
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Tasmin Little, violin soloist and conductor
Chandos Records
Roxanna Panufnik: Westminster Mass
Westminster Cathedral Choir; City of London Sinfonia; James O’Donnell, conductor
Teldec Classics
*
Program #40 (aired March 17, 2021)
“Patricia Kopatchinskaja”
Otto Matthäus Zykan: Das Mit der Stimme
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin and voice
Alpha Classics
Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Concerto funebre
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin; Camerata Bern
Alpha Classics
Giovanni Sollima: Moghul
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin; Giovanni Antonini, conductor and recorder; Il Giardino Armonico
Alpha Classics
Francisco Coll: Les Plaisirs Illuminés
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin; Sol Gabetta, cello; Camerata Bern; Francisco Coll, conductor
Alpha Classics
*
Program #39 (aired March 10, 2021)
“Roomful of Teeth”
Caroline Shaw: Partita for 8 Voices
Roomful of Teeth
New Amsterdam Records
Wally Gunn: The Beginning And from The Ascendant
Roomful of Teeth
New Amsterdam Records
Michael Harrison: Just Constellations
Roomful of Teeth
New Amsterdam Records
*
Program #38 (aired March 3, 2021)
“Nico Muhly”
Nico Muhly: Doublespeak
Eighth Blackbird
Cedille Records
Nico Muhly: Keep In Touch
Alarm Will Sound; Alan Pierson, conductor; Nadia Sirota, viola
Bedroom Community
Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner, James McAlister: Mercury
4AD
Nico Muhly: Who Was She? from The Reader
Nico Muhly, piano; ensemble
Lakeshore Records
Nico Muhly: Cello Concerto
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra; Jun Märkl, conductor; Zuill Bailey, cello
Steinway & Sons
*
Program #37 (aired February 24, 2021)
“George Walker”
George Walker: Lyric for Strings
London Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor
Sony Classical
George Walker: Lilacs
Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra; Timothy Russell, conductor; Faye Robinson, soprano
Summit Records
George Walker: Piano Sonata No. 1
George Walker, piano
Albany Records
George Walker: Sinfonia No. 3
Sinfonia Varsovia of Poland; Ian Hobson, conducting
Albany Records
*
Program #36 (aired February 17, 2021)
“Columbia Masterworks’s Black Composers Series”
Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Symphony No. 1 in G major, Op. 11/1
London Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor
Sony Classical
José White Lafitte: Violin Concerto in F-sharp minor
London Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor; Aaron Rosand, violin
Sony Classical
Fela Sowande: African Suite (three movements)
London Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor
Sony Classical
William Grant Still: Sahdji
London Symphony Orchestra; Morgan State College Choir; Paul Freeman, conductor
Sony Classical
David Baker: Sonata for Cello and Piano
János Starker, cello; Alain Planès, piano
Sony Classical
Hale Smith: Ritual and Incantation
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor
Sony Classical
*
Program #35 (aired February 10, 2021)
“Nathan Holder’s Where Are All The Black Female Composers?”
Florence Price: Dances in the Canebrakes
Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Cedille
Chiquinha Gonzaga: Yara
Clara Sverner, piano
EMI Angel
Zenobia Powell Perry: Clarinet Sonata
Berkeley Price, clarinet; Deon Nielsen Price, piano
Cambria
Margaret Bonds: Troubled Water
William Chapman Nyaho, piano
MSR Classics
Julia Perry: Stabat Mater
Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; William Strickland, conductor; Makiko Asakura, contralto
CRI
Valerie Coleman: Red Clay and Mississippi Delta
Imani Winds
eOne Music
Valerie Capers: Portraits in Jazz
Maria Corley, piano
Albany Records
Eleanor Alberga: String Quartet No. 2
Ensemble Arcadiana
Navona
Tania León: Inura (3 excerpts)
Son Sonora Voices; Son Sonora Ensemble; DanceBrazil Percussion; Tania León, conductor
Albany Records
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Program #34 (aired January 27, 2021)
“Pēteris Vasks, Part 2”
Pēteris Vasks: Viatore
Sinfonietta Riga; Normunds Šnē, conductor
Wergo
Pēteris Vasks: The Fruit of Silence
Voces8; Huw Watkins, piano
Decca
Pēteris Vasks: Symphony for Strings “Voices”
Sinfonietta Riga; Maxim Rysanov, conductor
BIS
*
Program #33 (aired January 20, 2021)
“Pēteris Vasks, Part 1”
Pēteris Vasks: Violin Concerto “Distant Light”
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hannu Lintu, conductor; Vadim Gluzman, violin
BIS
Pēteris Vasks: White Scenery
Hayk Melikyan, piano
via YouTube
Pēteris Vasks: Dona nobis pacem
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Talinn Chamber Orchestra; Paul Hillier, conductor
Harmonia Mundi
*
Program #32 (aired January 13, 2021)
“Boston Modern Orchestra Project”
Chinary Ung: Singing Inside Aura
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Gil Rose, conductor; Susan Ung, viola and voice
BMOP/sound
Lisa Bielawa: Roam
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Gil Rose, conductor
BMOP/sound
Anthony Davis: Wayang V
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Gil Rose, conductor; Anthony Davis, piano
BMOP/sound
*
Program #31 (aired January 6, 2021)
“Comic Strip Music”
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Peanuts Gallery
Florida State University Symphony; Alexander Jiménez, conductor; Jeffrey Biegel, piano
Naxos
Michael Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony
Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Naxos
*
Program #30 (aired December 9, 2020)
“Lou Harrison”
Lou Harrison: Concerto in Slendro
California Symphony Orchestra; Barry Jekowsky, conductor; Maria Bachmann, violin
Argo
Lou Harrison: Psalter Sonata
Lou Harrison, psaltery
Phoenix
Lou Harrison: Bubaran Robert
Gamelan Si Betty; Randy Masters, piccolo trumpet
MusicMasters Classics
Lou Harrison: Piano Concerto
New Japan Philharmonic; Naoto Otomo, conductor; Keith Jarrett, piano
New World Records
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Program #29 (aired December 2, 2020)
“Anna Clyne”
Anna Clyne: Masquerade
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor
Avie
Anna Clyne: The Seamstress
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo, conductor; Jennifer Koh, violin; Irene Buckley, voice
Avie
Anna Clyne: A Wonderful Day
Bang on a Can All-Stars
Cantaloupe Music
Anna Clyne: Night Ferry
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
CSO Resound
*
Program #28 (aired November 25, 2020)
(Repeat of Program #7 from June 24, 2020)
“Miniature Miscellany”
Roshanne Etezady: Eleventh Hour from Damaged Goods
eighth blackbird
Cedille
Philip Glass: Madeira River from Aguas da Amazonia
Uakti
Point Music
György Ligeti: White on White from Études, Book 3
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Sony Classical
David Lang: light moving
Hilary Hahn, violin; Cory Smythe, piano
Deutsche Grammophon
Chen Yi: Memory
Julia Tom, cello
Etcetera
Poul Ruders: Lullaby for Yodit
Kodály Philharmonic Orchestra; Paul Mann, conductor
Toccata Classics
Sarah Kirkland Snider: The Orchard
Roomful of Teeth
New Amsterdam Records
Stephen Montague: Mirabella (a Tarantella)
Margaret Leng Tan, toy piano
Point Music
Leo Dick: The Grasshopper and the Ant from Au contraire
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin; Reto Bieri, clarinet
Alpha Classics
Elliott Carter: Dialogues II
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; Oliver Knussen, conductor
Ondine
Phillip Schroeder: Another Shore
Phillip Schroeder, celesta
Cold Blue Music
John Luther Adams: Sky with Four Suns
ETHEL
Cold Blue Music
Howard Skempton: Adam lay ybounden
The Sixteen; Harry Christophers, conductor
Coro
Peteris Vasks: Plainscape II
Voces8; Mari Samuelsen, violin; Håkon Samuelsen, cello
Decca
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Program #27 (aired November 18, 2020)
“Xiaogang Ye”
Xiaogang Ye: San Die, Op. 7a
Michel Lavignolle, flute; Su Chang, zheng
Delos
Xiaogang Ye: Namucuo, Op. 53
Emmanuelle Maggesi, piano
Delos
Xiaogang Ye: Symphony No. 3, Op. 46 “Chu”
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; José Serebrier, conductor; Hila Plitmann, soprano
BIS
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Program #26 (aired November 11, 2020)
“Around the World with the Kronos Quartet”
Terry Riley: G-Song
Kronos Quartet
Nonesuch
Zoe Mulford: The President Sang Amazing Grace
Kronos Quartet; Meklit, singer
Smithsonian Folkways
Justinian Tamusuza: Ekitundu Ekisooka
Kronos Quartet
Nonesuch
Peter Sculthorpe: String Quartet No. 8
Kronos Quartet
Nonesuch
Alberto Dominguez: Perfidia
Kronos Quartet; Carlos Garcia, leaf
Nonesuch
Juan García Esquivel: Mini Skirt
Kronos Quartet and friends
Nonesuch
R.D. Burman: My Lover Came Silently
Kronos Quartet; Asha Bhosle, singer
Nonesuch
Kimmo Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen: Plasma from UNIKO
Kronos Quartet; Kimmo Pohjonen, accordion, voice; Samuli Kosminen, string and accordion samples, programming
Ondine
*
Program #25 (aired November 4, 2020)
“Stacy Garrop”
Stacy Garrop: Mythology Symphony
Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) Symphony Orchestra; Alondra de la Parra, conductor
Cedille
Stacy Garrop: Seven
Lincoln Trio
Cedille
*
Program #24 (aired October 28, 2020)
“Creature Features”
David Del Tredici: Dracula
Cleveland Chamber Symphony; David Del Tredici, conductor; Hila Plitmann, soprano-narrator
Innova
HK Gruber: Frankenstein!!
BBC Philharmonic; HK Gruber, conductor and chanssonier
Chandos
*
Program #23 (aired October 21, 2020)
“Eric Whitacre’s The Sacred Veil“
Eric Whitacre: The Sacred Veil
Los Angeles Master Chorale; Grant Gershon, Artistic Director; Lisa Edwards, piano; Jeffrey Zeigler, cello; Eric Whitacre, conductor
Signum Records
Eric Whitacre: October
Rutgers Wind Ensemble; William Berz, conductor
Mark Records
Eric Whitacre: Sleep
Eric Whitacre Singers; Eric Whitacre, conductor
Decca
*
Program #22 (aired October 14, 2020)
“Two Ukrainian Composers”
Valentyn Silvestrov: The Messenger – 1996
Camerata Salzburg; Hélène Grimaud, piano
Deutsche Grammophon
Valentyn Silvestrov: Post scriptum Sonata
Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin; Angelina Gadeliya, piano
Labor Records
Yevhen Stankovych: Symphony No. 4 “Sinfonia Lirica”
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor
Naxos
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Program #21 (aired October 7, 2020)
“Color and Music”
Michael Torke: Purple
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
Argo
Frank Ticheli: Blue Shades
North Texas Wind Symphony; Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor
GIA Publications
Jennifer Higdon: Piano Trio
Lincoln Trio
Cedille
Aaron Jay Kernis: Color Wheel
Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Naxos
*
Program #20 (aired September 30, 2020)
“Gabriela Lena Frank”
Gabriela Lena Frank: Ritmos Anchinos
Silk Road Ensemble
World Village
Gabriela Lena Frank: Three Latin-American Dances
Utah Symphony Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor
Reference Recordings
Gabriela Lena Frank: Quijotadas
ALIAS Chamber Ensemble
Naxos
*
Program #19 (aired September 23, 2020)
“Happy Birthday, Arvo Pärt,” Part 2
Arvo Pärt: Fratres
Gidon Kremer, violin; Keith Jarrett, piano
ECM
Arvo Pärt: Symphony No. 4 “Los Angeles”
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
ECM
Arvo Pärt: Für Lennart in memoriam
Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor
ECM
*
Program #18 (aired September 16, 2020)
“Happy Birthday, Arvo Pärt,” Part 1
Arvo Pärt: In principio
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor
ECM
Arvo Pärt: An den Wassern zu Babel
Hilliard Ensemble; Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, organ
ECM
Arvo Pärt: Adam’s Lament
Latvian Radio Choir; Vox Clamantis; Sinfonietta Riga; Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor
ECM
Arvo Pärt: Estonian Lullaby
Vilnius Choir Singing School “Liepaitės” Girls’ Choir; Kremerata Baltica; Gidon Kremer, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon
*
Program #17 (aired September 9, 2020)
“Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar”
Osvaldo Golijov: Ainadamar
Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Kelly O’Connor, mezzo-soprano; Jessica Rivera, soprano; Robert Spano, conductor; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Deutsche Grammophon
Osvaldo Golijov: Tenebrae
Kronos Quartet
Deutsche Grammophon
Osvaldo Golijov: Night of the Flying Horses
Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble
Sony Classical
*
Program #16 (aired August 26, 2020 and September 2, 2020)
“Shulamit Ran”
Shulamit Ran: String Quartet No. 3 “Glitter, Doom, Shards, Memory”
Pacifica Quartet
Cedille
Shulamit Ran: Violin Concerto
BBC Concert Orchestra; Charles Hazlewood, conductor; Ittai Shapira, violin
Albany
*
Program #15 (aired August 19, 2020)
“Eighth Blackbird”
Steve Reich: Double Sextet
Eighth Blackbird
Nonesuch
Christopher Cerrone: South Catalina
Eighth Blackbird
Cedille
Stephen Hartke: Meanwhile – Incidental Music to Imaginary Puppet Plays
Eighth Blackbird
Cedille
*
Program #14 (aired August 12, 2020)
“Magnus Lindberg”
Magnus Lindberg: EXPO
New York Philharmonic; Alan Gilbert; conductor
Dacapo
Magnus Lindberg: Dos Coyotes
Anssi Karttunen, cello; Magnus Lindberg, piano
Ondine
Magnus Lindberg: Seht die Sonne
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo conductor
Ondine
*
Program #13 (aired August 5, 2020)
“Two Recent Concertos”
Anna Clyne: Dance
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Marin Alsop; conductor; Inbal Segev, cello
Avie Records
John Adams: Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Yuja Wang, piano
*
Program #12 (aired July 29, 2020)
“Chen Yi and Zhou Long”
Chen Yi: Romance and Dance
Singapore Symphony Orchestra; Lan Shui, conductor; Cho-Liang Lin and Yi-Jia Susanne Hou, violins
BIS
Zhou Long: Taigu Rhyme
Beijing New Music Ensemble
Naxos
Chen Yi and Zhou Long: Symphony “Humen 1839”
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Darrell Ang, conductor
Naxos
*
Program #11 (aired July 22, 2020)
“Chen Yi”
Chen Yi: The Ancient Chinese Beauty
Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra; Lan Shui, conductor; Michala Petri, recorder
OUR Recordings
Chen Yi: Qi
Empyrean Ensemble
Albany Records
Chen Yi: Night Thoughts
Civitas Ensemble
Cedille
Chen Yi: Spring in Dresden
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Gil Rose, conductor; Mira Wang, violin
BMOP sound
*
Program #10 (aired July 15, 2020)
“Sampler #1”
(Repeat of Program #1 from May 13, 2020)
Jennifer Higdon: blue cathedral
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Robert Spano, conductor
Telarc
Somei Satoh: Bifu
Hilary Hahn, violin; Cory Smythe, piano
Deutsche Grammophon
Reza Vali: Calligraphy No. 11 “Gatar”
Carpe Diem String Quartet
Albany
John Luther Adams: The Farthest Place
Robin Lorentz, violin; Amy Knoles, vibraphone/marimba; Bryan Pezzone, piano, Barry Newton, double bass
Cold Blue
Anna Thorvaldsdóttir: Illumine
International Contemporary Ensemble
Sono Luminus
Arvo Pärt: De pacem Domine
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Tonu Kaljuste, conductor
ECM
*
Program #9 (aired July 8, 2020)
“Americana, Part 2”
Peter Schickele: String Quartet No. 1 “American Dreams”
Audubon Quartet
Centaur
John Harbison: Songs America Loves To Sing
Atlanta Chamber Players
MSR
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Program #8 (aired July 1, 2020)
“Americana, Part 1”
Michael Daugherty: American Gothic
Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Naxos
Gwyneth Walker: An American Concerto
Czech National Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor; Melissa White, violin
Albany Records
Joan Tower: Made in America
Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Naxos
*
Program #7 (aired June 24, 2020)
“Miniature Miscellany”
Roshanne Etezady: Eleventh Hour from Damaged Goods
eighth blackbird
Cedille
Philip Glass: Madeira River from Aguas da Amazonia
Uakti
Point Music
György Ligeti: White on White from Études, Book 3
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Sony Classical
David Lang: light moving
Hilary Hahn, violin; Cory Smythe, piano
Deutsche Grammophon
Chen Yi: Memory
Julia Tom, cello
Etcetera
Poul Ruders: Lullaby for Yodit
Kodály Philharmonic Orchestra; Paul Mann, conductor
Toccata Classics
Sarah Kirkland Snider: The Orchard
Roomful of Teeth
New Amsterdam Records
Stephen Montague: Mirabella (a Tarantella)
Margaret Leng Tan, toy piano
Point Music
Leo Dick: The Grasshopper and the Ant from Au contraire
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin; Reto Bieri, clarinet
Alpha Classics
Elliott Carter: Dialogues II
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; Oliver Knussen, conductor
Ondine
Phillip Schroeder: Another Shore
Phillip Schroeder, celesta
Cold Blue Music
John Luther Adams: Sky with Four Suns
ETHEL
Cold Blue Music
Howard Skempton: Adam lay ybounden
The Sixteen; Harry Christophers, conductor
Coro
Peteris Vasks: Plainscape II
Voces8; Mari Samuelsen, violin; Håkon Samuelsen, cello
Decca
*
Program #6 (aired June 17, 2020)
“Mason Bates”
Mason Bates: Mothership
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Gil Rose, conductor; Jason Moran, FM Rhodes; Su Chang, guzheng
BMOP
Mason Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, Scenes 1, 7, 16
Santa Fe Opera Orchestra; Michael Christie, conductor; Edward Parks, baritone (Steve Jobs); Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano (Laurene Jobs); Wei Wu, bass (Kōbun Chino Otogawa)
Pentatone
Mason Bates: The B-Sides
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
SFS Media
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Program #5 (aired June 10, 2020)
“Adolphus Hailstork”
Adolphus Hailstork: Fanfare on Amazing Grace
Virginia Symphony Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Naxos
Adolphus Hailstork: Symphony No. 3
Grand Rapids Symphony; David Lockington, conductor
Naxos
Adolphus Hailstork: Three Spirituals for Orchestra
Virginia Symphony Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Naxos
*
Program #4 (aired June 3, 2020)
“Jennifer Koh Performs Chamber Music”
John Adams: Road Movies
Jennifer Koh, violin; Reiko Uchida, piano
Cedille
Qasim Naqvi: The Banquet
Jennifer Koh, violin; Qasim Naqvi, modular synthesizer
Cedille
Kaija Saariaho: Cloud Trio
Jennifer Koh, violin; Hsin-Yun Huang, viola; Wilhelmina Smith, cello
Cedille
Missy Mazzoli: A Thousand Tongues
Jennifer Koh, violin; Missy Mazzoli, piano and electronics
Cedille
Missy Mazzoli: Vespers for Violin
Jennifer Koh, violin; Missy Mazzoli, electronics
Cedille
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Program #3 (aired May 27, 2020)
“Music of Iceland Part 2”
Hildur Gudnadóttir: “Call Me Joker” from Joker soundtrack
WaterTower Music
Hildur Gudnadóttir: “Lathur” from Chernobyl soundtrack
Deutsche Grammophon
Daniel Bjarnason: Emergence
Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Bjarnason, conductor
Sono Luminus
Anna Thorvaldsdóttir: Aequilibrium
International Contemporary Ensemble
Sono Luminus
Valgeir Sigurdsson: 1875
Reykjavík Sinfonia
Bedroom Community
Ólafur Arnalds: “saman”
Viktor Orri Árnason and Javier Aguilar, violins; Shasta Ellenbogen, viola; Marie-Claire Schlameus, cello
Mercury KX
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Program #2 (aired May 20, 2020)
“Music of Iceland Part 1”
Jón Leifs: Hekla, Op. 52
Schola Cantorum; Iceland Symphony Orchestra; En Shao, conductor
BIS
Jóhann Jóhannsson: “Good Morning, Midnight” and “Good Night, Day” from Orphée
Jóhann Jóhannsson; Hildur Gudnadóttir; Air Lyndhurst String Orchestra; Anthony Weeden, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon
Thurídur Jónsdóttir: Flow and Fusion
Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Bjarnason, conductor
Sono Luminus
Hafdís Bjarnadóttir: From Beacon to Beacon
Nordic Affect
Sono Luminus
Björk: “Utopia”
One Little Indian
María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir: Oceans
Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Bjarnason, conductor
Sono Luminus
*
Program #1 (aired May 13, 2020)
“Sampler #1”
Jennifer Higdon: blue cathedral
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Robert Spano, conductor
Telarc
Somei Satoh: Bifu
Hilary Hahn, violin; Cory Smythe, piano
Deutsche Grammophon
Reza Vali: Calligraphy No. 11 “Gatar”
Carpe Diem String Quartet
Albany
John Luther Adams: The Farthest Place
Robin Lorentz, violin; Amy Knoles, vibraphone/marimba; Bryan Pezzone, piano, Barry Newton, double bass
Cold Blue
Anna Thorvaldsdóttir: Illumine
International Contemporary Ensemble
Sono Luminus
Arvo Pärt: De pacem Domine
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Tonu Kaljuste, conductor
ECM