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61. radiOM.org - Morning Concert Chapel Court & Countryside: The Bach-Beethoven Connection [1.561% Popularity: 0.00000]

Morning Concert: Chapel Court & Countryside: The Bach-Beethoven Connection Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 123 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA Music of Johann Sebastian Bach and his sons, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and the “English Bach” John Christian Bach, and their influence on Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, all in performances which attempt to approximate the sounds that audiences of the period might have experienced. Some listeners will prefer these performances, others will not; yet they all will find insights into how the majesty of Bach led to the magic of Mozart. (from KPFA Folio) Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: Sweet and Low [text by Alfred Tennyson] / Joseph Barnaby -- Trio Sonata on the Royal Theme, BWV 1079 [from “The Musical Offering”] (1747) / Johann Sebastian Bach -- Rondo in C Major, H. 260 (1774-80) / Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach -- Symphonia No. 3 in C Major, H. 259 (1773) / Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach -- La D'Hericourt (1759) / Claude-Bénigne Balbastre -- Marche des marseil...

62. radiOM.org - Morning Concert The Music of Berthold Goldschmidt [1.561% Popularity: 0.00000]

Morning Concert: The Music of Berthold Goldschmidt Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 115 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA Charles Amirkhanian explores the life and music of Berthold Goldschmidt (b. 1903). Goldschmidt is a German born composer who emigrated to England when Hitler came to power. There he existed in the margins of the musical world until his work was discovered by a number of younger composers in the early 1980s. He then experienced a sort of renaissance in which his works were performed and recorded, and also during which he composed a number of new works. This program includes a telephone interview with the 89 year old composer from London as well as interviews with a number of his relatives that live in the Bay Area. The program concludes with a promotion for the production of "The Flying Dutchman' by the Wagner Society of Northern California. Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: Letzte Kapitel (1930"31) -- Clarinet Quartet [excerpt] (1983) -- Sonata, Op. 10 (192...

63. radiOM.org - Evening Concert Nicolas Slonimsky [1.474% Popularity: 0.00000]

Evening Concert: Nicolas Slonimsky Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 115 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA Additional Media Files (click to view) Charles Amirkhanian provides a brief background sketch of the life and music of Nikolai Miaskovsky (1881-1950), who composed during both Tsarist and Stalinist Russia. A recording of the composer's “Cello Sonata No. 2 in A minor”, Op. 81 is heard. This is followed by what may be some of the most hilarious, but informative, moments in musicology ever broadcast. After Amirkhanian reads the section in the recently published “Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians” (6th Edition) written by Nicolas Slonimsky on himself (a very funny exercise in hyper-humility), the microphone is turned over to Slonimsky at his home in Los Angeles, and what follows provides an indication of the extent of his wit and genius. Amirkhanian then reads selected passages from the Dictionary and the program concludes with music, first a selection from Sergei ...

64. radiOM.org - San Francisco Chamber Music Society A Concert from October 25, 1976 [1.435% Popularity: 0.00000]

San Francisco Chamber Music Society: A Concert from October 25, 1976 Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 92 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA The 1976 season of the San Francisco Chamber Music Society, began with this concert of music for cello and piano. Cellist Gabor Rejto and pianist Adolph Baller present a program that includes Sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, Bohuslav Martinů, Claude Debussy, and Johannes Brahms. Recorded at the Fireman’s Fund Auditorium in San Francisco on on October 25, 1976 by program host Steve Wolfe, this fine chamber music concert concludes with an encore of Beethoven’s “Seven Variations on a Theme from Mozart’s Magic Flute.” Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: Sonata in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1, for cello and piano (1796) (19:30) / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Sonata No. 2, for cello and piano (1941) (17:11) / Bohuslav Martin Performers: Gabor Rejto, cello Adolph Baller, piano Genres: Classical Music ; Chamber Music Subject: 18th century classical ; 20th century classical ;...

65. radiOM.org - San Francisco Chamber Music Society A Concert by the Francesco Trio (April 17, 1978) [1.410% Popularity: 0.00000]

San Francisco Chamber Music Society: A Concert by the Francesco Trio (April 17, 1978) Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 72 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA In a concert sponsored by the San Francisco Chamber Music Society, and originally recorded on April 17, 1978, violist John Graham joins the Francesco Trio in a performance of chamber works by Johannes Brahms, Earl Kim, and Antonín Dvořák. The Francesco Trio, a popular San Francisco Bay Area ensemble, consisted of David Abel on violin, Bonnie Hampton on cello, and Nathan Schwartz on piano. In this concert they perform a viola and piano sonata by Brahms, a piano trio by Earl Kim, and a piano quartet by Dvořák, thus proving their virtuosity at both contemporary and more tradtional compositions. Musical Selections: Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120, No. 1, for viola and piano (1894) (24:05) / Johannes Brahms -- Monologues, for piano trio (1976) (12:45) / Earl Kim -- Piano Quartet in E Flat, Op. 87 (1889) (34:42) / Antonín Dvořák Performers: Joh...

66. radiOM.org - Ode To Gravity Ode to Ben Amirkhanian: In honor of his 74th birthday, July 17, 1989 [1.302% Popularity: 0.00000]

Ode To Gravity: Ode to Ben Amirkhanian: In honor of his 74th birthday, July 17, 1989 Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 58 min Event Type: Other Finds Program Origin: KPFA Additional Media Files (click to view) Charles Amirkhanian with a special surprise program in honor of famous Armenian-American Army Majors born on July 17, 1915, (a.k.a. his father Benjamin). Benjamin Amirkhanian is an Armenian American who served during World War II, although he apparently had just enough time to marry and help conceive a child. Heard on this program are some of Benjamin’s favorite pieces of music, including “At the River” by Aaron Copland with lyrics by Robert Lowry, as well as other gems of American music by Charles Ives, Stephen Foster, and Duke Ellington. Fortunately for us this is the type of birthday celebration that anyone can enjoy. Musical Selections: Sonata No. 4 for Violin and Piano [excerpt] (ca. 1914-16) / Charles Ives -- Washington’s Birthday [excerpt from “The Holiday Symphony”] (1909-1913) / Charl...

67. radiOM.org - Ode To Gravity Soundscapes, Symphonies, & Sonatas [1.171% Popularity: 0.00000]

Ode To Gravity: Soundscapes, Symphonies, & Sonatas Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 62 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA In this program, Charles Amirkhanian plays an an eclectic mix of field recordings from Africa and the San Francisco Bay Area, interspersed with the first movement from a piano sonata by Mendelssohn, an early work by Roy Harris entitled “Symphony for Voices on Poems of Walt Whitman”, as well as a Sonatina for cello and piano by Bernard Wagenaar, and sound poetry by Diter Rot and Emmett Williams The Westminster Choir performs the Harris work which is conducted by John Finley Williamson, while Bernard Wagenaar’s “Sonatina for Cello and Piano”, is performed by cellist Naoum Benditzky and the composer on piano. Musical Selections: [excerpt of pre-circumcision dance music of the Diola of Senegal] -- [excerpt of children’s hunting call & drums announcing death of tribe member of the Topoke people of the Congo] -- Procession Music [from “Ceremony of Us”] / Charles Amirkhanian --...

68. radiOM.org - New Music from Cal Arts James Tenney: Composer and Performer [1.140% Popularity: 0.00000]

New Music from Cal Arts: James Tenney: Composer and Performer Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 89 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA Ingram Marshall introduces performances and compositions by James Tenney, American composer, pianist and conductor. Tenney, who died in 2006, was the cofounder and director of the New York City based, Tone Roads Ensemble, and was an important member of the avant-garde scene in the 1960s and 70s. Between 1961 and 1964 he was the resident composer at Bell Labs where he became one of the first to experiment with digital synthesis and computer music. Later in his career he focused on composing for acoustic instruments and taught musical composition at CalArts where he influenced a new generation of composers. According to music critic Kyle Gann, when John Cage was asked in 1989 whom he would wish to study with if he were a young man today his answer was “James Tenney”. Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: Sonata No. 2 for Piano “Concord Sonata” (1916-19, rev. 1920s-40...

69. radiOM.org - The Life and Music of Elie Siegmeister [1.110% Popularity: 0.00000]

The Life and Music of Elie Siegmeister Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 135 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA 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 his interest in American music and the plight of the working class, Siegmeister has written art songs, operas, musicals, and film scores, as well as a wide variety of orchestral and chamber works. In this delightful interview Siegmeister disputes Amirkhanian’s attempt to divide his career into an early Americana phase and a later period dedicated to more experimental and abstract music, saying that while certain works may emphasize one aspect more than the other both themes are generally present in all his music. An active composer since at least the 1930s Siegmeister knew many of the great American composers of his time and provides ente...

70. radiOM.org - San Francisco Chamber Music Society A Concert of Music from France (January 10, 1977) [0.978% Popularity: 0.00000]

San Francisco Chamber Music Society: A Concert of Music from France (January 10, 1977) Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 78 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA Pianist Janet Guggenheim organized this unique tribute to 20th century Gallic masters. Works heard included a little known sonata for trumpet and cello by Yves Chardon, Maurice Ravel’s “Piano Sonatine”, Marcel Delannoy’s “Rapsodie”, Jean Françaix’s sonata for trumpet and piano, and Vincent d’ Indy’s “Trio” for clarinet, cello, and piano. The concert, which was sponsored by the San Francisco Chamber Music Society was recorded on January 10, 1977, at the Fireman’s Fund Theater in San Francisco. The performers, all noted Bay Area musicians, were Janet Guggenheim on piano, Laurie McGaw on trumpet, Robert Sayre, cello, and Donald Carroll on saxophone and clarinet. Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: Sonata, Op. 21, for trumpet and cello (1958) (14:51) / Yves Chardon -- Piano Sonatine (1903-05) (10:21) / Maurice Ravel -- Rapsodie, for trumpet, ...