WFMT: Critical Thinking and Critic's Choice
Summary: WFMT's "Critic-at-Large" Andrew Patner presents Critical Thinking, an hour-long weekly program of conversation about the arts, and Critic's Choice, a weekly feature in which Patner shares his observations on arts and culture.
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Podcasts:
Andrew speaks with Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director Riccardo Muti in the first of a new, two-part conversation.
Andrew comments on the lives of Deborah Sobol and Pete Seeger.
Andrew presents the second and concluding part of “Black Sabbath,” a survey of Black American recording artists performing Yiddish and other Jewish songs. Tonight including Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, The Temptations, and Johnny Mathis.
Andrew comments on the life of Maestro Claudio Abaddo, who died Monday at the age of 80.
We present “Lincoln and Music,” a favorite from our series of “Abraham Lincoln Reconsidered” programs–a co-production with the Chicago History Museum with generous funding from the Motorola Foundation.
Andrew review’s VOX 3 Collective’s Chicago premiere of Denmark’s national opera, Carl Neilsen’s Maskarade.
Andrew presents a new conversation with Bernard Haitink discussing his 60th anniversary year as a conductor of leading international orchestras.
Andrew looks back at 2013 and provides his top ten.
Andrew brings you more from James Thurber’s “Fables for Our Time.”
Andrew presents Black Sabbath: The Secret Musical History of Black-Jewish Relations, a remarkable collection of Black American recording artists performing Yiddish and other Jewish songs.
Andrew brings you more from James Thurber’s Fables for Our Time.
Mary had a baby. The Chicago Children’s Choir merrily sings about this event (and more) on a 1973 Brewster LP recording Andrew shares.
Andrew brings you more from James Thurber’s Fables for Our Time.
Andrew talks with journalist, author, and Chicago native Richard Pollak about his new book, “After the Barn: A Brother’s Memoir.”
Just what is criticism, anyway? Andrew answers that question in this week’s Critic’s Choice. Here’s the link to additional reading on the topic of criticism via Andrew’s “The View from Here.”
