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Ode To Gravity:
A Tribute to Wergo Records |
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| Item Type: Sound Recording |
Duration: 29 min |
| Event Type: Music |
Program Origin: KPFA |
Charles Amirkhanian plays a selection of music released by the Wergo label in Germany. Specializing in contemporary classical music, often with an avant-garde edge, Wergo Records was founded in 1962 by the art historian Werner Goldschmidt. Works heard in this program range from the electronic music of Herbert Eimert, harpsichord music by György Ligeti, an absolutely fantastic operatic cover of the Beatles song, “Ticket to Ride” performed by vocalist extraordinaire, Cathy Berberian, who also provides the vocals for Roman Haubenstock-Ramati’s “Credentials, or Think Think, Lucy”. Listen in to discover one of the new music record labels of all time. |
| Musical Selections: |
Epitaph für Aikichi Kuboyama (1958-62) (7:09) / Herbert Eimert -- Continuum, for harpsichord (1968) (3:46) / György Ligeti -- Ticket to Ride (2:00) / John Lennon & Paul McCartney -- Credentials, or Think Think, Lucy (13:02) / Roman Haubenstock-Ramati |
| Performers: |
Richard Munch, vocals (Epitaph)
Antoinette Vischer, harpsichord (Continuum)
Bruno Canino, piano (Ticket)
Cathy Berberian, soprano (Ticket ; Credentials)
Ensemble des Südwestfunksorchesters, Baden-Baden (Credentials)
Hans Rosbaud, conductor (Credentials) |
| Genres: |
Avant-Garde; Electro-Acoustic / Electronic |
| Subject: |
Avant-garde (Music) ; Electronic music; Harpsichord music; Songs (High voice) with piano; Monologues with music (Instrumental ensemble) |
| People: |
Amirkhanian, Charles; Eimert, Herbert, 1897-1972; Ligeti, György, 1923-2006; Lennon, John, 1940-1980; McCartney, Paul ; Haubenstock-Ramati, Roman; Munch, Richard; Vischer, Antoinette; Canino, Bruno; Berberian, Cathy; Rosbaud, Hans, 1895-1962 |
| First Broadcast Date: |
11/29/1972 |
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