Modern Notebook for November 24, 2019
Photo: Composer György Ligeti (Photo credit: Photo Schott / Peter Andersen)
This week’s Modern Notebook highlights two large scale works from the Late 20th Century: the Piano Concerto by György Ligeti and Harmonium by John Adams; plus, beautiful and evocative music from this century by Missy Mazzoli, Anna Clyne, and Julia Wolfe.
Hour 1
- Edgard Varèse’s Un grand sommeil noir for soprano and orchestra.
- A work by Missy Mazzoli that seeks to “find beauty in chaos, and chaos in beauty”: Still Life With Avalanche.
- György Ligeti’s Piano Concerto.
- Anna Clyne‘s double concerto for two violins, Prince of Clouds.
Hour 2
- Rain Tree Sketch by Toru Takemitsu.
- Julia Wolfe‘s A Wild Furze, which takes its title from a wild plant that grows throughout Ireland and the U.K.
- Beata Moon‘s Wind Quintet.
- Music for large orchestra and chorus: Harmonium by John Adams.
Recent Shows
On the final episode of Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: Hideaki Aomori’s Split stretches the bass clarinet to its limits, exploring the full breadth of its sound world. This hour also features Baljinder Sekhon’s Drifting Seeds for cello and harp, along with music by Anna Mieke, Vivian Fung, and more. Then: chamber music by Jessica Ackerley called Spark Surge — one of the highlights of the final hour. You’ll also hear Fumiko Miyachi’s piano duo Up, Down, Top, Bottom, Strange Charm , alongside music by Shirish Korde, Oliver Knussen, and others. Also in this episode: music by Tania León performed by pianist Isabel Dobarro; Claire Victoria Roberts performed by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain; Judd Greenstein performed by NOW Ensemble; Justin H. Bush performed by saxophonist Timothy McAllister and pianist Liz Ames; and flutist Tessa Brinckman performing music by Shirish Korde.
Photo: composer Aart Strootman (photo courtesy of the composer's website).
Photo: composer and cellist Andrea Casarrubios (photo credit: Titilayo Ayangade).
Photo: composer Ellie Wilson. (Photo credit: Dimitri Djuric)
Photo: Les Percussions de Strasbourg (photo credit: Christophe Urbain)
Photo: composer Daniel Thomas Davis (photo credit: Melissa Rivard).
