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1. radiOM.org - Ode To Gravity An Interview with Werner Goldschmidt, April. 29, 1972 [7.346% Popularity: 0.00000]

Ode To Gravity: An Interview with Werner Goldschmidt, April. 29, 1972 Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 57 min Event Type: Interview Program Origin: KPFA In an interview recorded on April 29, 1972, Charles Amirkhanian talks with Werner Goldschmidt, founder of the famous German record label for avant-garde music, Wergo, and later in the program, Cathy Berberian, whose recording "Magnificathy: The Many Voices of Cathy Berberian" had just been released. Shortly after this interview Goldschmidt tragically died unexpectedly while undergoing hospitalization for a routine procedure. Musical Selections: Aus La Passion Selon Sade / Sylvano Bussotti -- Epitaph for Aikichi Kuboyama [excerpt] (1957) / Herbert Eimert Performers: Cathy Berberian, soprano (Aus) Richard Munch, vocals (Epitaph) Genre: Avant Garde Subject: Goldschmidt, Werner ; Wergo (Firm) ; Vocal music ; Improvisation (Music) ; Avant-garde (Music) ; Vocalises ; Record companies ; Sound recording industry People: Amirkhanian, Charles ; Goldschmidt, ...

2. radiOM.org - Ode To Gravity A Tribute to Wergo Records [5.089% Popularity: 0.00000]

Ode To Gravity: A Tribute to Wergo Records Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 29 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA Charles Amirkhanian plays a selection of music released by the Wergo label in Germany. Specializing in contemporary classical music, often with an avant-garde edge, Wergo Records was founded in 1962 by the art historian Werner Goldschmidt. Works heard in this program range from the electronic music of Herbert Eimert, harpsichord music by György Ligeti, an absolutely fantastic operatic cover of the Beatles song, “Ticket to Ride” performed by vocalist extraordinaire, Cathy Berberian, who also provides the vocals for Roman Haubenstock-Ramati’s “Credentials, or Think Think, Lucy”. Listen in to discover one of the new music record labels of all time. Musical Selections: Epitaph für Aikichi Kuboyama (1958-62) (7:09) / Herbert Eimert -- Continuum, for harpsichord (1968) (3:46) / György Ligeti -- Ticket to Ride (2:00) / John Lennon & Paul McCartney -- Credentials, or Think Think, Lucy (...