KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Morning Concert: Conlon Nancarrow’s 80th Birthday, 2 of 2
Analog Audio
Event Type
Interview and MusicOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
MC.1992.10.27.BProgram Series
Morning ConcertProgram Length
116 minPart
2 of 2Dates
1992-10-27 | broadcast| 1992-10-27 | created
Description
Composer Conlon Nancarrow was born on October 27, 1912 in Texaskana, Arkansas and lived in Mexico City from 1940 to his death in 1997. In this program Richard Friedman speaks with him by telephone about his career, and introduces recordings of Nancarrow’s player piano music as well as works for live performers. Friedman also talks to Gordon Mumma who describes the early career of Nancarrow during which his music was largely unappreciated until Henry Cowell, John Cage, and Merce Cunningham took an interest in popularizing the composer’s studies for player piano. Also heard, from a CD released by Music and Arts is “Two Canons for Ursula”, a nearly impossible polytemporal essay played by Ursula Oppens. (from KPFA Folio)Genres
New musicMusical Selections
Study No. 15 -- Piece No. 2 for Small Orchestra (1985) -- Tango? (1983) -- String Quartet No. 1 (1945) -- Study No. 48Performers
Yvar Mikhashoff, piano (Study No. 15)Continuum Ensemble (Piece No. 2 ; Tango?)
Joel Sachs, conductor (Piece No. 2 ; Tango?)
Mia Wu, violin (Quartet No. 1)
Mark Steinberg, violin (Quartet No. 1)
Rachel Evans, viola (Quartet No. 1)
Maria Kitsopoulos, cello (Quartet No. 1)
Subjects
New musicPiano music
Chamber orchestra music
String quartets
Player piano music
Acknowledgment
Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the GRAMMY Foundation.Related places
Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Continuum EnsembleFriedman, Richard
Nancarrow, Conlon, 1912-1997
Mumma, Gordon, 1935-
Mikhashoff, Yvar
Sachs, Joel
Wu, Mia
Steinberg, Mark, 1967-
Evans, Rachel (Violist)
Kitsopoulos, Maria