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Special Programming
Rainbow Body
Christopher Theofanidis
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
- Robert Spano, conductor
Telarc
80596
length:
12:56
A Moment for Nick Drake
itsnotyouitsme
- Caleb Burhans, vocals
- Grey McMurray, electric guitar
New Amsterdam
n/a
length:
07:01
Special Programming
Katedralen (The Cathedral)
Einojuhani Rautavaara
- Johanna Almark, soprano
- Olli Hannuksela, tenor
- Kari Kaarna, bass
- Finnish Radio Chamber Choir
- Eric-Olof Soderstrom, conductor
Ondine
851
length:
16:49
Macunaíma
Arthur Kampela
- New York Philharmonic
- Magnus Lindberg, conductor
New York Philharmonic
Live Recording
length:
22:07
Game of Attrition
Arlene Sierra
- New York Philharmonic
- Magnus Lindberg, conductor
New York Philharmonic
Live Recording
length:
13:01
Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052
Johann Sebastian Bach
- Glenn Gould, piano
- Columbia Symphony Orchestra
- Leonard Bernstein, conductor
CBS/Sony
38524
length:
24:13
Special Programming
Lachrimae Caravaggio: Statio VII
Jordi Savall
- Hesperion XXI
- Le Concert des Nations
- Jordi Savall, conductor
Alia Vox
9852
length:
11:49
Three Hymn Anthems
Ned Rorem
- Harvard University Choir
- Murray Forbes Somerville, conductor
Black Box
1102
length:
05:13
Couleurs de la Cite Celeste
Olivier Messiaen
- Yvonne Loriod, piano
- Ensemble InterContemporain
- Pierre Boulez, conductor
Naive
782131
length:
16:19
Blue Minor
Elizabeth Brown
- Elizabeth Brown, flute
- Curt Macomber, violin
- Joanna Jenner, violin
- Betty Hauck, viola
- Breg Hesselink, cello
Albany
627
length:
15:02
City Scape: river sings a song to trees
Jennifer Higdon
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
- Robert Spano, conductor
Telarc
80620
length:
17:39
Special Programming
O Key of David (No. 4 of 7 Magnificat Antiphons)
Arvo Part
- Versija Chamber Choir
- Juris Vaivods, conductor
Jade
48798
length:
02:07
Miniatures
Sulkhan Tsintsadze
- Lisa Batiashvili, violin
- The Georgian Chamber Orchestra
- Lisa Batiashvili, conductor
CBS/Sony
733400
length:
12:46
Themes from a Midsummer Night
Michael Gandolfi
- Boston Modern Orchestra Project
- Gil Rose, conductor
BMOP/sound
:
length:
18:10
The Chairman Dances
John Adams
- San Francisco Symphony
- Edo de Waart, conductor
Nonesuch
79144
length:
12:30
Special Programming
Three Pieces for Two Pianos: Mihr
Alan Hovhaness
- Martin Berkofsky, piano
- Atakan Sari, piano
Black Box
1103
length:
09:20
Hawaiian Lullaby
Traditional
- Malcolm Sargent, arranger
- Vasari Singers
- Jeremy Backhouse, conductor
Guild
7314
length:
02:14
Vocalise-etude
Gabriel Fauré
- Elly Ameling, soprano
- Dalton Baldwin, piano
Angel/EMI
64079
length:
03:00
Game of Attrition
Arlene Sierra
- New York Philharmonic
- Magnus Lindberg, conductor
New York Philharmonic
Live Recording
length:
13:01
Special Programming
Game of Attrition
Arlene Sierra
- New York Philharmonic
- Magnus Lindberg, conductor
New York Philharmonic
Live Recording
length:
13:01
Parvaz
Kayhan Kalhor
- Kayhan Kalhor, setar
- Brooklyn Rider
- Jeef Beecher, bass
World Village
468078
length:
06:23
Nelja romanssia oopperasta Rasputin (Four Romances from the Opera Rasputin)
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Ondine
1125
length:
09:43
Special Programming
Tallahatchie Concerto
Jacob Ter Veldhuis (JacobTV)
- Arno Bornkamp, alto sax
- Arnhem Philharmonic
- Jurjen Hempel, conductor
Basta
3091732
length:
18:32
Prospectors Arrive
Jonny Greenwood
- Martin Burgess, violin
- Caroline Dale, cello
- Michael Dussek, piano
Nonesuch
369020
length:
04:40
Melodia (Live at Symphony Space, 12/17/2009)
Marc-André Dalbavie
- New York Philharmonic
- Magnus Lindberg, conductor
length:
14:32
Special Programming
Game of Attrition
Arlene Sierra
- New York Philharmonic
- Magnus Lindberg, conductor
New York Philharmonic
Live Recording
length:
13:01
Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 655
Johann Sebastian Bach
- Samuil Feinberg, arranger
- Martin Roscoe, piano
Hyperion
67468
length:
03:41
Kindertotenlieder: Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen (Now I understand why such dark flames)
Gustav Mahler
- Dame Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
- The Halle Orchestra
- Sir John Barbirolli, conductor
Angel/EMI
66996
length:
05:12
Special Programming
Youth Without Youth: Laura Reborn
Osvaldo Golijov
- Bucharest Metropolitan Orchestra
- Radu Popa, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon
B0010309
length:
04:05
Satyagraha: Act III - conclusion
Philip Glass
- Michael Riesman, arranger
- Donald Joyce, organ
Catalyst
61825
length:
09:25
Special Programming
Verge (Live at Symphony Space, 12/17/2009)
Lei Liang
- New York Philharmonic
- Magnus Lindberg, conductor
length:
11:23
Game of Attrition
Arlene Sierra
- New York Philharmonic
- Magnus Lindberg, conductor
New York Philharmonic
Live Recording
length:
13:01
Portrait of Arthur Rimbaud
Giancarlo Vulcano
- Giancarlo Vulcano, guitar
- Yvonne Troxler, piano
- Enid Brout, clarinet
Innova
688
length:
09:23
Building the City
Robert Een
- Robert Een, Chinese gong , cello , voice
- Jeff Berman, lap dulcimer , marimba , percussion , vibraphone
- Bill Ruyle, Tibetan singing bowl
Innova
679
length:
04:09
Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 20
Clara Schumann
- Angela Cheng, piano
CBC
1087
length:
09:02
Special Programming
Preludes Pour Piano: Chant d'extase dans un paysage triste (Song of Ecstasy in a Sad Countryside)
Olivier Messiaen
- Pierre Laurent Aimard, piano
Deutsche Grammophon
0012056
length:
06:44
Prelude for Piano Trio
Aaron Copland
- Michael Boriskin, piano
- Curtis Macomber, violin
- Wilhelmina Smith, cello
Arabesque
6794
length:
04:34
Three Songs
Gavin Bryars
- Holly Cole, vocalist
- Gavin Bryars, double bass
- CBC Orchestra
- Owen Underhill, conductor
CBC
5223
length:
19:37
Magnificat
Vladimir Godar
- Iva Bittova, voice
- Bratislava Conservatory Choir
- Solamente Naturali
- Marek Stryncl, conductor
ECM
1985
length:
09:35
Special Programming
I'm Ready when You Are
Michael Gordon
- Todd Reynolds, violin
- Michael Gordon, keyboard
Nonesuch
79801
length:
05:23
Jazz Suite No. 1
Dmitri Shostakovich
- The Philadelphia Orchestra
- Mariss Jansons, conductor
Angel/EMI
55601
length:
08:17
Special Programming
Song of Songs
Lukas Foss
- Jennie Tourel, mezzo-soprano
- New York Philharmonic
- Leonard Bernstein, conductor
CBS/Sony
63164
length:
25:58
Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Op. 19/4
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Andres Diaz, cello
- Samuel Sanders, piano
Dorian
90188
length:
04:13
Special Programming
Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548
Johann Sebastian Bach
- Samuil Feinberg, arranger
- Martin Roscoe, piano
Hyperion
67468
length:
13:24
Die erste Elegie
Einojuhani Rautavaara
- Johanna Almark, soprano
- Finnish Radio Chamber Choir
- Eric-Olof Soderstrom, conductor
Ondine
851
length:
08:59
Special Programming
North American Ballads: Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues
Frederic Rzewski
- Lisa Moore, piano
Cantaloupe
21014
length:
10:43
Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 39
Frederic Chopin
- Yundi Li, piano
Deutsche Grammophon
3887
length:
07:45
Part 7: The Path to Recovery
Peter Broderick
- Peter Broderick, piano , viola , violin
Western Vinyl
062
length:
06:46
Naive and Sentimental Music: Mother of the Man
John Adams
- David Tanenbaum, guitar
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Nonesuch
79636
length:
15:09
Special Programming
Cantabile
Peteris Vasks
- Riga Philharmonic Orchestra
- Kriss Rusmanis, conductor
Conifer
51236
length:
08:19
Pour le piano: 'Sarabande'
Claude Debussy
- Ulster Orchestra
- Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
Chandos
9129
length:
04:28
Six Melodies for Violin and Keyboard
John Cage
- Michelle Makarski, violin
- Brent McMunn, piano
New World
80391
length:
12:44
Special Programming
Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12
Samuel Barber
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
- Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Angel/EMI
49463
length:
09:10
El moro de Antequera
Traditional
- Montserrat Figueras, vocals
- Hesperion XXI
- Jordi Savall, conductor
Alia Vox
9809
length:
06:55
De Profundis
Arvo Pärt
- Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
- Tonu Kaljuste, conductor
Virgin
45314
length:
16:22
Special Programming
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: Die zwei blauen Augen (My sweetheart's two blue eyes)
Gustav Mahler
- Dame Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
- The Halle Orchestra
- Sir John Barbirolli, conductor
Angel/EMI
66996
length:
05:02
Special Programming
Viola Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120
Johannes Brahms
- Kim Kashkashian, viola
- Robert Levin, keyboard
ECM
1630
length:
22:31
Contrabajisimo
Astor Piazzolla
- Astor Piazzolla, bandoneon
- Fernando Suarez Paz, violin
- Pablo Ziegler, piano
- Horacio Malvicino, guitar
- Hector Console, bass
Nonesuch
79469
length:
10:18
Songs of the Mouse People
Martin Bresnick
- Maya Beiser, Cello
- Steven Schick, percussion
New World
80635
length:
11:02
Last Hymn
Paola Prestini
- Yuri Yamashita, vibraphone
- Paola Prestini, prerecorded electronics
WNYC Archives
length:
06:48
Special Programming
Der Bote (The Messenger)
Valentin Silvestrov
- Alexei Lubimov, piano
- Munich Chamber Orchestra
- Christoph Poppen, conductor
ECM
1988
length:
09:15
Arjuna's Dilemma: "Epilogue: I Will Fight"
Douglas J. Cuomo
- Various Musicians
- Alan Johnson, conductor
Innova
697
length:
04:01
La Chanson d'Eve, Op.95 (The Song of Eve)
Gabriel Fauré
- Elly Ameling, soprano
- Dalton Baldwin, piano
Angel/EMI
64079
length:
24:05
Three Songs: Night of the Flying Horses (Close Your Eyes- Doina- Gallop)
Osvaldo Golijov
- Dawn Upshaw, soprano
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
- Robert Spano, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon
4776426
length:
07:24
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp Minor, BWV 883
Johann Sebastian Bach
- Glenn Gould, piano
CBC
2007
length:
06:52
Special Programming
Nocturne No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 15/3
Frederic Chopin
- Jacques Loussier, arranger
- Jacques Loussier, piano
Telarc
83602
length:
03:32
Cuchara
Dino Saluzzi
- Dino Saluzzi, bandoneon
- Palle Danielsson, double-bass
- Jose M. Saluzzi, acoustic guitar
ECM
1816
length:
07:42
Christian Zeal and Activity
John Adams
- San Francisco Symphony
- Edo de Waart, conductor
Nonesuch
79144
length:
10:10
Special Programming
The Beatitudes
Arvo Pärt
- Theatre of Voices
- Paul Hillier, conductor
Harmonia Mundi
907182
length:
08:08
Double Bass Concerto, "Angel of Dusk"
Einojuhani Rautavaara
- Esko Laine, double bass
- Tapiola Sinfonietta
- Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor
Ondine
1156
length:
26:16
Special Programming
O Waly, Waly
Benjamin Britten
- David Daniels, countertenor
- Julius Drake, piano
Virgin
45525
length:
03:37
Special Programming
Adagio for Oboe and String Orchestra
Keith Jarrett
- Marcia Butler, oboe
- The Fairfield Orchestra
- Thomas Crawford, conductor
ECM
1450
length:
10:04
Romanian Folk Dances
Bela Bartok
- Susan Babini, cello
- Anna Kruger, viola
- New Century Chamber Orchestra
Nss Music
8
length:
06:51
Hymnodic Delays
Ingram Marshall
- Theatre of Voices
- Paul Hillier, conductor
Nonesuch
79613
length:
20:01
Special Programming
Passacaglia andaluz I
Anonymous
- Rolf Lislevand, arranger
- Rolf Lislevand, period instruments
ECM
1922
length:
02:35
My Father Knew Charles Ives
John Adams
- BBC Symphony Orchestra
- John Adams, conductor
Nonesuch
79857
length:
26:37
Angels and Visitations
Einojuhani Rautavaara
- Helsinki Philharmonic
- Leif Segerstam, conductor
Ondine
881
length:
19:15
Special Programming
Three Pieces for Two Pianos: Ko-ola-u
Alan Hovhaness
- Martin Berkofsky, piano
- Sergei Podobedov, piano
Black Box
1103
length:
02:19
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude and Fugue #2 in C minor
Johann Sebastian Bach
- Wendy Carlos, moog synthesizer
East Side Digital
81422
length:
02:43
In C
Terry Riley
- Aurelio Corradini, glokenspeill
- Gottardo Paganin, marimba
- Guido Vianello, xylophone
- Eddy De Fanti, crotales , marimba
- Ensemble Percussione Ricerca
Materiali Sonori
90070
length:
41:03
Special Programming
L'invitation au voyage
John Corigliano
- William Ferris Chorale
- William Ferris, conductor
CRI
659
length:
07:43
Die Zauberflote, K. 620 (The Magic Flute): O'Isis und Osiris
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Paul Robeson, bass-baritone
- Alan Booth, piano
Omega
3007
length:
02:21
