KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ An Interview with Louis Andriessen, July 30, 1979

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interviews

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

AM.1979.07.30

Program Length

47 min

Dates

| broadcast
| 1979-07-30 | created

Description

Charles Amirkhanian and Robert Hughes interview the Dutch composer Louis Andriessen in July of 1979. Andriessen is a third generation Dutch composer, whose work has been strongly influenced by his socialist politics. In this interview he discusses his work with two Dutch ensembles with leftist leanings and how in such a situation even a conductor is considered too authoritarian. The three also talk about the role the Dutch Government plays in financing the arts and how that differs from the situation in the United States. In addition, Andriessen describes three of his works, “Hoketus”, “Symphony for Open Strings”, and “Mausoleum”; what it was like to grow up in a family of famous composers; and how his politics influence what commissions he accepts and what type of ensembles he writes for.

Genres

Avant-garde
20th century classical

Subjects

Avant-garde (Music)
20th century classical
Art -- Political aspects
Government aid to music

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by Save America’s Treasures, a program of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Related place

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)

Related Entities

Amirkhanian, Charles
Hughes, Robert, 1933-2022
Andriessen, Louis, 1939-