KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Interview with Martha Anne Verbit

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

AM.1988.03.21.c1

Program Length

34 min

Dates

| broadcast
| 1988-03-21 | created

Description

Boston pianist Martha Anne Verbit, a native of Georgia, visits with Charles Amirkhanian, who plays a number of Verbit's recordings as well as excerpts from a recent performance Verbit gave at Alice Tully Hall in New York City. They also discuss the matter of interpreting George Gershwin, George Antheil, and other composers. Verbit feels that pianists are often better interpreters of pieces than the composers themselves are.

Genres

20th century classical

Musical Selections

Twelve Sonatinas for Piano, Nos. 1, 3, 8, & 9 (1978-80) / John Diercks -- I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise (1922) / George Gershwin -- Oh, Lady Be Good / George Gershwin -- An Old Soft Shoe / Joseph Fennimore -- La Diva de l'Empire (1904) / Erik Satie

Performers

Martha Anne Verbit, piano

Subjects

20th century classical
Sonatas (Piano)
Piano music

Related places

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

Related Entities

Amirkhanian, Charles
Verbit, Martha Anne
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Satie, Erik, 1866-1925
Fennimore, Joseph
Diercks, John