Playing it Wrong

18/04/2015 58 min Episodio 143

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Episode Synopsis

It gives technicians fits, but composers and performers are always   experimenting with new “wrong” ways to play their instrument.
From  Bartok pizz to prepared piano, multiphonics to slap tongue,  many of  these techniques have made it into the standard repertoire.   What new  extended techniques are being pioneered today?
Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Jesse McQuarters
Stephen Scott: Four Note Aria fr. Baltic Sketches
The Bowed Piano Ensemble
George Crumb: Black Angels, III (excerpt)
Kronos Quartet
Frances-Marie Uitti: Britsum 2 Bow Chorale
Frances-Marie Uitti, vc.
Junghae Lee: Sonorence (excerpt)
Barbara Lieurance, p.; Chelsea Czuchra, flutes; Nora Krahl, vc.
Helmut Lachenmann: Pression (excerpt)
Walter Grimmer, vc.
Eric Mandat: Sub(T)Rains O’ Strata’s Fears
Robert Spring, cl.
Meredith Monk: Dolmen Music (excerpt)
Paul Langland, voice; Julius Eastman, voice and percussion; Robert Een,  voice & vc.; Monica Solem, voice; Andrea Goodman, voice; Meredith  Monk, voice; Julius Eastman, voice
Dai Fujikura: Calling, for solo bassoon (excerpt)
Rebekah Heller, bassoon