We kick off our first episode with some music from the New World – in celebration of Columbus Day Weekend!
Back in 1892, most Americans were writing music that pretty much sounded like European composers. But while teaching at the National Conservatory of Music, an integrated school in New York, Dvorak wrote the American Quartet with Negro spirituals in mind. He had been introduced to spirituals by a conservatory student, composer Harry Burleigh, the grandson of a slave. Charles Ives was one of the first Americans who implemented Dvorak’s ideas into his symphonic music with his Symphony # 2. Terrance weaves a narrative that tracks the development of the American Classical musical dialect.
Playlist:
Traditional
Hesperion XXI
Montserrat Figueras, voice
Jordi Savall, conductor
Alia Vox 9809
Kouco Solo
Traditional (Mali)
Yacouba Bukari
Nonesuch 72073
Shaman’s Call
Carlos Nakai, traditional flute
Canyon Records 612
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
Johannes Brahms
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 474930
Symphony in F-sharp Minor. Op. 26: Nocturno. Andante
George Bristow
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Chandos 9169
Joshua Fit de Battle
Traditional
Fisk Jubilee singers
Smithsonian Folkways 40076
Go Down, Moses
Harry T. Burleigh
Harry T. Burleigh, baritone
Harmonie Ensemble/New York
Steven Richman, conductor
Music & Arts 926
From the Southland: Through the Moanin’ Pines
Harry T. Burleigh
Joseph Smith, piano
Premier Recordings 1041
String Quartet No. 12 in F, Op. 96 “American”
Antonin Dvorak
Alban Berg Quartet
Angel/EMI 54215
Symphony No. 3, “Sunday Symphony”: The Awakening
William Grant Still
North Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Carlton R. Woods, conductor
Cambria 1060
Set of Four Ragtime Dances
Charles Ives
Orchestra New England
James Sinclair, conductor
Koch 7025
Negro Folk Symphony: The Bond of Africa
William Dawson
American Symphony Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
MCA Records 9826
Excursions for Piano, Op. 20
Samuel Barber
Leo Smit, piano
Music Masters 60105
Ethnic Variations on a Theme of Paganini
David Baker
Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violin
Craig Ketter, piano
MSR 1278
Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs
Leonard Bernstein
Columbia Jazz Combo
Benny Goodman, clarinet
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
CBS/Sony 60559
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All Ears with Terrance McKnight is a weekly show about musical discovery. Covering a wide range of styles, genres and periods, the show celebrates the diverse musical passions of its host, Terrance McKnight, as well as occasional guests -- including performers, composers, choreographers, critics and others. As music and ideas are experienced side by side, the power of music to transform is revealed and celebrated.
Hosted by Terrance McKnight
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Please please please change your request to join you in the evening. It can't be that expensive to record a new pitch.
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