Music can be functional. There are calls to rise and rest, to be alert and to meditate. Music helps people pray and to communicate with nature. On tonight's All Ears, we explore sounds and songs which allow us to feel those calls.
We hear a prayer for the Virgin Mary, Ave Maria sung by Chanticleer, and showcase a Native American sunrise melody performed by Ethel. Other selections on the show include prolific Chinese composer and conductor Zhou Long's dreamlike Secluded Orchid featuring the erhu, pipa, cello and percussion, as well as a piano lullaby composed by Anat Fort.
Playlist:
Franz Biebl: Ave Maria. Chanticleer
Chanticleer Label
Alexander Grechaninov: Lullaby. Paul Robeson, bass-baritone
Angel/EMI
Ethel and J. Bilagody: Zuni Sunrise Call. Ethel
Truck Stop Project
Anat Fort: Lullaby .
Anat Fort, piano
Andreas Henze, bass
Heinrich Koebberling, drums
Aaron Stewart, tenor saxophone
Dan Nadel, guitar
Anat Fort Label
Charles Ives: Variations on "America". Charles Ives
St Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
RCA
Gaudencio Thiago de Mello: Chants for the Chief.
Brazilian Native Chants, arr. Thiago de M.&C. Barbosa-Lima
Sharon Isbin, guitar
Gaudencio Thiago de Mello, percussion
Virgin
Michael Torke: Four Proverbs.
Argo Band
Michael Torke, conductor
Catherine Bott, soprano
Argo
David Chesky: Psalm I.
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
Stephen Somary, conductor
Christian Richter, violin
Chesky Label
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Deep River.
William Chapman Nyaho, piano
MSR
Mark Dancigers: Hanging There.
NOW Ensemble
New Amsterdam Label
Zhou Long: Secluded Orchid.
Zhou Long, conductor
Wang Guowei, erhu
Chen Yihan, pipa
Fred Sherry, cello
Frank Cassara, percussion
Delos
John Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives.
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Adams, conductor
Nonesuch
Frederic Chopin/Jacques Loussier: Nocturne No. 16 in E-flat, Op. 55/2.
Jacques Loussier, piano
Telarc
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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 [3]
Conway, thanks for you note. You were hearing the Clarinet sonata by Brahms.
Sorry Terence, I forgot to include my e-mail address for this comment. Here it is: wulfghar@aol.com.
Many thanks ~ Conway...
Conway from East Rutherford, NJ
Hi Terence ~ I hope this finds you well. I'm an avid listener, and contributor to WQXR, and I love your, "All Ears" show. I'm writing to you in order to find out the title of a piece of music that you played last night (Saturday evening 9/22 at about 10: 45). I went to WQXR.org to check out, but the playlist had no times assigned to the various pieces of music. Therefore I couldn't figure out what was playing at 10: 45.
I really loved what I heard, and I'd very much like to know what it was and by what composer.
Many thanks ~ Conway...
Sep. 23 2012 01:52 PM
Hi Terence ~ I hope this finds you well. I'm an avid listener, and contributor to WQXR, and I love your, "All Ears" show. I'm writing to you in order to find out the title of a piece of music that you played last night (Saturday evening 9/22 at about 10: 45). I went to WQXR.org to check out, but the playlist had no times assigned to the various pieces of music. Therefore I couldn't figure out what was playing at 10: 45.
I really loved what I heard, and I'd very much like to know what it was and by what composer.
Many thanks ~ Conway...
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