KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Morning Concert: The Music of Berthold Goldschmidt, 1 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

MC.1992.07.21.A

Program Series

Morning Concert

Program Length

115 min

Part

1 of 2

Dates

1992-07-21 | broadcast
| 1992-07-21 | created

Description

Charles Amirkhanian explores the life and music of Berthold Goldschmidt (b. 1903). Goldschmidt is a German born composer who emigrated to England when Hitler came to power. There he existed in the margins of the musical world until his work was discovered by a number of younger composers in the early 1980s. He then experienced a sort of renaissance in which his works were performed and recorded, and also during which he composed a number of new works. This program includes a telephone interview with the 89 year old composer from London as well as interviews with a number of his relatives that live in the Bay Area. The program concludes with a promotion for the production of "The Flying Dutchman' by the Wagner Society of Northern California.

Genres

20th century classical
Chamber music

Musical Selections

Letzte Kapitel (1930–31) -- Clarinet Quartet [excerpt] (1983) -- Sonata, Op. 10 (1926) -- String Quartet No. 2 (1933–6)

Performers

Ars nova Ensemble Berlin, (Letzte)
Peter Schwarz, conductor (Letzte)
Kolja Lessing, piano (Sonata)
Mandelring Quartet, (String Quartet)

Subjects

20th century classical
Chamber music
Monologues with music
Choruses with instrumental ensemble
Quartets (Clarinet, violin, viola, cello)
Sonatas (Piano)
String quartets

Related places

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Ars nova Ensemble Berlin
Mandelring Quartet
Amirkhanian, Charles
Goldschmidt, Berthold
Schwarz, Peter, 1936-
Lessing, Kolja