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Radical new storytelling is the theme of this episode, as we discover new recordings by Olga Neuwirth, Luong Hue Trinh, Vykintas Baltakas, Lucy Liyou and DIVISI 62 that play in the border regions between postmodern music and radio drama. We also preview the new Patricia Kopatchinskaja album that juxtaposes Vivaldi with contemporary Italian miniatures for violin and baroque instruments. We honor the birthdays of Arvo Part (85) and Annie Gosfield (60), check in on the 639-year performance of John Cage's Organ²/ASLSP at Burchardikloster, Germany, and continue our recent Scelsi Revisited motif by marking the 50th anniversary of his great compositions Konx-om-pax, deeply influenced by Tibetan chant. New tracks from ambient guru Jon Hassell, Eivind Opsvik, Bill Nace, Thomas Meadowcroft, the Noise Discord community and The Bastard Kings of Samadhi round out the playlist.
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Annotated playlist for show #61⠀
Intro and SET 1: New release roundup⠀
1. [2:03] The Bastard Kings of Samadhi: The Legend of And. From Porch Music Aug 28th 2020 (Bandcamp, 2020) with W. David Oliphant (steel cello, acoustic guitar, harmonica and other little things)⠀
2. [7:00] Eivind Opsvik: Breath of Bark (live at The Finnish Embassy, 2010). From Overseas Live 2002-2012 (Loyal Label, 2020) with Overseas: Eivind Opsvik (upright bass), Tony Malaby (tenor saxophone), Jacob Sacks (piano, fender rhodes, Wurlitzer electric piano, farfisa organ, clavinet), Brandon Seabrook (guitar), Kenny Wollesen (drums, percussion), Craig Taborn (farfisa organ), Gerald Cleaver (drums), Loren Stillman (alto saxophone), Dan Weiss (kanjira, frame drum)⠀
3. [12:15] Black Feet: Butterflies Effect In My Stomach. From Congrats Und Noise Times! (Noise Discord Server, 2020)⠀
4. [16:54] Bill Nace: Both - Part 5. From Both (Drag City Records, 2020) with Bill Nace (guitar)⠀
5. [20:11] Thomas Meadowcroft: Home Organs for six percussionists. From Percussion Works (Mode, 2020) with Speak Percussion. NOTE: Composed 2000. See the video from the Lucerne Festival at https://vimeo.com/77412206⠀
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Voice Break with Cage: Organ²/ASLSP and Pärt: Fratres. SET 2: Patkop's Vivaldi [34:03]⠀
1. [41:31] Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for strings in G minor, RV 157. From What's Next Vivaldi? (Alpha Classics, 2020) with Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini (conductor)⠀
2. [46:401] Luca Francesconi: Spiccato il volo. From What's Next Vivaldi? (Alpha Classics, 2020) with Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin)⠀
3. [50:23] Marco Stroppa: Dilano Avvinto. From What's Next Vivaldi? (Alpha Classics, 2020) with Giovanni Antonini (recorder), Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Angelo Calvo (violins)⠀
4. [52:30] Lazzo parlante, Aureliano Cattaneo: Estroso. From What's Next Vivaldi? (Alpha Classics, 2020) with Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini (recorder, conductor). NOTE: Lazzo parlante is from a rehearsal of Estroso, which is composed for violin, recorder, strings, theorbo and harpsichord⠀
5. [57:35] Arvo Pärt: Stabat Mater (excerpt). From Stabat Mater: Choral Works by Arvo Pärt (Paraclete, 2020) with Gloriae Dei Cantores, Richard K. Pugsley (conductor). NOTE: Composed 1985⠀
6. [1:03:32] Annie Gosfield: The Manufacture of Tangled Ivory - Part 1. From Bang on a Can: Cheating, Lying, Stealing (Sony, 1996) with Lisa Moore (sampling keyboard)⠀
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SET 3: Radical new storytelling I [1:08:52]⠀
1. [1:12:42] Luong Hue Trinh: How many skies and seas will have disappeared… From Retrieving Beirut, Part 2 (Syrphe, 2020) with Lương Huệ Trinh, Ha Thuy Hang, Duy Lê⠀
2. [1:20:13] Lucy Liyou: Some Form of Kindness. From Welfare (ijn inc., 2020)⠀
3. [1:31:40] DIVISI62 et al: KOMPOS 6. From Komposisi Kompos (DIVISI62, 2020) with RMP, Harsya Wahono and multiple contributors⠀
4. [1:35:22] Jon Hassell: Delicado. From Seeing Through Sound (Pentimento Volume Two) (Bandcamp, 2020)⠀
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SET 4: Radical new storytelling II [1:39:22]⠀
1. [1:43:57] Vykintas Baltakas: Lift to Dubai. From Ouroboros (Kairos, 2020) with LENsemble Vilnius, Vykintas Baltakas (conductor). NOTE: Composed 2009⠀
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Voice break with Tibetan chant. SET 5: Scelsi and Neuwirth⠀
1. [2:15:58] Giacinto Scelsi: Konx-om-pax. From Œuvres pour chœur et orchestre (Accord, 1988) with Orchestre de la Radio-Télévision polonaise de Cracovie, Chœur de la Philharmonie de Cracovie, Jürg Wyttenbach (conductor). NOTE: Composed 1969, premiered September 10, 1970⠀
2. [2:34:02] Olga Neuwirth: Masaot/Clocks without Hands. From …miramondo multiplo… et al (Kairos, 2019) with Wiener Philharmoniker, Daniel Harding (conductor). NOTE: Composed 2013
Photo credits: Eivind Opsvik by Schorle, Giacinto Scelsi via Wikimedia Commons, Giovanni Antonini & Patricia Kopatchinskaja by Leonardo Aloi, Annie Gosfield via the artist, Luong Hue Trinh via the artist, Lucy Liyou by Faye Wei Wei, Thomas Meadowcroft by Harry Schnitger, Vykintas Baltakas by Emanuel Maes, Jon Hassell by Henryk Kotowski, Olga Neuwirth by Marion Kalter, W. David Oliphant via the artist, Arvo Pärt by Birgit Püve.