In the second of two programs of music from an important new reissue on CD, Andrew asks “Who’s Afraid of Carl Ruggles?”
Archive for April, 2012
Music of Carl Ruggles (Part 1 of 2)
Monday, April 23, 2012 by Matt DeStefano
In the first of two programs of music from an important new reissue on CD, Andrew asks “Who’s Afraid of Carl Ruggles?”
Brian Dickie
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 by Matt DeStefano
Andrew comments on Brian Dickie’s exit at Chicago Opera Theater.
Charles Rosen (Part 2 of 2 – Rebroadcast from 2007)
Monday, April 16, 2012 by Matt DeStefano
Conversation and music with eminent pianist, scholar, and critic Charles Rosen who turns 85 next month. To celebrate this milestone, we pick up where we left off last week with the second of a pair of conversations with Rosen, which took place five years ago on the eve of his 80th birthday.
Charles Rosen (Part 1 of 2 – Rebroadcast from 2007)
Monday, April 9, 2012 by Matt DeStefano
Conversation and music with eminent pianist, scholar, and critic Charles Rosen who turns 85 next month. To celebrate this milestone, Andrew rebroadcasts the first of a pair of conversations with Rosen, which took place five years ago on the eve of his 80th birthday.
Groucho #1 (Rebroadcast)
Thursday, April 5, 2012 by Matt DeStefano
Critic’s Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT’s Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world.
Glenn Watkins: (Author, Part 2 of 2, Rebroadcast)
Monday, April 2, 2012 by Matt DeStefano
The second of our two-part program with Glenn Watkins on the topic of his book The Gesualdo Hex: Music, Myth, and Memory (W.W. Norton).
Andrew’s 2005 interview with Studs Terkel
Studs discusses his book AND THEY ALL SANG: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey.
"It is the only interview that I know of done with Studs where he discusses in detail his passion for opera and opera singers including Rosa Raisa, Lotte Lehmann, and "his" diva, Claudia Muzio. Studs also talks about his disc jockey days in general and the music editions of The Studs Terkel Program on WFMT. We play opera scenes with Raisa, Lehmann, Muzio, and a song by Woody Guthrie as well." -Andrew
To download an MP3 file of this interview, right-click on link below (Mac users control-click).
