The Blue of the Night with Eamonn Lenihan Saturday 19 December 2015
All this week we feature a modern take on Brian Eno's ambient masterpiece Discreet Music, performed by Toronto's Contact Contemporary Music ensemble led by Jerry Pergolesi.
Title: What Are You Doing New Years Eve?
Composer: Loesser, Frank
Performer(s): Nancy Wilson (Vocal), Gerald Wilson & His Orchestra
Album: Christmas Cocktails / Capitol / CDP 7243 8 52559 2 2
Duration: 2:24
Title: Little Musgrave
Composer: Trad Arr Planxty
Performer(s): Christy Moore
Album: The Woman I Loved So Well / Tara / TARACD3005
Duration: 11:26
Title: In The Village
Composer: Ippolitov-Ivanov
Performer(s): William Lincer (Viola), New York Philharmonic
Album: Night Piece - Quiet Classics / KOCH International / CACD0533
Duration: 4:44
Title: Lachrimae Tristes
Composer: Dowland, John
Performer(s): Hesperion Xx
Album: Dowland - Lachrimae or Seaven Teares / Alia Vox / AVSA9901
Duration: 5:20
Title: Structures: The Place Of Odd Glances
Composer: Budd / Partridge
Performer(s): Andy Partridge (Instruments), Harold Budd (Vocal And Instruments)
Album: Through the Hill - Andy Partridge / Harold Budd / All Saints Records / HNCD 1484
Duration: 3:17
Title: Starfly
Composer: Thoumire, Simon/ O'Neill, Kevin
Performer(s): Susan Grace Bates (Harp/Vocals), John Mcsherry(Whistle); Donal O'Connor(Fiddle):Ross Martin (Guitar); David Foley (Bodhran); Pauline Scanlon (Vocals)
Album: Skorsa: The Riddle of the Earth / SGB 2015 / SGB 1573
Duration: 3:39
Title: The Great Gig In The Sky
Composer: Torry, Clare/Wright, Richard
Performer(s): Clare Torry (Vocals), Pink Floyd
Album: The Dark Side of the Moon / EMI / 50999 029453 2 3
Duration: 4:47
Title: Die Blaue Stunde
Composer: Muthspiel, Wolfgang
Performer(s): Ralph Towner (Classical & 12-String Guitars), Wolfgang Muthspiel (Electric Guitar), Slava Grigoryan (Classical & Baritone Guitars)
Album: Travel Guide / ECM Records / ECM 2310 372 9508
Duration: 5:19
Title: Blue Sway
Composer: Stewart, Bill
Performer(s): Bill Stewart (Drums), Seamus Blake (Tenor Saxophone), Bill Carrothers (Piano), Ben Street (Bass)
Album: Space Squid / Pirouet Records / PIT 3089
Duration: 6:28
Title: Discreet Music Part Vi
Composer: Eno, Brian
Performer(s): Contact
Album: Discreet Music / Cantaloupe Records 2015 / CA21114
Duration: 8:00
Title: Thoughtfall
Composer: Perrin, Lola
Performer(s): Lola Perrin (Piano)
Album: Theory Of K - Piano Suite VI / www.lolaperrin.com
Duration: 3:17
Title: Vanishing Act
Composer: Reed/Poe
Performer(s): Lou Reed (Vocal), Friedrich Paravicini (Piano)
Album: The Raven / Warner / 9632-48373-2
Duration: 5:23
Title: Little Drummer Boy
Composer: Davis / Onorati / Simeone
Performer(s): Laurence Hobgood (Piano, Electric Piano)
Album: Christmas - Laurence Hobgood / Circumstantial / CP004
Duration: 3:15
Title: Dark Corners
Composer: Surman, John
Performer(s): Trans4mation (String Quartet), Chris Laurence (Dbl Bass)
Album: Coruscating / ECM / ECM 1702 543 033-2
Duration: 5:01
Title: Leaving The Woods
Composer: Leppin / Pirog
Performer(s): Janel Leppin (Cello, Loops), Anthony Pirog (Guitars, Loops)
Album: Janel & Anthony - Where Is Home / Cuneiform / Rune 338
Duration: 5:39
Title: Nocturne No.4 In Eb Major
Composer: Fauré, Gabriel
Performer(s): Pascal Rogé (Piano)
Album: Fauré - Dolly Suite / Decca
Duration: 7:19
Title: Still, Still, Still
Composer: Traditional
Performer(s): The Dimitri Ensemble, Choir Of Clare College, Cambridge
Album: Lux de caelo - Music For Christmas / Harmonia mundi / HMU 907615
Duration: 3:23
Title: Anachie Gordon
Composer: Traditional
Performer(s): The Unthanks
Album: Here's The Tender Coming - The Unthanks / Rabble Rouser / EMI / 687 1222
Duration: 8:15
Title: I Just Don´T Know What To Do With Myself
Composer: Bacharach / David
Performer(s): Rigmor Gustafsson (Vocal), Radio String Quartet Vienna, Bernie Mallinger (Violin), Johannes Dickbauer (Violin), Cynthia Liao (Viola)
Album: Calling You - Rigmor Gustafsson / ACT Records / 9722-2
Duration: 3:57
Title: Jano Mori
Composer: Traditional Macedonian
Performer(s): Amira (Vocals), Bojan Z (Piano), Nend Vasilic (Bass), Bachar Khalife (Percussion)
Album: Amulette - Amira / World Village / 450018
Duration: 7:40
Title: Sheehy
Composer: MacErlaine, Sean
Performer(s): Sean Macerlaine (Clarinets, Electronics)
Album: A Slender Song / Ergodos / Ergodos ER16
Duration: 3:52
Title: The Beauty Of Decay
Composer: Aarset / Bang / Honoré
Performer(s): Eivind Aarset (Guitars, Loops), Jan Bang (Samples, Programming)
Album: Dream Logic / ECM Records / ECM 2301 371 3657
Duration: 7:06
Title: For Bunita Marcus - Ii
Composer: Feldman, Morton
Performer(s): Ivan Ilic (Piano)
Album: Ivan Ilic Plays Morton Feldman / Paraty / 135305
Duration: 4:12
Title: A Recollection - Con Moto
Composer: Janacek, Leos
Performer(s): Andras Schiff (Piano)
Album: Leos Janacek: A Recollection - Andras Schiff / ECM New Series / 461 660-2
Duration: 1:08
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Presenters: Eamonn Lenihan (Fri-Sun)
Producer: Ian McGlynn