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March 2007

The Critic

Friday, March 30, 2007

It’s been said that CRITICS become critics because they’re unfit to be anything else. As WNYC’s Sara Fishko tells us, that’s not necessarily the case. This edition of the Fishko Files looks at Harris Goldsmith’s double life.

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Schoenberg (Originally broadcast on July 26, 2002)

Friday, March 23, 2007

Some thoughts and observations on the composer Arnold Schoenberg, from author Allen Shawn via Sara Fishko. Why isn’t this interesting personality more a part of people’s general consciousness?


Toscanini

Friday, March 16, 2007

The Conductor Arturo Toscanini is being remembered this season, 50 years after his death. So there’s a lot of information on him, out there, to get through. As WNYC’s Sara Fishko tells us, tackling the Toscanini phenomenon is worth a try.

Toscanini at the New York Public Library


Memorial (Originally aired on September 6, 2002)

Friday, March 09, 2007

This edition of the Fishko Files features mezzo-soprano Frederica Von Stade and composer Ned Rorem; both have participated in the creation of pieces of music meant to evoke and memorialize lost loved ones. Also featured is Clifford Chanin, whose group, 'The Legacy Project,' looks at memory and loss in the face of violence.


Wyler’s Dodsworth (Originally Aired on September 13)

Friday, March 02, 2007

During his lifetime, film director William Wyler wasn't one to seek out publicity...but he's getting plenty of attention right now.