by Kile Smith | Jul 14, 2015 | Classical music, Radio, WRTI
[First published in WRTI Arts Desk, June 8, 2015.] In June of 1912, Igor Stravinsky premiered the piano version of his daring new work The Rite of Spring, a year before its orchestral unveiling. His piano-playing partner was none other than Claude Debussy. Classical...
by Kile Smith | Jan 9, 2013 | American music, Classical music, Fleisher Collection, Radio, WRTI
Saturday, January 12th, 2013, 5-6 pm on WRTI [postponed from January 5th] Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920). Bacchanale (1913, orch. 1919). Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz. Delos 3099, Tr 11. 4:24 Griffes. The White Peacock and Clouds from Roman Sketches (1915)....
by Kile Smith | Aug 3, 2012 | Classical music, Fleisher Collection, Radio, WRTI
Saturday, August 4th, 2012, 5-6 pm Claude Debussy (1862-1918). Danse (Tarantelle styrienne) (1891, 1903). David Allen Wehr, piano. Connoisseur 4219, Tr 4, 5:21 Debussy. Danse, orch. Ravel (1923). Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon. Cala 1024, Tr 9, 5:01 Maurice...
by Kile Smith | Jul 1, 2011 | Classical music, Fleisher Collection, Radio, WRTI
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Claude Debussy (1862-1918). Symphony in B minor (1880), orch. Tony Finno 1998. Orchestre National de Lyon, Jun Märkl. Naxos 8.572583. Tr 14-16. 11.15 Claude Debussy. Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra (1889/90). Aldo Ciccolini,...