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Celebrate the 85th birthday of Helmut Lachenmann, the 75th of Younghi Pagh-Paan, and the 60th of Edgar Meyer with some characteristic music by these three very different composers, interpreted by Klangforum Wien, Sarah Maria Sun, Kai Strobel, Hilary Hahn, Cristina Valdes (in a broadcast premiere) and many others. We also sample new albums by Charlemagne Palestine (playing the "frogsichord"), Francisco López, Tomás Gueglio and David Gompper. And our 50 Years Ago in the Avant-Garde feature presents a “German compositions played by Anglophone improvisers” segment, wherein we juxtapose a sextet track from Ingrid Laubrock’s brand-new album with a compelling 1970 recording of Stockhausen’s Treffpunkt by the British sextet Gentle Fire (rescued from oblivion and released for the first time by Paradigm Discs). Radical, turkey-free music from four continents!
“Fantastic music & interesting info!” -Amy Denio
With Zeena Parkins, Cory Smythe, Sam Pluta and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
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Annotated playlist for show #72⠀
Intro and SET 1: Frogsichord⠀
1. [2:28] Charlemagne Palestine: Vvibbrratttio forr ppyytthaggorreann ffroggssichorddd (excerpt). From Ffroggssichorddd (Staalplaat, 2020) with Charlemagne Palestine ("frogsichord" [Pythagorian-tuned harpsichord]), Radboud Mens (engineering). NOTE: Recorded April 16, 2015 at the Lantaren Venster, Rotterdam. The "Frogsichord" was built in 2010–11 by Martin Bezemer, using a custom tuning system⠀
2. [13:36] Francisco López: Untitled #372. From Untitled 2019 (esc.rec., 2020). Soundtrack for the film Aerobiome by Evelina Domnitch and Dmitry Gelfand⠀
3. [22:08] Younghi Pagh-Paan: Klangsäulen. From Fair Wind (Genuin, 2020) with Kai Strobel (percussion). NOTE: Composed 2019⠀
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SET 2: Younghi Pagh-Paan at 75 [30:32]⠀
1. [33:56] Younghi Pagh-Paan: Vide Domine, vide afflictionem nostram (2007). From Via Crucis (Neos, 2009) with Benita Borbonus (soprano), Andrea Weight (soprano), Markus Francke (tenor), Hee-Kwang Lee (bass), WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, Rupert Huber. NOTE: Composed 2007⠀
2. [47:56] Helmut Lachenmann: Got Lost (excerpt). From Modern Lied (Mode, 2017) with Sarah Maria Sun (voice), Jan Philip Schulze (piano), Klemens Kamp (engineer). NOTE: Composed 2007–08⠀
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SET 3: Lachenmann at 85 [54:57]⠀
1. [58:57] Helmut Lachenmann: Concertini (excerpts). From Les Consolations (Kairos, 2009) with Klangforum Wien, Johannes Kalitzke (conductor). NOTE: Composed 2005⠀
2. [1:05:46] Helmut Lachenmann: Guero. From Helmut Lachenmann: Solo Pieces (Montaigne/naïve, 1995) with Helmut Lachenmann (piano). NOTE: Composed 1970, revised 1988⠀
3. [1:09:58] Helmut Lachenmann: The Little Match Girl - Epilog (Aber in der kalten Morgenstunde). From Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern (Kairos, 2002) with Mayumi Miyata (shô), Yukiko Sugawara, Tomoko Hemmi (piano), Staatsoper Stuttgart, Lothar Zagrosek (conductor). NOTE: Premiered 1997⠀
4. [1:17:01] Helmut Lachenmann: Ein Kinderspiel - 7. Schattentanz. Performed February 24, 2015 at Meany Hall, University of Washington by Cristina Valdés (piano). NOTE: Composed 1980⠀
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SET 4: German composers and Anglophone performers [1:20:38]⠀
1. [1:25:34] Tomás Gueglio: Canción en duermevela - 4. From Duermevela (New Focus Recordings, 2020) with Nuntempe Ensamble: Ariel Elijovich, Manuel Moreno, Pablo Boltshauser, Andrés Vaccarelli (guitars), Ariel Gato (recording engineer)⠀
2. [1:30:34] Karlheinz Stockhausen: Treffpunkt. From Gentle Fire: Explorations 1970–1973 (Paradigm Discs, 2020) with Gentle Fire: Richard Bernas, Hugh Davies, Graham Hearn, Stuart Jones, Richard Orton, Michael Robinson. NOTE: Composed May 1968, performed 1970 in York, UK⠀
3. [1:43:26] Ingrid Laubrock: Drilling. From Dreamt Twice, Twice Dreamt (Intakt, 2020) with Ingrid Laubrock Small Ensemble: Ingrid Laubrock (tenor and soprano saxophones), Cory Smythe (piano, quarter-tone keyboard), Sam Pluta (electronics), and guests Adam Matlock (accordion), Josh Modney (violin), Zeena Parkins (electric harp), Ryan Streber (recording engineer)⠀
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SET 5: David Gompper [1:59:14]⠀
1. [2:05:43] David Gompper: Cello Concerto. From Cello Concerto, Double Bass Concerto, Moonburst (Naxos, 2020) with Timothy Gill (cello), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Emmanuel Siffert (conductor), Deborah Spanton (engineer)⠀
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SET 6: Edgar Meyer at 60 [2:28:24]⠀
1. [2:30:53] Edgar Meyer: Violin Concerto - Movement 1. From Barber & Meyer: Violin Concertos (Sony, 2000) with Hilary Hahn (violin), St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff (conductor). NOTE: Composed 1999⠀
2. [2:41:18] Edgar Meyer: Violin Concerto - Movement 2. From Barber & Meyer: Violin Concertos (credits as above)
Photo credits: Edgar Meyer by Jim McGuire, Sarah Maria Sun by Rüdiger Schestag, Younghi Pagh-Paan via Ricordi, Tomás Gueglio via the artist, Gentle Fire via Paradigm Discs, David Gompper via the composer, Charlemagne Palestine by Sandra Fauconnier, Francisco López via the artist, Helmut Lachenmann by Klaus Rudolph, Ingrid Laubrock via the artist.