| The Late Piano Sonatas of George Antheil |
62 min |
20th Century Classical
New Music |
| In December 1970, Charles Amirkhanian visited Böske Antheil (widow of the late composer, George Antheil) at her home in Los Angeles. During a search of the family archives two acetate, private recordings of the Third (1947) and Fifth... |
| The Life and Music of Elie Siegmeister |
135 min |
20th Century Classical
Art Songs |
| In a recording made on March 24, 1972 and first broadcast on July 31st of that year, Charles Amirkhanian interviews composer Elie Siegmeister and his wife Hannah, while also playing a wide assortment of Siegmeister’s music. Known for... |
| The Music of Bernard van Beurden |
110 min |
20th Century Classical
Avant-Garde |
| Han Reiziger interviews the Dutch composer, Bernard van Beurden, and plays a number of his works. Beurden, who was born in 1933, and is not very well known in the United States, composes avant-garde music, often preferring to work with... |
| The Music of Charlemagne Palestine, 1975 |
122 min |
Minimalism
Electro-Acoustic / Electronic |
| Ingram Marshall presents a program on the life and work of composer and visual artist, Charlemagne Palestine. Palestine began his musical career as a carillonneur at St. Thomas's Church in New York City, and later studied electronic music... |
| The Music of Chou Wen-Chung |
88 min |
20th Century Classical
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| In this program, recorded in 1966, host Ann McMillan talks with the Chinese-born composer and long-time teacher at Columbia University, Chou Wen-Chung. Chou Wen-Chung describes his music as an attempt to capture the same emotionality of... |
| The Music of John Vincent |
110 min |
20th Century Classical
Orchestral Music |
| Composer John Vincent (b. 1902, Birmingham, Alabama) is best known for his “Symphony in D” which was recorded and often played by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. His music is exuberant and joyful and makes for some fine... |
| The Music of Lou Harrison |
88 min |
20th Century Classical
Chamber Music |
| Charles Amirkhanian introduces Lou Harrison, who then introduces two of his works. The first is “Solstice”, a ballet written for the Jean Erdman Dance Group and scored for flute, oboe, trumpet, 2 celli, bass, tack piano, and celesta.... |
| The Music of Lou Harrison (August 1968) |
218 min |
Chamber Music
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| Recorded in August of 1968 this is a wonderful four part program in which American composer Lou Harrison presents a selection of his varied works, in roughly chronological order. The program begins with Harrison providing a brief... |
| The Music of Silvestre Revueltas |
68 min |
20th Century Classical
Orchestral Music |
| A program prepared by KPFK music director, William Malloch, on the orchestral music of Silvestre Revueltas, the colorful Mexican composer. Malloch illustrates the composer’s tendency to orchestrate Mexican folk music and compares two... |
| The Politics and Music of Cornelius Cardew |
60 mins |
Avant-Garde
Popular Music |
| From a program recorded on January 25, 1975, Charles Amirkhanian interviews the British composer, pianist, and Socialist, Cornelius Cardew. Born in 1936, Cardew had a traditional music education, studying composition and piano at the... |
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