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David Dalle
Thursday February 7th, 2013 with David Dalle
Music of Constantine Caravassilis with guest Christina Petrowska Quilico

Today's show looks at the piano music of Canadian composer Constantine Caravassilis, ten pieces in a cycle of five Rhapsodies and five Fantasias collected together. These dramatic and beautiful pieces in the words of Caravassilis: "The unifying thread amidst all of these works is my continuous search for beauty as well as the exhilarating joy I feel when I seek meaning in experiences beyond those found in everyday life." We are joined by the pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico who premiered and recorded this music.
La Campannella
Franz Liszt arranged Ferrucio Busoni/Christina Petrowska Quilico - The Liszt Anniversary Collection - Welspringe Canadian
...to a Galliform Marionette
Constantine Caravassilis/Christina Petrowska Quilico - Visions - Centredisques Canadian New
Interview with Christina Petrowska Quilico
Soul Ascending
Constantine Caravassilis/Christina Petrowska Quilico - Visions - Centredisques Canadian New
Fantasia on the Dies Irae
Constantine Caravassilis/Christina Petrowska Quilico - Visions - Centredisques Canadian New
Postcard from Smyrna was inspired by Middle Eastern music and specifically an improvised, instrumental Taqsim in Hijaz mode. The result is a gorgeous piano piece which is much closer to its source material than Romanticized Eastern music of the 19th century.
Postcard from Smyrna
Constantine Caravassilis/Christina Petrowska Quilico - Visions - Centredisques Canadian New
Taqsim in maqam hijaz
Fawzi Sayeb - Taqsim's on the Ud - Byblos
Hicaz Taksim/Karsilama
Derya Turkan, Sokratis Sinopoulos - Letter from Istanbul - Golden Horn
Shams
Wassim Soubra - Sonates Orientales - Institut du Monde Arabe
Yezzi
Emel Mathlouthi - Kelmti Horra - World Village
The great Ustad Amjad Ali Khan will be appearing in Markham Ontario this Sunday in a rare Canadian experience with his two sons, one of my favourite Hindusthani instrumentalists!
More information:
http://www.mybindi.com/events/amjad-ali-khan-live-in-concert-at-flato-markham-theatre
Raag Subhalakshmi
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Debashish Chakraborty - Raag Yaman - SCI
Pahadi Dhun
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Rasih Mustafa Thirakwa - Swar Sameer - SCI
Interactive CKCU
David Dalle (host)
Make sure to tune in next Thursday when Constantine Caravassilis will join me to discuss music!

3:48 PM, February 7th, 2013
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