11 Aug 2018

Sound Lounge: Jonny Greenwood's award-winning Water; Psathas's View From Olympus; a tribute to Robert Kritz

From Sound Lounge, 9:30 pm on 11 August 2018

9:30

GREENWOOD: Water - Australian Chamber Orchestra/Richard Tognetti (dir) (ABC Classics ABC4816494)

BJORK arr Ek: Virus; Jóga; All Is Full Of Love - Renée Fleming (sop), Royal Stockholm Phil/Sakari Oramo (Decca 483 0415)
Listen to what William Dart thinks of Renée Fleming's take on Björk in New Horizons.

DE CASTRO-ROBINSON: A long dream of waking - Don McGlashan (vocals, instruments) (Rattle RAT-D078)

RILEY: Celestial Valley - Terry Riley (elec org) (CBS MK 35164)

WARNING, this video contains adult material.

PSATHAS: View from Olympus - Michael Houstoun (pno), Pedro Carneiro (perc), New Zealand SO/Marc Taddei (Rattle RAT-DV 015)

11:05 Relevant Tones: Composers Among Us - Robert Kritz

Composer Robert Kritz passed away in April 2018. To honor his spirit we’re re-broadcasting this program featuring Robert’s work. Robert spent many years working in the corporate world by day and busily composing music into the wee hours of the night. A decision several years ago to show some of his pieces to professional composers was the occasion of great excitement and led to a flurry of public performances and commissions. We talk with Robert about his unusual career path as a composer and feature live performances of several of his pieces by the musicians who support his work.