by Kile Smith | Jun 3, 2024 | Classical music, Fleisher Collection, Fleisher Discoveries, Orchestral Music, Podcast
Kile Smith (b. 1956). Symphony: Lumen ad revelationem (2002) Listen on SoundCloud Listen on Spotify For my final Fleisher Discoveries podcast, my Symphony. I’ve gotten so busy with composing that, as much as I love the podcast, I had to clear the decks. The Symphony...
by Kile Smith | May 13, 2024 | Fleisher Collection, Fleisher Discoveries, Podcast
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897). Academic Festival Overture (1880) Listen on SoundCloud Listen on Spotify Brahms had already turned down one honorary doctorate, but when another one was proffered, a good friend talked him into accepting—but he had to write a concert piece...
by Kile Smith | Apr 4, 2024 | Classical music, Fleisher Collection, Fleisher Discoveries, Podcast
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971). Symphony of Psalms (1930) Listen on SoundCloud Listen on Spotify As success followed success, especially in the three ballets he wrote for the impresario Sergei Diaghilev, Stravinsky lived the life of a world-famous composer and pianist....
by Kile Smith | Mar 6, 2024 | Classical music, Fleisher Collection, Fleisher Discoveries, Podcast
Marianne Martines (1744–1812). Psalm 51 (1768) Martines. Symphony in C (1770) Listen on SoundCloud Listen on Spotify Metastasio, the leading playwright of the age, introduced her to everyone. She performed for the empress. She knew Mozart. And Haydn, who gave her...
by Kile Smith | Oct 2, 2023 | Fleisher Collection, Fleisher Discoveries, Podcast
Ned Rorem (1923–2022). Third Symphony (1958) Listen on SoundCloud Listen on Spotify His accomplishment in art song has had the unfortunate effect of overshadowing his orchestral music, especially so his symphonies. Hi everybody, I’m Kile Smith, and welcome to Fleisher...
by Kile Smith | Sep 1, 2023 | Fleisher Collection, Fleisher Discoveries, Podcast
Ulysses Kay (1917–1995). Concerto for Orchestra (1948) Kay. Six Dances for String Orchestra (1954) Listen on SoundCloud Listen on Spotify When Kay’s mother asked her uncle, famed jazz cornetist Joe “King” Oliver, if young Ulysses should take trumpet...
