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June 2006
Beethoven Sonatas
Friday, June 23, 2006
In this Shostakovich-centennial Mozart-birthday year, we are surrounded by Beethoven recordings and performances. Especially, WNYC’s Sara Fishko tells us, the Beethoven Piano Sonatas: these pieces keep on coming back, singly and in groups. All 32 of them are being performed live this summer, and several recordings of the set are in progress. What is the attraction of these pieces?
Philip Glass
Friday, June 02, 2006
WNYC’s American Music Festival continues through this weekend. And one thing a lot of American composers have had in common is training and study someplace other than America. Philip Glass is an example: he talked to WNYC’s Sara Fishko about his travels in the 60’s.
