Modern bands that use classical influences, arrangements and pointedly orchestral music in their songs.
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HOUR ONE:
- PET SHOP BOYS – ALL OVER THE WORLD (TCHAIKOVSKY’S NUTCRACKER SUITE)
- PET SHOP BOYS – TWENTY-SOMETHING (PURCELL’S 1691 OPERA, KING ARTHUR)
- LINDSEY STIRLING – CRYSTALIZE MASHUP (WILD CHILDREN REMIX)
- THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS – MIRACLE ALIGNER (BAROQUE POP)
- LAURIE ANDERSON – O SUPERMAN (FOR MASSENET) (JULES MASSENET 1885 OPERA, LE CID)
- TRENT REZNOR & ATTICUS ROSS – IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING (EDVARD GRIEG – PEER GYNT, SUITE NO.1, Op.46)
- DELERIUM – PARIS (PACHABEL’S CANNON IN D MAJOR)
- MALCOLM MCLAREN – MADAME BUTTERFLY (PUCINNI’S 1898 OPERA, MADAMA BUTTERFLY)
- JAPAN – NIGHTPORTER
- DAVID VISAN & JOLLY MUKHERJEE (W/ THE MADRAS CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA) – KIRWANI
HOUR TWO:
- REM – SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE (POP MIX) // MIKE MILLS COLLABORATING WITH VIOLINIST ROBERT MCDUFFIE ON A PIECE TO BE PERFORMED IN JUNE WITH THE TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. MORE INFO HERE.
- PRINCE – RASPBERRY BERET [12″ MIX] (STRING ARRANGEMENT BY WENDY & LISA)
- MC 900FT. JESUS – THE CITY SLEEPS (CLARINET MIX)
- NEW LIFE GENERATION (DEPECHE MODE) – ENJOY THE SILENCE (CHILLOUT MIX)
- RADIOHEAD – EXIT MUSIC FOR A FILM (CHOPIN’S PRELUDE NO.4 IN E MINOR)
- DAVID BOWIE – SENSE OF DOUBT (LIVE)
- BRIGHT EYES – ROAD TO JOY (FREDRICH SCHILLER’S POEM “ODE TO JOY” / BEETHOVEN’S NINTH SYMPHONY)
- ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS (ANOHNI) – CRIPPLE AND STARFISH [Anohni was the second transgender person nominated for an Academy Award!]
- ERASURE – IF I COULD (ORCHESTRAL VERSION)
- ENIGMA – MEA CULPA (GREGORIAN CHANTS / LITURGICAL EXPRESSION “KYRIE ELESION” [LORD HAVE MERCY])
- PETER GABRIEL – MY BODY IS A CAGE (R.O. FLIP)
SUBCULTURE: Fridays, 8-10p EST USA on WXOJ 103.3fm in Northampton, MA or live online at Valleyfreeradio.org // Replays can be heard Sunday mornings from 1a-3a EST // Selected playlists can be heard on 8tracks.com // Join us on Facebook at subculturema