NPR (TM) ALBUM REVIEWS FROM WUNC RADIO 6/24 - 6/30 1996 June 24, 1996: Reviews of two remastered (for CD) recordings featuring mezzo-soprano Jan de Gaetani and pianist Gilbert Kalish. One features French songs, the other Russian. Titles were not provided. Tom Manoff reviewed the CDs and remembered de Gaetani's career. June 26, 1996: Music critic Charles de Ledesma talks about a new style of electronic dance music inspired by trance ceremonies: "The Secret Life of Trance 6: Various Artists" (Rising High Records 502490000322). June 26, 1996: Interviews with composers David Del Tredici and John Corigliano whose works are featured on the CD "Gay American Composers" (CRI Records 009043807212). Albums profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross: June 24, 1996: "Gone Again" by singer and poet Patti Smith (Arista 007822187472): The album was inspired by the passing of her husband Fred "Sonic" Smith and her brother Todd. June 25, 1996: REVIEW by Rock Critic Ken Tucker: "Look Out" by Rick Holstrom (Black Top 001166166252) and "Just Rockin' & Rollin'" by Ronnie Dawson (Upstart 060114300322). June 28, 1996: An interview with Itzhak Perlman: "The Beethoven Triple Concert" featuring Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, and Daniel Barenboim (EMI Classics 724355551627) and "In the Fiddler's House" featuring Perlman and four Klezmer bands (EMI Classics 072435555552). REVIEW by Classical Music Critic Lloyd Schwartz: "Prokofiev Violin Concerti and Solo Sonata" with violinist Gil Shaham (Deutsche Grammaphon 028944775822). THIS WEEK ON NPR'S PERFORMANCE TODAY.... Tuesday, June 25 Hour 1--"Like birdwatchers pursuing an exceptionally rare species," says reviewer Rachel Franklin, "...fans of Sviatoslav Richter go to extraordinary lengths to get their man." Franklin considers the recorded output of Richter, whom some say is the world's greatest living pianist, in the "Sviatoslav Richter Edition," a mammoth 10-CD set containing dozens of recordings made by Richter in the USSR in the 1950's. (BMG/Melodiya 64321 29460 2) Wednesday, June 26 Hour 1--"My goal in recording 'Rhapsody in Blue' was to renew a familiar piece without destroying the essence of Gerhswin's original score." So says pianist Marcus Roberts about his provocative new CD of Gershwin's "Rhapsody," as well as the "I Got Rhythm" Variations" and James P. Johnson's "Yamekraw." Martin Goldsmith talks with Roberts about the new CD, called "Portraits in Blue." (Sony Classical SK 68488) Thursday, June 27 Hour 2--Critic Ted Libbey joins Martin for their weekly visit to the PT Basic Record Library. Today they discuss, and Ted recommends recordings of, two sets of related national dances -- the Hungarian Dances of Johannes Brahms and the Slavonic Dances of Antonin Dvorak. FOR MORE PROGRAM INFORMATION, COME AND BROWSE PERFORMANCE TODAY'S WORLD WIDE WEB PAGE.... http://www.npr.org/programs/PerformanceToday/pt.html Album Lists are now available on the internet via anonymous ftp (ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/academic/literature/book-reviews) and by gopher (gopher sunsite.unc.edu under the NEWS! then Books from WUNC Radio option). This text is Copyright (c) 1996 by WUNC Radio (WUNCRADIO@UNC.EDU) and Erika Grams (compiler). All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted by the copyright holder to distribute this file electronically or otherwise in full as long as attribution is made.