WNYC's Fishko Files
From WNYC, New York Public Radio, join WNYC's cultural attaché Sara Fishko for her personal radio essays on music, art, culture and media.
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Ned Rorem Originally broadcast on May 10, 2002 (The Fishko Files: Friday, 18 May 2007)
Ned Rorem is the undisputed master of the American art song and, as Sara Fishko tells us, he has plenty to say about the form... Ned Rorem's newest book is called "A Ned Rorem Reader."
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Rostropovich (The Fishko Files: Friday, 11 May 2007)
Mstislav Rostropovich was a rare combination: powerful conductor; courageous dissident; musical activist; but first he was a cellist. Since his death two weeks ago at age 80, WNYC???s Sara Fishko has been talking to cellists about his contribution for this edition of the Fishko Files. A playlis ...
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Theremin Originally broadcast on May 24, 2002 (The Fishko Files: Friday, 04 May 2007)
More than 80 years ago, the music world was changed by a remarkable musical instrument that still seems new. Sara Fishko tells us about an electronic marvel that has its own sound, and its own bizarre story.
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Romeo and Juliet (The Fishko Files: Friday, 27 April 2007)
A new production of the Prokofiev Ballet Romeo and Juliet opens next week at the New York City Ballet; and another, danced to the same music, continues in repertory at the American Ballet Theater. More are in the works for next season. In this edition of the Fishko Files, WNYC???s Sara Fishko consi ...
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Segovia (Originally aired on June 14, 2002) (The Fishko Files: Friday, 20 April 2007)
Sara Fishko tells us about the Segovia Collection on the Deutsche Grammophon label. It???s devoted to performances by one of music's great trail-blazers, Andres Segovia.
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Bea Wain (The Fishko Files: Friday, 13 April 2007)
Singer Bea Wain will celebrate her 90th birthday at the end of this month. As WNYC???s Sara Fishko tells us in this edition of the Fishko Files, Wain???s voice took her far...and introduced her to other voices she remembers well... Listen to Sing Sing Sing, performed by the V-8 Vocal Ensemble, wi ...
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The House I Live In (Originally aired on July 1, 2002) (The Fishko Files: Friday, 06 April 2007)
With the 4th of July right around the corner, patriotic songs are in the air. There's one such song, Sara Fishko tells us, with a history like no other.
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The Critic (The Fishko Files: Friday, 30 March 2007)
It???s been said that CRITICS become critics because they???re unfit to be anything else. As WNYC???s Sara Fishko tells us, that???s not necessarily the case. This edition of the Fishko Files looks at Harris Goldsmith???s double life. Buy Harris Goldsmith Plays Beethoven at amazon.com
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Schoenberg (Originally broadcast on July 26, 2002) (The Fishko Files: Friday, 23 March 2007)
Some thoughts and observations on the composer Arnold Schoenberg, from author Allen Shawn via Sara Fishko. Why isn???t this interesting personality more a part of people???s general consciousness?
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Toscanini (The Fishko Files: Friday, 16 March 2007)
The Conductor Arturo Toscanini is being remembered this season, 50 years after his death. So there???s a lot of information on him, out there, to get through. As WNYC???s Sara Fishko tells us, tackling the Toscanini phenomenon is worth a try. Toscanini at the New York Public Library
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Memorial (Originally aired on September 6, 2002) (The Fishko Files: Friday, 09 March 2007)
This edition of the Fishko Files features mezzo-soprano Frederica Von Stade and composer Ned Rorem; both have participated in the creation of pieces of music meant to evoke and memorialize lost loved ones. Also featured is Clifford Chanin, whose group, 'The Legacy Project,' looks at memory and loss ...
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Rostropovich
Mstislav Rostropovich was a rare combination: powerful conductor; courageous dissident; musical activist; but first he was a cellist. Since his death two weeks ago at age 80, WNYC???s Sara Fishko has been talking to cellists about his contribution for this edition of the Fishko Files. A playlis ...
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Theremin Originally broadcast on May 24, 2002
More than 80 years ago, the music world was changed by a remarkable musical instrument that still seems new. Sara Fishko tells us about an electronic marvel that has its own sound, and its own bizarre story.
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Romeo and Juliet
A new production of the Prokofiev Ballet Romeo and Juliet opens next week at the New York City Ballet; and another, danced to the same music, continues in repertory at the American Ballet Theater. More are in the works for next season. In this edition of the Fishko Files, WNYC???s Sara Fishko consi ...
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Segovia (Originally aired on June 14, 2002)
Sara Fishko tells us about the Segovia Collection on the Deutsche Grammophon label. It???s devoted to performances by one of music's great trail-blazers, Andres Segovia.
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Bea Wain
Singer Bea Wain will celebrate her 90th birthday at the end of this month. As WNYC???s Sara Fishko tells us in this edition of the Fishko Files, Wain???s voice took her far...and introduced her to other voices she remembers well... Listen to Sing Sing Sing, performed by the V-8 Vocal Ensemble, wi ...
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The House I Live In (Originally aired on July 1, 2002)
With the 4th of July right around the corner, patriotic songs are in the air. There's one such song, Sara Fishko tells us, with a history like no other.
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The Critic
It???s been said that CRITICS become critics because they???re unfit to be anything else. As WNYC???s Sara Fishko tells us, that???s not necessarily the case. This edition of the Fishko Files looks at Harris Goldsmith???s double life. Buy Harris Goldsmith Plays Beethoven at amazon.com
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Schoenberg (Originally broadcast on July 26, 2002)
Some thoughts and observations on the composer Arnold Schoenberg, from author Allen Shawn via Sara Fishko. Why isn???t this interesting personality more a part of people???s general consciousness?
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Toscanini
The Conductor Arturo Toscanini is being remembered this season, 50 years after his death. So there???s a lot of information on him, out there, to get through. As WNYC???s Sara Fishko tells us, tackling the Toscanini phenomenon is worth a try. Toscanini at the New York Public Library
WNYC's Fishko Files
