Listen to wintery music, including a reworking of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons from German composer Max Richter; a post-rock Four Seasons by guitarist Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs); a magical work for vocal octet Roomful of Teeth in just intonation by Michael Harrison; and music from Scandinavian musician Sinikka Langeland. Listen to German keyboardist, composer, and producer Max Richter’s new version of Vivaldi Recomposed score for period instruments. The New Four Seasons features violinist Elena Urioste and the musicians of Chineke! Orchestra, and uses gut strings and vintage synthesizers to create a “grittier, more punk rock sound,” (DG liner notes.) Then, hear a post-rock four seasons: “Winter”, from Nick Zinner, perhaps best known as the guitarist from the veteran indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It’s from his 41 Strings, a set of 4 pieces of symphonic post-rock, one for each season of the year. In addition to the strings, the work calls for 8 electric guitars, two synths, two electric basses, and three drummers. Also, there’s the piece, “Winter Rune”, by Sinikka Langeland, a composer, singer and master of the kantele (Finnish table harp,) who is half Finnish, and half Norwegian. Then, listen to the voices of Roomful of Teeth in just intonation, from the work Just Constellation by Michael Harrison, a composer who studied with La Monte Young. Plus, there’s ambient country music by New York band SUSS; classic synthesizer work by the electronic music pioneer Wendy Carlos; and more. - Caryn Havlik Program #4696, Winter Music (First aired 12/21/22) ARTIST: Wendy CarlosWORK: Winter [1:27]RECORDING: Sonic SeasoningsSOURCE: East Side Digital #81372. Out of print. INFO: wendycarlos.com ARTIST: Max Richter, Elena Urioste, Chineke! OrchestraWORK: Winter 1 [2:57]RECORDING: The New Four Seasons - Vivaldi RecomposedSOURCE: Deutsche GrammophonINFO: deutschegrammophon.com ARTIST: Penguin CaféWORK: Winter Sun [3:58]RECORDING: Handfuls of NightSOURCE: Erased TapesINFO: erasedtapes.com | penguincafe.bandcamp.com ARTIST: Nick Zinner, et alWORK: Winter [6:19]RECORDING: 41 StringsSOURCE: Chaikin RecordsINFO: nickzinner.bandcamp.com ARTIST: Robbie RobertsonWORK: Winter Ceremony (Tor-Cheney-Nahana) [6:56]RECORDING: Sacred Spirit: Chants and Dances of the Native AmericansSOURCE: EMI Music / VirginINFO: Available at Amazon.com ARTIST: Rob Burger with Laurie AndersonWORK: Souls of Winter [3:34]RECORDING: The GridSOURCE/INFO:robburger.bandcamp.com ARTIST: Wendy CarlosWORK: Winter [5:10]RECORDING: Sonic SeasoningsSOURCE: East Side Digital #81372. Out of print. INFO: wendycarlos.com ARTIST: Roomful of TeethWORK: Michael Harrison: III. The Magic Constellation- Winter [3:26]RECORDING: Just Constellations SOURCE: New Amsterdam Records INFO: roomfulofteeth.bandcamp.com ARTIST:SUSSWORK: Winter Light [5:57]RECORDING: PromiseSOURCE: Northern Spy RecordsINFO: suss.bandcamp.com/album/promise ARTIST: Sinikka LangelandWORK: Winter Rune [5:26]RECORDING: Wolf RuneSOURCE: ECM RecordsINFO: ecmrecords.com
Listen to wintery music, including a reworking of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons from German composer Max Richter; a post-rock Four Seasons by guitarist Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs); a magical work for vocal octet Roomful of Teeth in just intonation by Michael Harrison; and music from Scandinavian musician Sinikka Langeland.
Listen to German keyboardist, composer, and producer Max Richter’s new version of Vivaldi Recomposed score for period instruments. The New Four Seasons features violinist Elena Urioste and the musicians of Chineke! Orchestra, and uses gut strings and vintage synthesizers to create a “grittier, more punk rock sound,” (DG liner notes.) Then, hear a post-rock four seasons: “Winter”, from Nick Zinner, perhaps best known as the guitarist from the veteran indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It’s from his 41 Strings, a set of 4 pieces of symphonic post-rock, one for each season of the year. In addition to the strings, the work calls for 8 electric guitars, two synths, two electric basses, and three drummers.
Also, there’s the piece, “Winter Rune”, by Sinikka Langeland, a composer, singer and master of the kantele (Finnish table harp,) who is half Finnish, and half Norwegian. Then, listen to the voices of Roomful of Teeth in just intonation, from the work Just Constellation by Michael Harrison, a composer who studied with La Monte Young. Plus, there’s ambient country music by New York band SUSS; classic synthesizer work by the electronic music pioneer Wendy Carlos; and more. - Caryn Havlik
Program #4696, Winter Music (First aired 12/21/22)
ARTIST: Wendy CarlosWORK: Winter [1:27]RECORDING: Sonic SeasoningsSOURCE: East Side Digital #81372. Out of print. INFO: wendycarlos.com
ARTIST: Max Richter, Elena Urioste, Chineke! OrchestraWORK: Winter 1 [2:57]RECORDING: The New Four Seasons - Vivaldi RecomposedSOURCE: Deutsche GrammophonINFO: deutschegrammophon.com
ARTIST: Penguin CaféWORK: Winter Sun [3:58]RECORDING: Handfuls of NightSOURCE: Erased TapesINFO: erasedtapes.com | penguincafe.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Nick Zinner, et alWORK: Winter [6:19]RECORDING: 41 StringsSOURCE: Chaikin RecordsINFO: nickzinner.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Robbie RobertsonWORK: Winter Ceremony (Tor-Cheney-Nahana) [6:56]RECORDING: Sacred Spirit: Chants and Dances of the Native AmericansSOURCE: EMI Music / VirginINFO: Available at Amazon.com
ARTIST: Rob Burger with Laurie AndersonWORK: Souls of Winter [3:34]RECORDING: The GridSOURCE/INFO:robburger.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Wendy CarlosWORK: Winter [5:10]RECORDING: Sonic SeasoningsSOURCE: East Side Digital #81372. Out of print. INFO: wendycarlos.com
ARTIST: Roomful of TeethWORK: Michael Harrison: III. The Magic Constellation- Winter [3:26]RECORDING: Just Constellations SOURCE: New Amsterdam Records INFO: roomfulofteeth.bandcamp.com
ARTIST:SUSSWORK: Winter Light [5:57]RECORDING: PromiseSOURCE: Northern Spy RecordsINFO: suss.bandcamp.com/album/promise
ARTIST: Sinikka LangelandWORK: Winter Rune [5:26]RECORDING: Wolf RuneSOURCE: ECM RecordsINFO: ecmrecords.com