In the days following the death of Osama bin Laden, the American people experienced a mix of emotions, from a sense of unity and solidarity to joy and celebration to sober reflection. Music, like few other art forms, can capture this emotional complexity. This week's show features a series of works that reflect on questions of good and evil in contemporary life.
Highlights include Totentanz (Death Dance) and Three Heavens Three Hells by Meredith Monk, David Lang's For Love is Strong, Arvo Pärt's Prayer, Vulcano's Piano Death Theme and more.
Playlist:
At the River
Charles Ives
Theo Bleckmann, voice, live electronics; Kneebody
Winter & Winter
Seven
Richard Crandell
Richard Crandell, mbira; Cyro Baptista, percussion
Tzadik
Totentanz
Meredith Monk
Meredith Monk and vocal ensemble
ECM
All-Night Vigil Op.37: Blessed is the man
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Paul Hillier
Harmonia Mundi
As Sleep Befell
Paola Prestini
Visiontoart Ensemble
Tzadik
The Reader: It's Not Just About You
Nico Muhly
studio orchestra
Nico Muhly, conductor
Lakeshore
Oboe Serenade
Stephen Perillo
Symphony Orchestra of St. Petersburg
Yuval Waldman, conductor
Centaur
Evil Shall Not Prevail
Wallingford Riegger
The Morehouse College Glee Club
Behold! Brethren In Unity (Volume 15)
Morehouse College
Kanon Pokajanen: Prayer
Arvo Part
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Tonu Kaljuste, conductor
ECM
Love is the Thing
Ned Washington, Victor Young
Hazel Scott, piano
Decca
Piano Death Theme
Giancarlo Vulcano
Giancarlo Vulcano, guitar; Yvonne Troxler, piano; Enid Blout, clarinet
Innova
Three Heavens and Hells
Meredith Monk
Meredith Monk, vocals; Allison Easter, vocals; Dina Emerson, vocals; Katie Geissinger, vocals
ECM
Totentanz, S. 126
Franz Liszt
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Krystian Zimerman, piano
Deutsche Grammophon
The Garden of Love
Jacob Ter Veldhuis (Jacob TV)
Irma Kort, oboe
Basta
For Love Is Strong
David Lang
Theatre of Voices/Ars Nova Copenhagen
Paul Hillier, director
Harmonia Mundi
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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.
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Comments [5]
words truly failed me at this news; this music speaks all that i need to say. thank you! : )
Beautiful. Thank you very much.
What a fascinating selection! Am looking forward to the Part. --Ooooh, that's an exciting interpretation of the Liszt!
Peter, I'm glad you're here. thanks
This is awesome programming! Just the right kind of contemplation for a man's death, whoever he may have been.
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