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Steve Reich (photo by Jeffrey Herman)
Steve Reich was looking to the canons of J.S. Bach when he wrote his "New York Counterpoint" in 1985. Just as one of Bach's canonic themes is played against multiple copies of itself, Reich asks a single clarinetist to play against multiple pre-recorded tracks of themselves, to fascinating effect (we'll hear it tonight from clarinetist Evan Ziporyn). Also, opera star Diana Damrau joins us for an informal chat— including an hour of her favorite German songs, after the Writer's Almanac.
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Diana Damrau Guests on Evening Music
German soprano Diana Damrau was described simply as "sensational" by the New York Times during her recent run at the Met in Ariadne auf Naxos. In addition to her operatic appearances, Damrau is in great demand as a lieder singer — and this month marks her recital debut at Carnegie ...
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