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1. radiOM.org - A Concert of Music by Ernst Krenek: In honor of his 80th birthday [4.000% Popularity: 0.00000]

A Concert of Music by Ernst Krenek: In honor of his 80th birthday Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 95 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA Additional Media Files (click to view) A concert given in celebration of Ernst Krenek’s 80th birthday, on April 18, 1980 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and sponsored by the Goethe Institute. Charles Boone, who studied with Krenek, introduces the composer, who then introduces the program which includes a number of his early compositions, including a number of songs and a string quartet. Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: Three Lieder Op. 56 [text by Goethe] (1927) -- Piano Sonata No. 2 (1928) -- Gesänge des späten Jahres Op. 71 (1931) Performers: Michael Ingham, baritone (Lieder; Gesänge) Carolyn Horn, piano (all selections) Genres: 20th Century Classical ; Art Songs Subject: Krenek, Ernst, 1900-1991 ; 20th century classical ; Art songs ; Songs (Medium voice) with piano ; Sonatas (Piano) People: Boone, Charles ; Krenek, Ernst, 1900-1991 ; Goethe, ...

2. radiOM.org - A Life in Music: Elliott Carter [3.959% Popularity: 0.00000]

A Life in Music: Elliott Carter Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 116 min Event Type: Documentary Program Origin: KPFA This program provides an overview of Elliott Carter's compositions from 1942 to 1978. It includes excerpts from several of his works, including the “Symphony No. 1” (1942), “Piano Sonata” (1945-6), “Cello Sonata” (1948), and “Double Concerto for Harpsichord and Piano” (1961). Importantly, the program also includes recordings of complete performances of the “Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harpsichord” (1952) with an informative analysis by David Schiff (Carter's biographer). In addition, the “String Quartet No. 2” (1959), “Symphony of Three Orchestras”, and “Syringa for Mezzo Soprano, Baritone and Chamber Orchestra” are presented. Elliott Carter and David Schiff are interviewed by Charles Amirkhanian. This program was produced, written, edited and hosted by Steve Robinson. Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: Symphony No. 1 [excerpt] (1942) -- Piano Sonata [excerpt] (1945-6) -- Sonata...

3. radiOM.org - A Piano Recital by David Hemmingway [4.909% Popularity: 0.00000]

A Piano Recital by David Hemmingway Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 79 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA A piano recital recorded in KPFA's San Francisco studio at 321 Divisadero St., on June 4, 1966, and broadcast shortly afterwards. Mr. Hemmingway was at the time of this recording, developing a loyal audience, and this recital clearly shows why. His performance of contemporary music masterfully combines exquisite musicianship with remarkable technique. Highlights of the recital includes works by Erik Satie, Pierre Boulez, Olivier Messiaen, Ludwig van Beethoven, and others. David Hemmingway graduated from Haverford College in Pennsylvania and did postgraduate work at U. C. Berkeley. He studied with Madame Messina of the Curtis Institute and Alexander Uninsky of the University of Toronto. Hemmingway also studied composition with Henry Cowell of Columbia University. In 1964 he received the Eisner Performance Prize at U. C. Berkeley. Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: Trois Gymnopedies (1888)...

4. radiOM.org - A Piano Recital by David Hemmingway (December 1, 1966) [4.900% Popularity: 0.00000]

A Piano Recital by David Hemmingway (December 1, 1966) Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 28 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: Shere/KPFA Recorded on December 1, 1966 at the San Francisco College for Women (later known as Lone Mountain College), this is a piano recital of contemporary and avant-garde classical music performed by David Hemmingway. Featured works include Anton Webern’s “Variations, Op. 27,” a spirited version of Pierre Boulez’s first “Piano Sonata,” and a more subdued and sublime selection from Claude Debusssy’s ”Préludes, Book II,” entitled “Bruyères.” The concert concludes with the well known “Scherezo in A Flat Major” by Aleksandr Borodin. During the mid-1960s Mr. Hemmingway developed a loyal audience with his masterful performances of contemporary music which combined excellent musicianship with exquisite technique. David Hemmingway graduated from Haverford College in Pennsylvania and did post-graduate work at U. C. Berkeley. He studied with Madame Messina of the Curtis Institu...

5. radiOM.org - A Piano Recital by David Hemmingway (June 4, 1966) [4.901% Popularity: 0.00000]

A Piano Recital by David Hemmingway (June 4, 1966) Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 79 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA A piano recital recorded in KPFA's San Francisco studio at 321 Divisadero St., on June 4, 1966, and broadcast shortly afterwards. Mr. Hemmingway was at the time of this recording, developing a loyal audience, and this recital clearly shows why. His performance of contemporary music masterfully combines exquisite musicianship with remarkable technique. Highlights of the recital includes works by Erik Satie, Pierre Boulez, Olivier Messiaen, Ludwig van Beethoven, and others. David Hemmingway graduated from Haverford College in Pennsylvania and did postgraduate work at U. C. Berkeley. He studied with Madame Messina of the Curtis Institute and Alexander Uninsky of the University of Toronto. Hemmingway also studied composition with Henry Cowell of Columbia University. In 1964 he received the Eisner Performance Prize at U. C. Berkeley. Musical Selections: Sonata No. 13 ‘quasi u...

6. radiOM.org - Alan Hovhaness Concert at St. John's Church in Berkeley [2.509% Popularity: 0.00000]

Alan Hovhaness Concert at St. John's Church in Berkeley Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 129 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA Additional Media Files (click to view) An Alan Hovhaness concert recorded February 25, 1978 at St. John's Church in Berkeley, California. This concert was presented by 1750 Arch Street. The program includes a number of his works performed publicly for the first time and features Hovhaness, on piano, his wife Hinako Fujihara, as the soprano, and their daughter Jean Nandi on harpsichord. After the concert Hovhaness listens to the opening of “Mysterious Mountain”, and speaks about his “Sonata for Harpsichord” and “Celestial Canticle”. This is followed by a 26 minute long interview between Steve Wolfe and Hovhaness conducted on the day after the concert (2/26/1978). During the interview Hovhaness speaks about his “Sonata for Soprano and Piano” and his opera “Pericles”. Part 1 of 3: Musical Selections: Pieces de Clavecin, Ordre XIII (1722) / François Couperin -- Sonata ...

7. radiOM.org - An Evening with Vladimir Pleshakov [4.005% Popularity: 0.00000]

An Evening with Vladimir Pleshakov Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 113 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA 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 talks about his own experience as a young musician growing up in Shanghai, China and Sydney, Australia, as well as his current work, as a student at Stanford University, piano teacher, and touring concert pianist. The two then introduce a number of recordings of Pleshakov playing the works of Asioli, Shostakovich, Grieg, and Medtner. Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: Sonata for Piano, Op. 8, No. 2 (1803) / Bonifazio Asioli -- Sonata No. 1, Op. 12, for piano (1926) / Dmitriĭ Shostakovich Performers: Vladimir Pleshakov, piano Genres: Classical Music ; 20th Century Classical Subject: Pleshakov, Vladimir ; Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969 ; Cornfield, Gi...

8. radiOM.org - An Interview and Performance by Dane Rudhyar, (July 29, 1956) [0.086% Popularity: 0.00000]

An Interview and Performance by Dane Rudhyar, (July 29, 1956) Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 66 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: Tenney Estate Additional Media Files (click to view) In a recording made on July 29, 1956, Dane Rudhyar is interviewed for KPCC Radio in Pasadena, California. Rudhyar talks about his early history, his decision to move to the United States in 1916, his interest in Indian and “Oriental” music, psychology, painting, and poetry. While he describes his music as having dissonant elements, Rudhyar seeks to make a distinction between his compositions, which he states are attempts to be attuned to human psychology, and the more technical exercises in modernism of other avant-garde pianist composers. To illustrate his comments Rudhyar performs a number of selections from “Moments,” a collection of tone poems for the piano that were later revised and republished in the 1970s as his “Pentagrams.” These brief but poignant and very resonant works are perfectly bal...

9. radiOM.org - Avant-Garde Trombone Studio Concert [2.921% Popularity: 0.00000]

Avant-Garde Trombone Studio Concert Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 105 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA Stuart Dempster, principal trombonist of the Oakland Symphony, and faculty member at the San Francisco Conservatory and San Francisco State College, presents a recital of six premieres, including three works commissioned by himself. This concert was held on June 24, 1966 at the San Francisco Tape Music Center. The concert is announced by Charles Boone, composer and officer of the Composers' Forum. During the intermission he interviews Mr. Dempster, who discusses his instrument and his commissions. Composer Robert Erickson is also interviewed, and he discusses his teaching as well as his music. This is a good recording of a fine concert of avant-garde music. Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: Changes: In Open Style, for trombone and magnetic tape (1965) / Larry Austin -- Solo, for sliding trombone (1957-58) / John Cage -- Ricercar à 5 (1966) / Robert Erickson Performers: Stuart Dempster,...

10. radiOM.org - Benjamin Lees at KPFA [3.998% Popularity: 0.00000]

Benjamin Lees at KPFA Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 66 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA From 1971, Charles Amirkhanian interviews Benjamin Lees a New York based composer whose “Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra” has been recorded for RCA, and whose larger works have found their places in the repertories of major orchestras the country over. Lees discusses his childhood in San Francisco, and the fact that as of this recording, none of his works had been performed in the Bay Area. Included in the program are the first movement of his “Piano Sonata No. 4” performed by Gary Graffman, and his “Symphony No. 3” performed by Sixten Ehrling and the Detroit Symphony. Mr. Lees, one of American maverick composer George Antheil’s star students, died in May of 2010 at the age of 86. (from KPFA Folio) Musical Selections: Piano Sonata No. 4 [1st movement] (1963) -- Symphony No. 3 (1969) Performers: Gary Graffman, piano (Sonata No. 4) Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Symphony No. 3) Si...