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Sunday December 27, 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 2 cut 8 `Allemande(from suite no 4 in E flat major BWV1010)
J S Bach
C MCA
MCD 80109
Lib no 89 8314
Antonio Janigro `J S Bach: The Cello Suites'
4'03"
(solo cello)

1011 CD cut 1 `Ave Maria'
Text: Karlis Strals Music: Paula Licite
P Wilson Editions/D I music
C Campion Records
RRCD 1341
Lib no 90 2924
Inessa Galante/The Latvia Radio Choir `Musica Sacra-Live Recording from Riga Cathedral'
(beautiful - early 20th century Latvian devotional song-soprano,choir and cathedral organ)
7'06"

segue

CD cut 2 `Cantabile for string orchestra'
Peteris Vasks
P Schott Musik International
C Telarc
Telarc CD 80457
I Fiamminginhi(The Orchestra of Flanders) `Music of Peteris Vasks'
(gently soaring, occasionally intense, late 20th century string orchestra piece- Latvian)
6'18"

segue

CD cut 2 `Gajputni(Migratory Birds)'
Janis Ivanovs
Publisher not shown
C Ave Sol
AG 9505
Lib no 87 3894
Ave Sol `Janis Ivanovs/Peteris Plakidis'
(chamber choir-rousing and ethereal in turn-20th century Latvian choral music)
3'18"

1029 CD cut 5 `Kanfei Yonah(The Wings of a Dove)'
trad
Public domain
C Shanachie Entertainment Corporation
Shanachie 64079
Uncatalogued
The Andy Statman Quartet `Between Heaven and Earth'
(Old hassidic tune-clarinet and piano duet)
5'00"

segue

CD cut 20 `Left Bank Waltz'
Peter Sculthorpe
Music publisher not shown
C Move Records
Move MD 3031
Uncatalogued
The Team of Pianists `Peter Sculthorpe:Piano Music'
(sweet solo piano waltz)
1'30"
Australian composition and performance****************

1037 CD cut 7 `Circus Dance'
Jim Hall
P Janhall Music BMI
C Telarc
Telarc CD 83402
Uncatalogued
Jim Hall `Textures'
(humorous cabaret waltz for trumpets,trombone,tuba,guitar,drums)
4'23"

segue

CD cut 4 `Das Gesellschaftslied(The Smart Set)'
Music:Mischa Spoliansky Words:Marcellus Schiffer
Copyright Control
C Decca
Decca 452 601-2
Lib no 82 4587
Ute Lemper `Berlin Cabaret Songs'
(cabaret voice in German-30's song satirising the empty-headed `smart set')
4'15"

segue

CD cut 14 `Dark Eyes'
trad
C Ian Cooper 1997
Independent release. Contact: ianjazz@ozemail.com.au
phone 02 9550 6858
PO Box 120 Westgate NSW 2048 Australia
Ian Cooper `Hard Axe to Follow'
(swinging tune for violin,guitars and double bass)
4'27"
Australian performance******************

1052 CD cut 5 `Rose Noire'
Kenny Barron
P not shown
C Polygram
Verve 537 315-2
Uncatalogued
Kenny Barron `Things Unseen'
(piano and violin duet-lyrical with the odd dark moment)
8'21"

segue

CD cut 15 `Musu Tevs Debesis(The Lord's Prayer)
Adrejs Jurjans
Publisher not shown
C Madara Music
MKCD01
Contact: Dagnija Greste, 12 Dock Rd, Birchgrove, 2041 Australia
Versija `Les Chansons Sacrees'
(19th century Latvian setting of the lord's prayer - choir)
4'14"

1106 CD cuts 4/5/6 `Voices:Symphony for String Orchestra(Voices of
Silence,Voices of Life,Voices of Conscience)'
Peteris Vasks
other details as per 1017
4'46"/12'39"/6'20"
(floating piece for string orchestra-images of nature and threats posed to it- written in Latvia in the 90's)

1131 CD cut 6 `Celiesi, braliti'
trad
public domain
C Ellipsis Arts
Ellipsis arts CD 3231
Lib no 91 1567
Various artists `Dancing with the Gods'
(from the three-cd set entitled `Global Celebration')
(vibrant and strong Latvian folk song - call and response - the group is called Skandinieki)
3'24"

segue

CD cut 13 `Au Kiitus Olgu Igavest(All Glory be to God on High)'
trad?
P Estonian Radio
C Ellipsis Arts
Ellipsis Arts CD 3571
Various Artists `Unblocked-Music of Easter Europe'
(estonian early music ensemble-mixed voices, zithers etc)
5'00"

1140 CD cut 4 `Quadrologue'
Jim Hall
P Janhall Music BMI
C Telarc
Telarc CD 83402
Uncatalogued
Jim Hall `Textures'
(jagged but amusing jazz-inflected piece for electric guitar,viola,cello,bass)
4'42"

segue

CD cut 6 ` Ich bin ein vamp!'
Music: Mischa Spoliansky Words: Marcellus Schiffer, Geza Herczeg,Robert Klein.
P Ludwig Doblinger(Bernard Herzmansky) KG
C Decca
Decca 452 601-2
Lib no 82 4587
Ute Lemper `Berlin Cabaret Songs'
(German female voice-very theatrical, with cabaret ensemble)
3'50"

1150 CD cut 3 `Misterioso'
Thelonious Monk
P Thelonious Music BMI
C EMI Manhattan Records/Capitol
Blue Note CDP 7 81558 2
Uncatalogued
Sonny Rollins `The Blue Note Recordings'
(this is from a five-CD boxed set- 50's recording-great jazz-bent slow blues for tenor sax, trombone,piano,bass,drums)
9'21"


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