'Wondrous Strange' explores unusual sounds in music

Wondrous Strange
59:00
Meghann Oglesby hosts the new special Wondrous Strange. Whether it's the theremin, octobass or contrabass flute, listeners will explore instruments that are off the beaten track and the musicians who play them. See the playlist below.
Playlist
Wu Man and Kojiro Umezaki: Summer – Wu Man, pipa
Traditional Shona: Chemutengure – Dumisani Maraire and Ephat Mujuru, mbira
Giuseppe Verdi: Dies Irae (excerpt) - Strasbourg Philharmonic/Alain Lombard; Eric Chappell, octobass
John Adams: Harmonielehre (excerpt) – Montreal Symphony Orchestra/Kent Nagano
François Devienne: Theme and Variations, Op. 83 (excerpt) – Austin Howle, tuba; Eric Chappell, octobass
Antonín Dvořák, arr. Long: Symphony No. 9, Mvt IV (excerpt) – Metropolitan Flute Orchestra
Joseph Haydn, arr. Long: London Trio No. 1, Andante – Mariana Gariazzo, Deborah Rebeck Ash, Paige Long, flutes
Paige Long: Metrically Speaking – Flutastique
Berlakovich/Gartmayer/Kaiser/Meinharter/Piringer/Repey/Schloegl/Troyer/Wilhelm/Winkler: In V – The Vegetable Orchestra
Sergei Rachmaninov: Vocalise – Orchestral Ensemble of Brussels/Laurent Beeckmans; Grégoire Blanc, theremin
Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No. 3 (excerpt) – Grégoire Blanc, theremin, musical saw, synthesizers
Aleks Schurmer: Let’s Dance Anyway – Aleks Schurmer, piano; Grégoire Blanc, theremin
Harry Partch: Study on Olympus’ Pentatonic (excerpt) – Harry Partch Ensemble
Harry Partch: Cloud Chamber Music – Harry Partch, Ben Johnston, Betty Johnston, Donald Pippin, Bill Snead
Boston Typewriter Orchestra: The Revolution Will Not Be Typewritten (excerpt) – Boston Typewriter Orchestra
Leroy Anderson: The Typewriter Song – St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
Francis Poulenc: Les Chemins de l’amour – Grégoire Blanc, theremin; Laurent Beeckmans, piano; Nicolas Deletaille, cello