5 Jul 2003

Musical Chairs - Ivan Zagni

From Musical Chairs, 3:30 pm on 5 July 2003

Andrew Clifford traces what happened after radical English guitarist Ivan Zagni (Blue Whale, Jody Grind) arrived in New Zealand, played with bands like Big Sideways and Avant Garage, and began experimenting with classical music. 

The story ends with the premier broadcast of Ivan Zagni’s 'The Cospatrick Tragedy' performed by The New Zealand Chamber Orchestra.

Musical Chairs was produced and presented by Andrew Clifford and engineered by Ian Gordon for National Radio.

Music details
Big Sideways - Big Sideways album cover

Photo: Unsung Music

'Lyra' (Dean/Mattos) ‘Three’s Company Two’s A Crowd’ Culture Press CP 1005

'First Day' (Zagni) ‘Standards’ Propeller X 14003

'Iris Moana' (Zagni) unreleased recording (courtesy of Concert FM)

'Riding Out The Storm' (Zagni) ‘Big Sideways’ Unsung 2

'Guava' (Zagni) ‘Big Sideways’ Unsung 2

'Mr Granite' (Zagni/Von Sturmer) ‘Music’ Unsung UN 1.1

'Nicaragua' (Zagn/Garden) ‘A Selecton of Trouble Spots’ Ode SODE 193

'Alone, But For You' (Garden) ‘A Selecton of Trouble Spots’ Ode SODE 193

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Photo: John Reynolds for Propeller Records

'Brian Tries' (Garden) ‘A Selecton of Trouble Spots’ Ode SODE 193

'Clouds' (Zagni/Scholes) unreleased recording (courtesy of Concert FM)

'Breath of Hope' (Zagni) ‘New Zealand Music 4’ Manu CD MANU 1415

'The Cospatrick Tragedy' (Zagni) unreleased recording (courtesy of Concert FM)

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