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 | Nov 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
David Woods laments euphemisms in the Broad Street Review. I and others write in, wailing. My teeth-gnashing: This reminds of the “minced oaths” that parents once warned against: golly, gosh, and jeepers creepers all being veiled floutings of the Third Commandment....
by Kile Smith | Nov 1, 2012 | Classical music, Fleisher Collection, Radio, WRTI
Saturday, November 3rd, 2012, 5-6 pm on WRTI William Grant Still (1895-1978). Danzas de Panama (1948). Serafin String Quartet. Centaur 3050, Tr 1–4. 14:12 Still. Dismal Swamp (1936). Richard Fields, piano. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Jindong Cai. Centaur 2331, Tr...
