KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Ode To Gravity: A Concert from Hilversum, Dec. 19, 1973, 1 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

OTG.1973.12.19.c1.A

Program Series

Ode To Gravity

Program Length

90 min

Part

1 of 2

Dates

1973-12-19 | broadcast
| 402 | created

Description

Charles Amirkhanian introduces a program of music that he originally produced in 1973, in Hilversum, Holland, during his exchange program with the Dutch radio station, VPRO. This radio concert features an orchestral overture by George Antheil, two works for strings by Darius Milhaud, a string quartet by Germaine Tailleferre, and a symphony by Willem Pijper. The last two pieces are little known in the United States and serve as a reminder that many composers’ works, no matter how good, seldom get played, let alone recorded and mass distributed outside their own countries.

Genres

20th century classical
Chamber music

Musical Selections

McKonkey’s Ferry Overture (1948) (9:20) / George Antheil -- Sonatina, for two violins, Op. 221 (1940) (7:20) / Darius Milhaud -- String Quartet No. 12, Op. 252 (1945) (15:45) / Darius Milhaud -- String Quartet (1919-21) (10:35) / Germaine Tailleferre

Performers

Dutch Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (McKonkey’s)
Kenneth Montgomery, conductor (McKonkey’s)
Dick Bor, violin (Sonatina)
Christiaan Bor, violin (Sonatina)
Quatuor de Provence: (Quartets)
Nicole Coulanges, violin (Quartets)
Maris Bernard (sp?), violin (Quartets)
René Jannone, viola (Quartets)
Aimé Bourrié, cello (Quartets)

Subjects

20th century classical
Chamber music
Overtures
Sonatas (Violins (2))
String quartets

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the GRAMMY Foundation.

Related places

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

Related Entities

VPRO
Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep
Dutch Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Radio Filharmonisch Orkest (Nederlandse Omroep Stichting)
Quatuor de Provence
Amirkhanian, Charles
Reiziger, Han
Antheil, George, 1900-1959
Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974
Tailleferre, Germaine, 1892-1983
Montgomery, Kenneth
Bor, Dick
Bor, Christiaan
Coulanges, Nicole
Jannone, René
Bourrié, Aimé