To be curious is to be human. Our days begin with a search for meaning, understanding, a newspaper or just a kind word. On this week's program host Terrance McKnight shares stories about composers and the things they wanted to acquire.
Composer Horatio Parker was a late 19th-century American musician aspiring to write orchestral music. His quest took him around Europe. Gabriel Faure was often awkward in his relations with women, but wanted to find a loving partner. You'll be surprised to hear how he went about it.
Playlist
Kayhan Kalhor: Gallop of a Thousand Horses
Silk Road Ensemble
CBS/Sony
Noel Coward: Private Lives: Someday I'll Find You
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Sophie Daneman, soprano
Jeffrey Tate, piano
Angel/EMI
Charles-Valentin Alkan: Troisieme recueil des chants
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
Hyperion
John Corigliano: Violin Sonata
John Corigliano, Sr., violin
Ralph Votapek, piano
CRI
Iva Bittova: Stop Searching (Ne Nehledej)
Iva Bittova, voice and violin
Nonesuch
Elliot Carter: To Music
Gregg Smith, conductor
Gregg Smith Singers
Rosiland Rees, soprano
CRI
Horatio Parker: Suite for Piano trio in A minor, Op. 35
Rawlins Piano Trio
Albany
Charles Mingus: Meditations for Moses
Charles Mingus, piano
Impulse
Gabriel Faure: Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 111
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
Stephanie Lemelin, piano
CBS
John Cage: Suite for Toy Piano (1948)
Margaret Leng Tan, toy piano
ECM
Bobby McFerrin: A Piece, A Chord
Boby McFerrin, vocalist
Chick Corea, piano
Richard Bona, bass
Omar Hakim, drums
Blue Note
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About All Ears with Terrance McKnight
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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