Radio NationalSunday 19 July, 1998
Music details of each track are presented in the following order:
BROADCAST TIME OF ITEM
TRACK NUMBER AND TITLE
COMPOSER
PUBLISHING AND COPYRIGHT DETAILS
RECORDING COMPANY AND CD NUMBER
ARTIST AND CD TITLE
DURATION OF TRACK
DESCRIPTION OF TRACK
Melisma with Robyn Johnston 1005-1200 Radio National (repeated the following Sunday 0105-0300 on RN and RA)
1006 CD disc 1 cut 19 `Prelude(from Suite no 4 in E flat major BWV1010)'
J S Bach
C Sony Music Entertainment
S2K 63203
Yo-Yo Ma `Inspired by Bach'
(solo cello)
5'22"
1012 CD cut 9 `Waltz no 1(from Two waltzes opus 54)'
Antonin Dvorak
C Supraphon
SU 0162-2 131
Skampa Quartet `Beethoven/Smetana/Dvorak'
(sweet waltz for string quartet)
3'28"
segue
CD cut 9 `Daleko,siroko'
trad arr Mikulas Schneider-Trnavsky
C Supraphon
SU 3027-2 231
Gabriela Benackova-Capova `In Prague'
(czech soprano and piano)
2'44"
segue
CD cut 13 `Nocturne in B Major B48a(Opus 40)'
Antonin Dvorak
C Hyperion Records London
CDA66934
Anthony Marwood/Susan Tomes `Dvorak:Music for Violin and Piano'
(yearning,passionate piece for violin and piano)
4'57"
1024 CD cut 2 `When I ride through that forest'
trad Czech arr Radim Zenkl
P europick Music BMI
C Acoustic Disc
ACD 12
Radim Zenkl `Czech it out'
(solo mandolin on Czech trad tune)
3'32"
segue
CD cut 5 `Hora/Czardas'
Stepan Rak
C Chandos Records
Chan 8622
Stepan Rak `Remembering Prague'
(zippy solo guitar piece based on traditional dance tune)
1'48"
1030 CD disc 1 cut 7 `Lento(from Four Madrigals for oboe,clarinet and bassoon)'
Bohuslav Martinu
C Hyperion Records London
CDD22039
The Dartington Ensemble `Bohuslav Martinu: Chamber Music'
(elegant, flowing piece for oboe,clarinet and bassoon)
4'00"
segue
CD cut 8 `Fuvom azenekem(I Sing My Song)'
Trad arr Z Juhasz
C Hannibal Records
HNCD 1330
Marta Sebestyen `Muszikas'
(lovely female voice w recorder - trad Hungarian song)
2'09"
segue
CD cut 1 `Waltz for Ellen'
Don Byron
P nottuskeggeelike music (bmi)
C Elektra/WEA International
Elektra Nonesuch 7559-79280-2
Don Byron `Tuskegee Experiments'
(solo clarinet-`classical' sounding w quirky bits)
3'05"
1040 CD cuts 4 `Allegro (from:Sonate pour harpe)'
Johann Ladislav Dussek
C Harmonia Mundi
HMT 7905 184
Isabelle Moretti `Recital de Harpe'
(18th/19th century solo harp)
2'25"
segue
CD cut 7 `Canite Tuba In Sion'
Jacobus Handl-Gallus
C Supraphon
SU 0192-2 231
Duodena Cantitans/Capella Rudolphina `Mirabile Mysterium - Sacred Music in Rudolfine Prague'
(choir-16th century devotional music from Prague)
2'14"
segue
CD cut 8 `Pavane'
Stepan Rak
C Chandos Records Ltd
CHAN 8622
Stepan Rak `Remembering Prague'
(20th century guitar salute to 16th century Bohemian lutenists - stately solo guitar)
2'43"
1049 CD cuts 1-3 `Trio for Piano,Violin and Cello in C Minor Opus 2'
Josef Suk
C Supraphon
11 1532-2 131
`Suk Piano Trio/Quartet/Quintet'
(late 19 century piece for piano,violin and cello-melodic/dramatic)
6'08"/4'10"/5'08"
1105 CD cut 3 `Elegy'
Stepan Rak
C Nimbus Records Ltd
NI 5177
Stepan Rak `The Guitar of Stepan Rak'
(unusual solo guitar piece inspired by Sibelius and memories of Finland)
10'43"
segue
CD cut 5 `The Tower of Remoteness'
Ross Edwards
C Ross Edwards/Tall Poppies
TP051
Ross Edwards `Ecstatic Dances'
(spare duet for clarinet and piano)
7'40"
Australian composition and performance*******************
1125 CD cut 12 `Tunturipuro(Stream on the Fell)'
Pokela,Kontio
C Finlandia Records
Finlandia Innovator Series 0630-19052-2
Martti Pokela `Snow Kantele'
(ethereal - kantele(finnish zither),musical saw and voices) 3'00"
segue
CD cut 10 `Ekteniya of the Litany(from:Vigilia)'
Einojuhani Rautavaara
P Edition Fazer
C Ondine Inc Helsinki
ODE 910-2
Finnish Radio Chamber Choir `Rautavaara:Vigilia'
(20th century devotional song -choir)
2'30"
segue
CD cut 6 `Polun Varrelta(Along the Path)'
Pokela
C Finlandia Records
Finlandia Innovator Series 0630-19052-2
Martti Pokela `Snow Kantele'
(lyrical solo kantele(finnish zither))
3'52"
1138 CD cut 12 `Langt ud i skoven'
trad arr T Clausen
C Stunt Records
STUCD 19809
Hans Ulrik/Thomas Clausen `Danske Sange'
(stately jazz dance for sax and piano - based on trad Danish tune)
4'09"
segue
CD cut 6 `Waltz for Ruth'
Charlie Haden
P Liberation Music BMI
C Polydor/Polygram
Verve 539 961-2
Charlie Haden/Kenny Barron `Night and the City'
(jazz waltz for piano and double bass)
8'22"
1152 CD cut 2 `Three Step Dance'
Glen Moore
P Watson Hollow Music ASCAP
C Intuition Music
INT 2148 2
Dave Holland `One's All'
(sprightly solo double bass)
4'54"
1157 CD cut 4 `Little Waltz'
Ron Carter
C Polygram Records
Antilles 314 518 979-2
Frank Morgan `Listen to the Dawn'
(jazz waltz for alto sax,guitar,bass,drums)
3'00" excerpt
Melisma with Robyn Johnston 1005-1200 Radio National (repeated the following Sunday 0105-0300 on RN and RA)
