Spotlight on: Montserrat Torras
Evening Music | May 6, 2010
The Spotlight's on Montserrat Torras as the young Spanish-born composer joins David to discuss her work. Also, celebrating the birthdays of two "bad boys" of modern classical music.
Percy Aldridge Grainger and George Antheil were both born on this date (on 1882 and 1900, respectively). Both were controversial in their own way: Grainger in his personal life, and Antheil in his musical innovations. We'll hear one such innovation tonight in Antheil's notorious "Ballet mechanique" — which features an airplane propeller as an instrument. As for Grainger, we'll highlight his life-long work collecting and arranging folk music as the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble performs "Handel in the Strand" and "The Immovable Do."
Percy Aldridge Grainger and George Antheil were both born on this date (on 1882 and 1900, respectively). Both were controversial in their own way: Grainger in his personal life, and Antheil in his musical innovations. We'll hear one such innovation tonight in Antheil's notorious "Ballet mechanique" — which features an airplane propeller as an instrument. As for Grainger, we'll highlight his life-long work collecting and arranging folk music as the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble performs "Handel in the Strand" and "The Immovable Do."
