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August 2009
Toscanini (Originally Aired: 3/16/07)
Friday, August 28, 2009
Arturo Toscanini's 68 year career inspired equal amounts of idolatry and criticism; and it also spanned several generations. In this episode of the Fishko Files, Sara Fishko wades through decades of facts and opinions to try to make sense of the Toscanini phenomenon.
From the Archives: The Critic (Originally Aired: 3/30/07)
Friday, August 21, 2009
It’s been said that critics become critics because they’re unfit to be anything else. As Sara Fishko tells us, that’s not necessarily the case. This edition of the Fishko Files looks at critic and pianist Harris Goldsmith’s double life.
From the Archives: Bea Wain (Originally Aired: 4/13/2007)
Friday, August 14, 2009
This episode of The Fishko Files aired for singer Bea Wain's 90th birthday. As Sara Fishko tells us, Wain’s voice took her far...and introduced her to other voices she remembers well...
Listen to Sing Sing Sing, performed by the V-8 Vocal Ensemble, with Bea Wain (and 7 others!) From the Fred Waring Radio Show, CBS Radio 1936.
Courtesy of Fred Waring Collection, Penn State University Libraries.
From The Archives: Romeo and Juliet (Originally Aired 4/27/2007)
Friday, August 07, 2009
Prokofiev’s score for the ballet Romeo and Juliet is much loved, both on the ballet stage and in the concert hall. In this edition of The Fishko Files, Sara Fishko considers how a great English play inspired a great Russian Score.
