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The Untranslatable

Jul 17, 2025 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM

Music

With DJ Jagannath

Adornian Adventures

Avant-garde classical music, from Schonberg's pioneering atonal music to modern composers like Stockhausen, Ligeti and more, with music ranging from vocal pieces, operas, string quartets, and even a percussion soloist.

The Untranslatable
11:01 PM
Ablaq - 500
Ablaq 500 N
Ablaq
11:02 PM
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11:04 PM
The Nash Ensemble, Lionel Friend & Sir Thomas Allen - Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte Op.41
The Nash Ensemble, Lionel Friend & Sir Thomas Allen Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte Op.41 Arnold Schoenberg
Schoenberg/Shostakovich - Chamber Music Parlophone UK 2000
11:20 PM
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11:20 PM
Arthur Weisberg & Contemporary Chamber Ensemble - Ancient Voices of Children
Arthur Weisberg & Contemporary Chamber Ensemble Ancient Voices of Children George Crumb
George Crumb: Ancient Voices Of Children/Music For A Summer Evening Nonesuch 2005
11:46 PM
György Ligeti - Mysteries of the Macabre
György Ligeti Mysteries of the Macabre
Vocal Works
11:55 PM
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11:55 PM
Kepler Quartet, Brek Renzelman, Eric Segnitz, Karl Lavine & Sharan Leventhal - Crossings: The Ascent, String Quartet No. 4, Amazing Grace
Kepler Quartet, Brek Renzelman, Eric Segnitz, Karl Lavine & Sharan Leventhal Crossings: The Ascent, String Quartet No. 4, Amazing Grace Ben Johnston
Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 2, 3, 4, & 9 New World Records 2006
12:06 AM
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12:07 AM
Karel Husa & The Louisville Orchestra - Apotheosis of This Earth
Karel Husa & The Louisville Orchestra Apotheosis of This Earth Karel Husa
Husa: Music for Prague 1968, Apotheosis of This Earth First Edition Music 2000
12:35 AM
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12:36 AM
Conlon Nancarrow - Study No. 37
Conlon Nancarrow Study No. 37
Studies for Player Piano Other Minds Records 1976
12:46 AM
Margaret Leng Tan - The Perilous Night
Margaret Leng Tan The Perilous Night John Cage
Cage: The Perilous Night / Four Walls New Albion Records 1991
Chat is archived.
DJ Jagannath (host) 11:01:45 PM
Hey everyone hope yall are doing well! Got some avant-garde classical lined up for today hope you enjoy
Fried Monkey Eggs (Monkey Jelly) 11:09:56 PM
👍
𓀠 ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ 𓀡 11:49:34 PM
always ready for some avant-garde
Ossy 12:08:13 AM
Relaxing classy
Fried Monkey Eggs (Monkey Jelly) 12:10:25 AM
Great background music to get some work done on my laptop. 😊
TAndy 12:17:31 AM
It's a new surprise every week, this is awesome.
Fried Monkey Eggs (Monkey Jelly) 12:20:59 AM
It's like a box of chocolates—you never know what you're gonna get. 😁
TAndy 12:23:26 AM
Reading the new chapter of One Piece to this enhances the experience on both sides.
DJ Jagannath (host) 12:25:11 AM
very avant garde of you
DJ Jagannath (host) 12:25:20 AM
Glad to hear you're liking it!
DJ Jagannath (host) 12:37:15 AM
https://youtu.be/rMucnQSxPUk?feature=shared
DJ Jagannath (host) 12:37:24 AM
aforementioned link, this visualization is sick
Fried Monkey Eggs (Monkey Jelly) 12:38:42 AM
Fantastic, quite interesting piece!
Fried Monkey Eggs (Monkey Jelly) 12:43:23 AM
How the heck do you play this piece? 🤣
DJ Jagannath (host) 12:46:35 AM
You don't! This is a player piano piece, Nancarrow programmed a player piano for it
DJ Jagannath (host) 12:46:56 AM
Most of his studies are not humanly playable lol
Fried Monkey Eggs (Monkey Jelly) 12:47:35 AM
I thought so. 😁 No humans can play them.
TAndy 12:49:46 AM
I almost fell into that youtube rabbit hole a few weeks ago when I spent 15 minutes watching videos like the one you linked, funny how serendipity works.
Fried Monkey Eggs (Monkey Jelly) 12:50:24 AM
I now recall Nancarrow in my music history class, but I never got to study or check out his music.
Fried Monkey Eggs (Monkey Jelly) 12:51:03 AM
John Cage FTW!
Fried Monkey Eggs (Monkey Jelly) 12:52:25 AM
I performed one of his pieces for my senior recital. The music score has nothing but dots all over the place. 😁
TAndy 12:55:01 AM
Thankyou for the show tonight!
DJ Jagannath (host) 12:56:32 AM
Of course, was fun to put this together and I learnt a lot
DJ Jagannath (host) 12:57:02 AM
Will be having two last shows for the season the next two weeks before I head home, hope to see you there!
Fried Monkey Eggs (Monkey Jelly) 1:01:27 AM
Looking forward to them!
Fried Monkey Eggs (Monkey Jelly) 1:01:46 AM
Thanks a bunch for the show!