Radio NationalSunday 26 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 3 `Courante (from Suite no 1 in G major BWV1007)
J S Bach
C EMI France
EMI 5 69000 2
Paul Tortelier `J S Bach:The Cello Suites'
(solo cello)
2'29"
1010 CD cut 8 `No 8 in A flat major(from:Twelve Studies in all the Major Keys, Opus 35)
Charles Valentin Alkan
C Tall Poppies Records
TP 055
Stephanie McCallum `Alkan:Major Key Studies Op.35'
(solo piano)
Australian performance****************************
5'11"
segue
CD cut 13 `Leander'
William Duckworth
C The Rooke Chapel Choir/Albany Records
TROY 098
The Rooke Chapel Choir `An American Collage-Music for Solo Voice and Chorus'
(choir-20th cent. composition based on American shape note hymn)
2'40"
segue
CD cut 5 `La chanson de la folle au bord de la mer(No 8 of the 25 preludes opus 31)'
Charles Valentin Alkan
C Tall Poppies Records
TP 081
Stephanie McCallum `Alkan and Magnard'
(solo piano-powerful and lyrical with an undertone of madness)
Australian performance******************************
4'28"
1024 CD cut 8 `Piece Op 39'
Ernest Chausson
C Hyperion Records
CDA 67028
Devoyon/Graffin/Hoffman/Neidich/Chilingirian Quartet `Chausson'
(lyrical 19th century French melody for cello and piano)
6'52"
segue
CD cut 30 `Vocalise'
Andre Previn
C The Decca Record Company Ltd
Decca 455 511-2
Barbara Bonney/Andre Previn `American Songs'
(soprano(wordless) w cello and piano)
4'40
segue
CD cut 7 `Fantasia(variations)'
Ben Weber
C Hyperion Records London
CDA67005
Stephen Hough `New York Variations'
(solo piano-composed in the 1940's-impressionistic/powerful)
8'29"
1045 CD cut 7 `Prelude for Meditation'
John Cage
C BMG Music
Catalyst 09026 61980 2
Stephen Drury `John Cage - In a Landscape'
(tiny simple piece for prepared piano)
1'00"
segue
CD cut 21 `I Love the Name'
trad
C Angel Records
CDM 64669
`Great American Spirituals Vol 9'
(Florence Quivar on this cut)
(solo voice on traditional spiritual)
3'40"
segue
CD cut 3 `String Quartet no 4(Amazing Grace)'
Ben Johnston
P Smith Publications ASCAP
C Nonesuch/WEA International
Nonesuch 7559-79394-2
Kronos Quartet `Released 1985-1995'
(20th cent string quartet based on amazing grace)
11'46"
1102 CD cut 1 `Solo violin(fragment of melody of `Hard Times')
Stephen Foster
C Angel Records
CDC 54621
Thomas Hampson `American Dreamer:Songs of Stephen Foster'
(solo violin fragment(Jay Ungar))
25"
segue
CD cut 22 `This Little Light of Mine'
trad
C Angel Records
CDM 64669
`Great American Spirituals Vol 9'
(Kathleen Battle on this cut)
(solo soprano on american spiritual)
1'59"
segue
CD cut 18 `This little light of mine'
trad arr Fontella Bass
C Smithsonian Folkways Recording
SF 40047
Various artists `Folk Masters'
(jubilant gospel singer/pianist)
2'30"
1108 CD cut 11 `Down in the Willow Garden'
trad arr David Grisman
P Dawg Music BMI
C Li-Sem Enterprises
Cymekob CYK803
David Grisman/Daniel Kobialka `Common Chord'
(trad american waltz arr for violin,mandolin,bass,guitar)
4'05"
segue
CD cut 3 `Hard Times Come Again No More'
Stephen Foster
C Angel Records
CDC 54621
Thomas Hampson `American Dreamer:Songs of Stephen Foster'
(19th century american song-baritone and chorus w violin,piano,bass,banjo)
5'12"
1118 CD cut 8 `New York Counterpoint'
Steve Reich
C Cala Records Ltd
CACD 77003
The Rascher Saxophone Quartet `Music for Saxophones'
(rhythmic and repetitive piece for multitracked saxophone quartets)
11'03"
1130 CD cut 5 `Night Waltz'
Paul Bowles
P Theodore Presser ASCAP
C Composers Recordings Inc
Emergency Music CD 637
Double Edge `U.S. Choice'
(two pianos-strange waltz))
4'20"
segue
CD cut 7 `Joe Hill'
Text:Alfred Hayes Music: Earl Robinson
C Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Classical MHK 63223
Paul Robeson `Songs of Free Men'
(famous union song-bass baritone and piano)
2'38"
segue
CD cut 9 `Barcarolle Opus 65 No 6'
Charles Valentin Alkan
C Hyperion Records
CDA66794
Marc-Andre Hamelin `Alkan'
(solo piano-tender and lovely)
3'48"
1142 CD cut 2 `Little Girl Blue'
Richard Rodgers
C Polygram Records
Verve 529 701-2
Various `The Rodgers and Hart Songbook'
(luscious piece for sax and vibes)
3'36"
segue
CD cut 15 ` Little Girl Blue
Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart
C Polygram
Verve 516 158-2
Various Artists `We'll Take Manhattan-the Rodgers and Hart Songbook'
On this cut: Nina Simone
(fabulous female voice w piano,flugel,guitar,bass drums-tender ballad)
4'17"
1152 CD cut 5 `You Took Advantage of Me'
Richard Rodgers
C Polygram Records
Verve 529 701-2
Various `The Rodgers and Hart Songbook'
(Art Tatum on this cut)
(lively jazz piano solo-1950's recording)
3'28"
1156 CD cut 8 `Ask Me Now'
Thelonius Monk
P Thelonious Music Corp BMI
C Chesky Records Inc
JD134
Various `The Jazz Woodwinds Collection'
On this cut: McCoy Tyner and Joe Henderson
(Quirky jazz duet for tenor sax and piano)
3'00" excerpt
Melisma with Robyn Johnston 1005-1200 Radio National (repeated the following Sunday 0105-0300 on RN and RA)
