Fishko Files http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18582044&ft=1&f=18582044 Since 1999, WNYC's Sara Fishko has been producing insightful personal essays on the arts by mixing colorful sound, intimate interviews and thoughtful commentary. NPR presents <em>Fishko Files</em>: on music. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Mon, 02 May 2011 12:18:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/stations/logos/_.gif Fishko Files http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18582044&ft=1&f=18582044 'Peter And The Wolf' Turns 75 Prokofiev's classic musical fairytale turns 75. It's an innocent piece written during troubled times. Mon, 02 May 2011 12:18:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2011/05/04/135846400/peter-and-the-wolf-turns-75?ft=1&f=18582044 http://www.npr.org/2011/05/04/135846400/peter-and-the-wolf-turns-75?ft=1&f=18582044 Prokofiev's classic musical fairytale turns 75. It's an innocent piece written during troubled times.

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]]> Monk At Town Hall: Five Decades Of Jazz Lore Fifty years ago, Thelonious Monk stepped onto the stage of New York's Town Hall theater with nine other musicians to perform new arrangements of some of his best-known tunes. The concert has become the stuff of legend. This week, two groups of younger players took the same stage for tribute concerts. Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:42:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2009/02/28/101247362/monk-at-town-hall-five-decades-of-jazz-lore?ft=1&f=18582044 http://www.npr.org/2009/02/28/101247362/monk-at-town-hall-five-decades-of-jazz-lore?ft=1&f=18582044 Fifty years ago, Thelonious Monk stepped onto the stage of New York's Town Hall theater with nine other musicians to perform new arrangements of some of his best-known tunes. The concert has become the stuff of legend. This week, two groups of younger players took the same stage for tribute concerts.

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]]> The Real-Life Drama Behind 'West Side Story' Written in the mid-1950s, <em>West Side Story</em> showcased adult themes and harsh language, which pushed the envelope for musical productions during conservative times. WNYC's Sara Fishko reflects on the behind-the-scenes tension and cultural impact of the hit musical. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:05:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2011/02/24/97274711/the-real-life-drama-behind-west-side-story?ft=1&f=18582044 http://www.npr.org/2011/02/24/97274711/the-real-life-drama-behind-west-side-story?ft=1&f=18582044 Written in the mid-1950s, West Side Story showcased adult themes and harsh language, which pushed the envelope for musical productions during conservative times. WNYC's Sara Fishko reflects on the behind-the-scenes tension and cultural impact of the hit musical.

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]]> Moran On Monk: Finding Rhythm And Space Jazz pianist Jason Moran has been praised for his eclectic and distinctive sound. But sometimes, Moran says, he's in danger of becoming inhabited by the brilliant jazz innovator of another time, Thelonious Monk. Here, Moran talks about discovering one of his biggest musical influences. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:31:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95561560&ft=1&f=18582044 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95561560&ft=1&f=18582044 Jazz pianist Jason Moran has been praised for his eclectic and distinctive sound. But sometimes, Moran says, he's in danger of becoming inhabited by the brilliant jazz innovator of another time, Thelonious Monk. Here, Moran talks about discovering one of his biggest musical influences.

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]]> Playing Five Beats To The Measure One of the appealing things about Lalo Schifrin's theme to <em>Mission Impossible</em> is that it's written in 5/4 time: five beats to the measure, instead of the more commonplace three or four. WNYC's Sara Fishko explores the atypical time signature's usage in music by Tchaikovsky, Dave Brubeck and more. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:07:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2008/09/26/94723908/playing-five-beats-to-the-measure?ft=1&f=18582044 http://www.npr.org/2008/09/26/94723908/playing-five-beats-to-the-measure?ft=1&f=18582044 One of the appealing things about Lalo Schifrin's theme to Mission Impossible is that it's written in 5/4 time: five beats to the measure, instead of the more commonplace three or four. WNYC's Sara Fishko explores the atypical time signature's usage in music by Tchaikovsky, Dave Brubeck and more.

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]]> Lalo Schifrin's American Rhapsody One of the most quintessentially American composers of the 20th century was not an American. But as a boy in Argentina, Schifrin discovered George Gershwin and Louis Armstrong, setting him — and his celebrated film scores — on a path to fame. Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92934320&ft=1&f=18582044 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92934320&ft=1&f=18582044 One of the most quintessentially American composers of the 20th century was not an American. But as a boy in Argentina, Schifrin discovered George Gershwin and Louis Armstrong, setting him — and his celebrated film scores — on a path to fame.

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]]> The Sound Of Summertime In Six Notes It's an extraordinarily simple song from a work initially met with indifference. But with summer now at full tilt, George Gershwin's enduring ode to the season is again in the air wherever the living is easy. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:12:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91760138&ft=1&f=18582044 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91760138&ft=1&f=18582044 It's an extraordinarily simple song from a work initially met with indifference. But with summer now at full tilt, George Gershwin's enduring ode to the season is again in the air wherever the living is easy.

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]]> On Rostropovich: Cellists Remember a Master He was a conductor, an activist, and a public figure in the world of classical music. But before all that, Mstislav Rostropovich captivated the world with his cello. Sara Fishko talks to leading cellists about "Slava" and his legacy. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:28:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90000251&ft=1&f=18582044 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90000251&ft=1&f=18582044 He was a conductor, an activist, and a public figure in the world of classical music. But before all that, Mstislav Rostropovich captivated the world with his cello. Sara Fishko talks to leading cellists about "Slava" and his legacy.

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]]> Navigating Through the Toscanini Maze The first time Arturo Toscanini conducted an orchestra, he was 19, and the year was 1886. The last time he conducted a live performance came 68 years later, in 1954. Sara Fishko tries to weave through the immense web of musical history he left behind. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:56:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89059352&ft=1&f=18582044 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89059352&ft=1&f=18582044 The first time Arturo Toscanini conducted an orchestra, he was 19, and the year was 1886. The last time he conducted a live performance came 68 years later, in 1954. Sara Fishko tries to weave through the immense web of musical history he left behind.

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]]> How Van Cliburn Took Moscow Fifty years ago, a classical pianist from Texas took advantage of a thaw in the Cold War and left for the first International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in the Soviet Union. He came back to a ticker-tape parade in New York. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:51:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87807262&ft=1&f=18582044 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87807262&ft=1&f=18582044 Fifty years ago, a classical pianist from Texas took advantage of a thaw in the Cold War and left for the first International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in the Soviet Union. He came back to a ticker-tape parade in New York.

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]]> Why Do We Love the 'Moonlight' Sonata? With more than 80 different recordings available, just about every pianist of note has interpreted Beethoven's famous piano sonata. Yet pianists continue to return to the piece in order to make it their own. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:27:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18577817&ft=1&f=18582044 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18577817&ft=1&f=18582044 With more than 80 different recordings available, just about every pianist of note has interpreted Beethoven's famous piano sonata. Yet pianists continue to return to the piece in order to make it their own.

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