This week, host Terrance McKnight shares his sounds of comfort: transcendental works and sentimental pieces evoking amelioration.
Beethoven considered his art divine and heavenly. He said that his hope was that one day his art would be used solely for the benefit of the poor. Perhaps his sentiment encompassed the poor in spirit. On the occasion when Beethoven's student was mourning over the loss of her child, the composer didn't speak a word, instead he played piano music to comfort her. When a Baron and friend of the composer mourned the death of his wife Eleanore von Pasqualati, Beethoven composed an Elegy in her memory.
On this episode, McKnight begins with that transcendental Elegy by Beethoven and extends the sentiment by weaving in music with a similar ethos and sensibility.
Others on the program include works by Arvo Part, Keith Jarrett and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Playlist:
“Elegiac Song,” Op. 118, ‘Sanft wie du lebtest…”
Ludvig van Beethoven
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and vocal soloists
Robert Shaw, conductor
Telarc
“Trisagion”
Arvo Part
Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
Tonu Kalijuste, conductor
ECM
Ballade, Op. 19
Gabriel Faure
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Kathryn Stott, piano
Chandos
Cloudbank
Mark Dancigers
NOW Ensemble
New Amsterdam
Bridge of Light
Keith Jarrett
The Fairfield Orchestra
Thomas Crawford, conductor
Patricia McCarty, viola
ECM
Blue cathedral
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano, conductor
Telarc
Kingdom Come
Ingram Marshall
American Composers Orchestra
Paul Dunkel
Nonesuch
String Quartet N o. 18 K 464
Woflgang Amadeus Mozart
Franz Schubert Quartet
Nimbus
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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]
Not much of a fan of contemporary music, but you always find some winners. I didn't hear the whole show, but I was taken with Bridge of Light and Blue Cathedral. They were played back to back, so I'm not sure which, but I think it was the former that sounded like it would make a great film track. Very evocative.
I'll post the entire playlist tomorrow. The Arvo Part composition is "Trisagion". Hope you all enjoyed the link from Beethoven.
I'll post the entire playlist tomorrow. The Arvo Part composition is "Trisagion". Hope you all enjoyed the link from Beethoven.
I also want to know about the Arvo Part piece and the one following it. I have listened to the program three times and cannot get enough information to look for the CD - I assume there is one - it would be very helpful if you would include a playlist for your program. I know David Garland doesn't, but his rudeness should not be copied by you.
Kindly let me know the name of the Arvo Part piece played this evening about 10:15 pm. Also wonder why it is not listed.
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