EPISODE · Mar 23, 2013 · 59 MIN
Modern Harp
from Relevant Tones · host Access Contemporary Music
Long a masterful purveyor of glissandi, harmonics, and heavenly arpeggios, the harp has leapt into the modern era with a plethora of dynamic new compositions. We’ll sample a few this week to see just how far the instrument has come since the days of Wagner and Tchaikovsky. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Claude Debussy – Trio for flute, viola, and harp, Debussy Trio Toru Takemitsu – And then I knew ’twas wind Aurèle Nicolet (flute), Nobuko Imai (viola), Naoko Yoshino (harp) Angelica Negron – Drawings for Meyoko Janus Trio Luciano Berio – Sequenza II Frederique Cambreling (harp)Purchase Hans Werner Henze – Carillon, Recitatif, and Masque Noble Fowl Trio Mischa Zupko – Despedida, Jule Ann Smith Stephen Andrew Taylor – Unfurl, Duo Scorpio
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Long a masterful purveyor of glissandi, harmonics, and heavenly arpeggios, the harp has leapt into the modern era with a plethora of dynamic new compositions. We’ll sample a few this week to see just how far the instrument has come since the days of Wagner and Tchaikovsky. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Claude Debussy – Trio for flute, viola, and harp, Debussy Trio Toru Takemitsu – And then I knew ’twas wind Aurèle Nicolet (flute), Nobuko Imai (viola), Naoko Yoshino (harp) Angelica Negron – Drawings for Meyoko Janus Trio Luciano Berio – Sequenza II Frederique Cambreling (harp)Purchase Hans Werner Henze – Carillon, Recitatif, and Masque Noble Fowl Trio Mischa Zupko – Despedida, Jule Ann Smith Stephen Andrew Taylor – Unfurl, Duo Scorpio
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