Description
Glenn Gould called Pierrot Lunaire “one of the most talked about, if least played, works of the 20th century”. We revisit Schoenberg's neglected masterpiece the way we've always wanted to hear it: with a variety of different voices in the role of the protagonist, ranging from classical sopranos like Anja Silja and Christine Schäfer to actress Livia Rado, jazz singer Cleo Laine, converted violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja, and even a lounge music adaptation from Anna Elder.
We spend the rest of the program looking back at our favorite albums of 2024. Josh Modney, Philip Zoubek, Bernhard Lang, Matt Shipp, Gordon Grdina, Christian Lillinger, Anna Gadt, Anna Webber, Wayne Horvitz, Bill Frisell, Daron Hagen, Brian Inglis, WASNT and Yikii all share their recent highlights with us. And the late Phill Niblock wraps things up with what might be his most beautiful drone of all, rendered by the voice and violin of Biliana Voutchkova.
See Comments for photo credits and annotated playlist.
