Martian Gardens Episode 1163

LISTEN HERE — ANCHOR.FM PODCASTMartian Gardens Episode 1163Recorded at Max’s home studio,Amherst, MassachusettsAugust 13, 2023Contact Max Shea: martiangardensmax@gmail.com (or just leave a comment below)Radio4All archive (search “Martian Gardens”) Hour 1 SET ONEArie Shapira: Off PianoComposing Israel (various artists)The First Three GenerationsNeuma Records/2023piano, amplified voice: Michael Tal; recorded at the New Music from Israel concert, 1987; composition year: 1984; […]

Martian Gardens Episode 1162

LISTEN HERE — ANCHOR.FM PODCASTMartian Gardens Episode 1162Recorded at Max’s home studio,Amherst, MassachusettsAugust 6, 2023Contact Max Shea: martiangardensmax@gmail.com (or just leave a comment below)Radio4All archive (search “Martian Gardens”) Hour 1 SET ONERobert Scott Thompson: Serenade of the Night SkyCircle and Shadow — Volume OneAucourant Records/2023piano, electronics: RST; recorded at the composer’s studio, 2023; time: 6:00 George Crumb: selections […]

Martian Gardens Episode 1161

LISTEN HERE — ANCHOR.FM PODCASTMartian Gardens Episode 1161Recorded at Max’s home studio,Amherst, MassachusettsJuly 30, 2023Contact Max Shea: martiangardensmax@gmail.com (or just leave a comment below)Radio4All archive (search “Martian Gardens”) Hour 1 SET ONERichard Festinger: After BlueI. Allegro con brio (5:32)II. Adagio Fantastico (7:44)III. Allegro Capriccioso (3:37)Chamber MusicBridge Records/2008The New Millennium Ensemble (flute, piccolo: Tara Helen O’Connor; clarinet, bass clarinet: […]

Martian Gardens Episode 1160

LISTEN HERE — ANCHOR.FM PODCASTMartian Gardens Episode 1160Recorded at Max’s home studio,Amherst, MassachusettsJuly 23 2023Contact Max Shea: martiangardensmax@gmail.com (or just leave a comment below)Radio4All archive (search “Martian Gardens”) Hour 1 SET ONEEugene O’Brien: A True Account of Talking to the Sun at Fire Island*Algebra of NightNew Focus Recordings/2023(for voice and piano quartet); mezzo soprano: Deanne Meek; 21st Century […]

Martian Gardens Episode 1159

LISTEN HERE — ANCHOR.FM PODCASTMartian Gardens Episode 1159Recorded at Max’s home studio,Amherst, MassachusettsJuly 16 2023Contact Max Shea: martiangardensmax@gmail.com (or just leave a comment below)Radio4All archive (search “Martian Gardens”) Hour 1 SINGLE PLAYElliott Carter: Piano ConcertoI. 10:23II. 13:00Music of Elliott Carter, Volume 9Bridge Records/2013piano: Charles Rosen; Basel Sinfonietta, conductor: Joel Smirnoff; recorded at Stadtcasino, Basel, Switzerland, April 3, 2001; […]

Martian Gardens Episode 1158

LISTEN HERE — ANCHOR.FM PODCASTMartian Gardens Episode 1158Recorded at Max’s home studio,Amherst, MassachusettsJuly 6, 2023Contact Max Shea: martiangardensmax@gmail.com (or just leave a comment below)Radio4All archive (search “Martian Gardens”) Hour 1 SINGLE PLAYRoger Reynolds: Sketchbook (for The Unbearable Lightness of Being)For A ReasonNeuma Records/2023(for low female voice, piano, and electronic processing); voice, piano: Liz Pearse; text: Milan Kundera; computer […]

Martian Gardens Episode 1157

LISTEN HERE — ANCHOR.FM PODCASTMartian Gardens Episode 1157Recorded at Max’s home studio,Amherst, MassachusettsJune 25, 2023Contact Max Shea: martiangardensmax@gmail.com (or just leave a comment below)Radio4All archive (search “Martian Gardens”) Hour 1 SET ONEJohn Liberatore: A Very Star-like StartCatch SomewhereNew Focus Recordings/2023The Zohn Collective (flute: Molly Barth; oboe: Andrew Nogal; clarinet: Sammy Lesnick; percussion: Paul Vaillancourt; piano: Daniel Pesca; violin: […]

Martian Gardens Episode 1156

LISTEN HERE — ANCHOR.FM PODCASTMartian Gardens Episode 1156Recorded at Max’s home studio,Amherst, MassachusettsJune 18, 2023Contact Max Shea: martiangardensmax@gmail.com (or just leave a comment below)Radio4All archive (search “Martian Gardens”) Hour 1 SINGLE PLAYKaija Saariaho: Laterna MagicaD’om le vrai sens/Laterna Magica/Leino SongsOndine Oy/2011(for large orchestra); Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Sakari Oramo; recorded at Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, May 31-June 1, […]

Martian Gardens Episode 1155

LISTEN HERE — ANCHOR.FM PODCASTMartian Gardens Episode 1154Recorded at Max’s home studio,Amherst, MassachusettsJune 11, 2023Contact Max Shea: martiangardensmax@gmail.com (or just leave a comment below)Radio4All archive (search “Martian Gardens”) Hour 1 SET ONEPierre Schaeffer: Variations sur une flûte mexicaine (from Les incunables)L’Œuvre Musicale (Schaeffer/Henry)Electronic Music Foundation/1998 (orig. INA-GRM/1990)musique concrète: Pierre Schaeffer; recorded at Studio d’Essai, Paris, Radio France; composition […]

Martian Gardens Episode 1154

LISTEN HERE — ANCHOR.FM PODCASTMartian Gardens Episode 1154Recorded at Max’s home studio,Amherst, MassachusettsJune 4, 2023Contact Max Shea: martiangardensmax@gmail.com (or just leave a comment below)Radio4All archive (search “Martian Gardens”) Hour 1 SET ONEJulia Werntz: Five Vignettes From the Garden by the Seaa. The Sea Changes in the Afternoon (1:31)b. Magpies Fly in the Trees (1:55)c. We Eat Figs (1:49)d. […]