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Q: Classical Music about the Arctic ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   0 Comments )
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Subject: Classical Music about the Arctic
Category: Arts and Entertainment > Music
Asked by: kzyx-ga
List Price: $5.00
Posted: 16 Sep 2002 12:00 PDT
Expires: 16 Oct 2002 12:00 PDT
Question ID: 65643
I have Rautavaara's Cantus Arcticus and Bo Nillsson's Arctic Romance

Request for Question Clarification by answerfinder-ga on 16 Sep 2002 12:17 PDT
I'm sorry but I do not understand your question. Could you re-phrase it?

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Clarification of Question by kzyx-ga on 16 Sep 2002 14:05 PDT
I'm looking for classical music abut the Arctic.  Examples: 
Rautavaara's Cantus Arcticus; Bo Nilsson's Arctic Romance.
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Subject: Re: Classical Music about the Arctic
Answered By: nellie_bly-ga on 16 Sep 2002 17:07 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hi  Kzyx--

Here are some diverse suggestions you might enjoy.  You can find them
all at Amazon Music. http://www.amazon.com

Symphony No. 4 in B ("Arctic")
Composed by George Lloyd
Performed by Albany Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by George Lloyd, Janet Rowe


Facing North
Composer: Meredith Monk
Performer: Meredith Monk, Robert Een
Label: Bmg/Ecm - #21482
Audio CD (May 24, 1994)
ASIN: B0000031XC


Earth and the Great Weather
Composer: John Luther Adams
Label: New World Records - #80459
Audio CD (January 3, 1995)
ASIN: B0000030IF
 Tune Magazine, March 1995 wrote: "The music evokes something
profound...invites you on an imaginative journey to the vast, icy
land."
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Three City Blocks, Music for 18 Winds 
Performer(s): John Harbison, New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble,
Frank Battisti, Michael Colgrass
Label: Centaur - #2288
Audio CD (November 19, 1996)
ASIN: B0000057ZE

Track Listings
1. Three City Blocks: I. Fervent And Resolute
2. Three City Blocks: II. Tough, Driving
3. Three CIty Blocks: III. With Relentless Energy
4. Music For Eighteen Winds
5. Arctic Dreams: I. Inuit Landscape
6. Arctic Dreams: II. Throat Singing With Laughter
7. Arctic Dreams: III. The Whispering Voices Of
The Spirits Who Ride With The Lights In The Sky
8. Arctic Dreams: IV. Polar Night
9. Arctic Dreams: V. Spring Light: Ice Floating In The Sun
10. Arctic Dreams: VI. The Hunt
11. Arctic Dreams: VII. Drum Dancer


Enjoy.

Nellie Bly
kzyx-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
Fast work  -- thanks

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