KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Ode To Gravity: A Concert of American Music for Violin and Piano, 1 of 2
Analog Audio
Event Type
MusicOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
OTG.1982.11.08.AProgram Series
Ode To GravityProgram Length
109 minPart
1 of 2Dates
1982-11-08 | broadcast| 1982-11-08 | created
Description
From 1982, Charles Amirkhanian introduces a concert of violin and piano music by American composers, some obscure and some well known. The music is performed live in the KPFA studio, by the San Francisco duo, violinist Greg Mazmanian and pianist Robert Hagopian. The works range from an early romantic sonata by John Alden Carpenter, to more modern sounding sonatas by Henry Cowell, and Aaron Copland. Also included are two works by Alan Hovhaness, the haunting opus one, “Oror (’Lullaby’)” and the perhaps better known “Khirgiz Suite”. The concert concludes with “Hexapoda” by Robert Russell Bennett. Charles provides background information about each of the pieces as well as a brief introduction of the performers.Genres
20th century classicalChamber music
Musical Selections
Sonata, for violin and piano (1911) (23:43) / John Alden Carpenter -- Sonata, for violin and piano (1945) (18:13) / Henry CowellPerformers
Greg Mazmanian, violinRichard Hagopian, piano
Subjects
20th century classicalChamber music
Composers -- United States
Sonatas (Violin and piano)
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 places
Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Amirkhanian, CharlesCarpenter, John Alden, 1876-1951
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965
Mazmanian, Greg
Hagopian, Richard