Alfonso Leng Podcasts
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From Mozart and Chopin to Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland the composer-pianist is easy to trace through time. Now, in the 21st century, there is a resurgence in the tradition. Relevant Tones is examining the diverse composer-performer community from Philip Glass to Yiruma. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Sarah Zwinklis Music Loose Changes by Jed Distler Quattro Mani Three Landscapes for Peter Wyer by Jed Distler Margaret Leng Tan, Toy piano Home Stretch by Timo Andres Timo Andres, piano; Metropolis Ensemble Secondhand: Used Poetry by Jessica Krash Jessica Krash, piano Four Movements for Piano Trio, mvts. I Eighth Note=54 and II Quarter Note=66 by Bright Sheng Bright Sheng, piano; Nicholas Tzavaras, cello; Weigang Li, violin The Dumbarton Quintet by Joan Tower Blair McMillen, piano; Daedalus Quartet
From Mozart and Chopin to Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland the composer-pianist is easy to trace through time. Now, in the 21st century, there is a resurgence in the tradition. Relevant Tones is examining the diverse composer-performer community from Philip Glass to Yiruma. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Sarah Zwinklis Music Loose Changes by Jed Distler Quattro Mani Three Landscapes for Peter Wyer by Jed Distler Margaret Leng Tan, Toy piano Home Stretch by Timo Andres Timo Andres, piano; Metropolis Ensemble Secondhand: Used Poetry by Jessica Krash Jessica Krash, piano Four Movements for Piano Trio, mvts. I Eighth Note=54 and II Quarter Note=66 by Bright Sheng Bright Sheng, piano; Nicholas Tzavaras, cello; Weigang Li, violin The Dumbarton Quintet by Joan Tower Blair McMillen, piano; Daedalus Quartet
From Mozart and Chopin to Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland the composer-pianist is easy to trace through time. Now, in the 21st century, there is a resurgence in the tradition. Relevant Tones is examining the diverse composer-performer community from Philip Glass to Yiruma. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Sarah Zwinklis Music Loose Changes by Jed Distler Quattro Mani Three Landscapes for Peter Wyer by Jed Distler Margaret Leng Tan, Toy piano Home Stretch by Timo Andres Timo Andres, piano; Metropolis Ensemble Secondhand: Used Poetry by Jessica Krash Jessica Krash, piano Four Movements for Piano Trio, mvts. I Eighth Note=54 and II Quarter Note=66 by Bright Sheng Bright Sheng, piano; Nicholas Tzavaras, cello; Weigang Li, violin The Dumbarton Quintet by Joan Tower Blair McMillen, piano; Daedalus Quartet
Most pianos have 88 keys, but the notes that they produce are just the beginning of the sonic possibilities available to the keyboardist. This week we’ll listen to how boundary-shattering composers from John Cage to Conlon Nancarrow unlocked and exploited keyboard instruments’ aural potential. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Playlist ◦ Cage: The Perilous Night; Marcus Hinterhauser, p. ◦ Satie: La Piège de Medusa (excerpt); Alexandre Tharaud, p. ◦ Cowell: Aeolian Harp & The Banshee; Henry Cowell, p. ◦ Nancarrow: Study No. 40a for Player Piano ◦ Zappa: Jazz From Hell; Zappa, syncalvier ◦ Zappa: Ruth is Sleeping; Ensemble Modern ◦ Reich: It’s Gonna Rain (excerpt); Brother Walter, nar. ◦ Reich: Piano Phase (excerpt); Josef Christof, Steffen Schleiermacher, pnos. ◦ Glass: Metamorphosis 1; Bruce Brubaker, p. ◦ Crumb: Night Spell & Dream Images fr. Makrokosmos; Margaret Leng Tan, p. ◦ Choi: To Unformed; Choi, piano
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- timeline: Composers (South America).
- Indexes (by alphabetical order): L...