David Dalle
Thursday October 21st, 2010 with David Dalle
First recording of Arvo Part's latest work, his 4th Symphony
Today's show features Arvo Pärt's Symphony No. 4 for string orchestra and percussion. His first symphony in 37 years. Commissioned and premiered by the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2009 and recorded it in 2010. It is a work of stunning beauty and stillness, though it has moments of tension and darkness, ultimately rising towards spiritual peace.
Before hearing this new work, we hear a wide range of other music to set the mood, both beautiful and profound, focusing mostly on strings and voices. Starting with another exquisite work for string orchestra, the famous Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis.
| Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Ralph Vaughan Williams/London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink - A London Symphony - EMI |
| Hovern' engan Levon Minassian & Armand Amar - Songs from a world apart - Long Distance |
| untitled Malek Masoudi - Mandir - Shahram |
| Toun en kelkhen imastoun yes K. Zakarian - Arménie - Musique de tradition popularie et des Achough - Ocora |
| A Cold Winter L'Ensemble Soinari - Idjassi - Long Distance |
| Orovela The Tsinandali Choir - Table Songs of Georgia - Realworld |
| Erke Kyz Tengir-Too - Music of Central Asia vol. 1 Mountain Music of Kyrgzstan - Smithsonian Folkways |
| Gul Zainidin Imanaliev - Music of Central Asia vol. 1 Mountain Music of Kyrgzstan - Smithsonian Folkways |
| Dour Mashaw Davlatmand Kholaf, Abdoussattar Abdoullaev - Music from East Tadjikestan - Kargha-e-Mousighi |
| Symphony No. 4 Arvo Part/Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen - Symphony No. 4 - ECM Records 
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| Spem in Alium Thomas Tallis/The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury - Spem in Alium - Argo |
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