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Interview & Music

A Celebration of Non-Commercial Radio 182 min New Music
20th Century Classical
This live broadcast from the then, brand new, KPFA building at 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Berkeley, California, aired nationally on NPR. It features the world premiere of Lou Harrison’s “Homage to Pacifica” (commissioned by...
A Concert of Classical Chinese Music by The Flowing Stream Ensemble (Dec. 1, 1972) 72 min World Music
A program of traditional Chinese classical music, introduced by Charles Amirkhanian. It was recorded as a live concert given on December 1, 1972 at 1750 Arch St. in Berkeley California, and is one of the earliest live broadcasts from 1750...
A Mass for Forgotten Times by William Duckworth 13 min 20th Century Classical
Recorded in 1975, the University of Delaware Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Peter J. McCarthy, performs William Duckworth’s “A Mass for These Forgotten Times.” In a brief interview that follows this work, Duckworth...
A New Gamelan 40 min Microtonal Music
Unconventional Instruments
Music of Indonesia had "haunted" Lou Harrison from an early age, to the point where he went to Asia to study it. Upon his return, he decided to design and make Asian instruments using Western materials. With the help of Bill Colvig, they...
A Review of a Concert of Experimental Music from England 18 min 20th Century Classical
Avant-Garde
Charles Amirkhanian reviews a concert by the San Francisco Conservatory New Music Ensemble of avant-garde or experimental music, by mostly young English composers, which was held on March 21, 1974 and was to be repeated the next day. ...
A Visit With John Zorn 68 min Jazz
Avant-Garde
John Zorn and Larry Ochs join Charles Amirkhanian to discuss and play a selection of Zorn’s compositions. Among the pieces heard is an excerpt from “Spillane” in which Zorn tries to capture some of the film noir sensibility that...
A Visit With Povla Frijsh (1953) 96 min Art Songs
Classical Music
Recorded on March 7, 1953, this is an interview with Povla Frijsh, one of the finest art song interpreters of the early 20th century. Following this historical conversation, selected recorded works illustrating Ms. Frijsh’s mastery of...
An Avalanche of Pianos 61 min New Music
From September 30, 1971, this is a recording of what was a live broadcast from Gordon’s Piano Shop, 1776 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley CA, of local composer, John Dinwiddie’s piece for fifteen or more (that’s right, count them), pianos. ...
An Evening of Player Pianos 105 min Mechanical Music
Blues, pop and classical music is heard performed on two 50 year old player pianos. Charles Amirkhanian and Bill Schechner are guests in the home of Sally and Dale Lawrence and are invited to paw through 700 rolls, and play as many as...
An Evening with Vladimir Pleshakov 113 min Classical Music
20th Century Classical
Charles Amirkhanian talks to noted pianist, Vladimir Pleshakov, about his interest in rare and forgotten pieces of music. Pleshakov describes his work with Orion Records to record and publish obscure work for the piano. Pleshakov also...
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