WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner presents an hour-long weekly program of conversation about the arts which airs live each Monday night at 10:00pm (CST) on 98.7 FM, WFMT in Chicago and via the live, enhanced audio stream FREE at wfmt.com.<br /> <br /> Critical Thinking is recorded and post-produced by Matt DeStefano. http://www.wfmt.com/main.taf?p=1,1,41,25,2 (c) Window to the World Communications, Inc. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:41:44 -0600 mdestefano@wfmt.com Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:36:54 -0600 mdestefano@wfmt.com FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner presents an hour-long weekly program of conversation about the arts each Monday night from the WFMT studios in Chicago. WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner presents an hour-long weekly program of conversation about the arts each Monday night from the WFMT studios in Chicago. Note: Most of the music that aired with the original versions of these programs has been edited-out of this podcast for copyright reasons. Critical Thinking airs at 10:00 pm Monday nights on 98.7WFMT-FM Chicago and at wfmt.com. Andrew Patner WFMT mdestefano@wfmt.com critical, thinking, andrew, patner, art, interview, wfmt, radio, chicago, classical, music, musical http://feeds.feedburner.com/critical_thinking no no http://www.wfmt.com/podcasts/img/ct_small_image.jpg http://www.wfmt.com/main.taf?p=1,1,41,25,2 144 144 Andrew's guest is Francesca Zambello, stage director of Lyric Opera of Chicago's first-ever presentations of George Gershwin's PORGY AND BESS, beginning Tuesday night, November 18th, with a live opening night broadcast starting at 7:15p.m. on 98.7WFMT and wfmt.com. <br /> http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/081117_Zambello.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com A8FB0E74-06EF-47E5-A9D6-1E7D42D0C4B0 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:36:54 -0600 08-11-17: Francesca Zambello (Stage Director) Andrew's guest is Francesca Zambello, stage director of Lyric Opera of Chicago's first-ever presentations of George Gershwin's PORGY AND BESS, beginning Tuesday night, November 18th, with a live opening night broadcast starting at 7:15p.m. on 98.7WFMT and wfmt.com. 00:35:54 WFMT zambello, lyric, patner, wfmt, chicago, critic, coast to coast, obama, noory, destefano, classical, opera no yes Andrew's 2005 interview with Studs Terkel. Studs discusses his book AND THEY ALL SANG: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey. "It is the only interview that I know of done with Studs where he discusses in detail his passion for opera and opera singers including Rosa Raisa, Lotte Lehmann, and "his" diva, Claudia Muzio. Studs also talks about his disc jockey days in general and the music editions of The Studs Terkel Program on WFMT. We play opera scenes with Raisa, Lehmann, Muzio, and a song by Woody Guthrie as well." -Andrew http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/050808_StudsTerkel.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com F68010C4-84FE-4A93-BC51-06D24B893973 Tue, 4 Nov 2008 10:29:31 -0500 08-08-05: Studs Terkel Andrew's 2005 interview with Studs Terkel. Studs discusses his book AND THEY ALL SANG: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey. "It is the only interview that I know of done with Studs where he discusses in detail his passion for opera and opera singers including Rosa Raisa, Lotte Lehmann, and "his" diva, Claudia Muzio. Studs also talks about his disc jockey days in general and the music editions of The Studs Terkel Program on WFMT. We play opera scenes with Raisa, Lehmann, Muzio, and a song by Woody Guthrie as well." -Andrew 00:48:26 WFMT studs, terkel, patner, wfmt, music, jockey, writer, chicago, coast to coast, blacklist, legend no yes Andrew speaks with Tashkent-born pianist Yefim Bronfman about his career. Bronfman returns to Orchestra Hall in Chicago on Sunday, November 9th at 3:00pm for a program with Emanuel Ax of two-piano works. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/081103_Bronfman.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com EF2D92B0-0DF0-4419-8E67-F8C2BCB25C18 Tue, 4 Nov 2008 10:19:48 -0600 11-03-08: Yefim Bronfman (Pianist) Andrew speaks with Tashkent-born pianist Yefim Bronfman about his career. Bronfman returns to Orchestra Hall in Chicago on Sunday, November 9th at 3:00pm for a program with Emanuel Ax of two-piano works. 58:57 WFMT yefim, bronfman, critical thinking, wfmt, patner, ax, cso, piano, coast to coast, terkel, russian, pianist no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/081031_Generosity.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 0F496BDF-040B-4BCE-A721-F45ECD1D43A8 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:53:21 -0500 Critic's Choice: Generosity Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. 5:49 WFMT coast, noory, generosity, critical, thinking, choice, critic, patner, wfmt. chicago, new york, music no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/081022_SettlingIn.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 1B723723-A1B1-4E3E-9388-86D6EC1C48CE Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:47:04 -0500 Critic's Choice: Settling-in with the dance Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. 6:40 WFMT dance, critic, choice, thinking, wfmt, chicago, arts, performing, coast, obama, pailin, mccain no no Andrew begins an occasional series of broadcasts from the new British Library CD sets entitled "The Spoken Word," with a sampling of the voices of great British writers from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to Virginia Woolf. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/081027_BritishWriters.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 07EF4421-A04B-4D10-8BAA-84EA8675CA8E Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:33:33 -0500 10-27-08: Great British Writers Andrew begins an occasional series of broadcasts from the new British Library CD sets entitled "The Spoken Word," with a sampling of the voices of great British writers from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to Virginia Woolf. 52:23 WFMT Doyle, Woolf, Coast to coast, classical, british, writer, BBC, critic, wfmt, patner no no A conversation with music with Emmanuel Villaume, who conducts the Lyric Opera of Chicago in Massenet's Manon at the Civic Opera House through October 31. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/081020_Villaume01.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com DCDA2A01-D142-4228-A3A7-978C03756388 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:23:05 -0500 10-20-08: Emmanuel Villaume A conversation with music with Emmanuel Villaume, who conducts the Lyric Opera of Chicago in Massenet's Manon at the Civic Opera House through October 31. 44:32 WFMT villaume, lyric, opera, wfmt, chicago, conductor, conduct, massenet, manon, french, france no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/081015_IfElected.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com CD91B558-EF62-42E9-9215-66C6DC106F28 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:34:31 -0500 Critic's Choice: If Elected, I'll Listen to WFMT Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. 9:38 WFMT obama, mccain, patner, wfmt, white, house, rock, country, music, casals, kennedy, party no no A conversation with music with E. Faye Butler, who stars as Caroline Thibodeax in Caroline, or Change at Chicago's Court Theatre thru October 26. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/081013_EFayeButler.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 53DC37CF-216F-4E2C-B620-DD83AE8F1B7F Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:14:55 -0500 10-13-08: E. Faye Butler (Actor) A conversation with music with E. Faye Butler, who stars as Caroline Thibodeax in Caroline, or Change at Chicago's Court Theatre thru October 26. 44:12 WFMT Faye, Butler, Caroline, Chicago, university, critical, thinking, wfmt, patner, stage, african no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/081009_FrenchOctober.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 9754ADEB-5042-4FCA-A657-BF9E4E01ED77 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:37:20 -0500 Critic's Choice: French October Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. 5:35 WFMT French, October, Villaume, Patner, Critic, Think, WFMT, Classical, Smart, Music, Review no no Andrew welcomes Apparition of the Eternal Church filmmaker Paul Festa in a salute to the centenary year of French composer Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) and The University of Chicago's current 10-day Messiaen Festival. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/081006_PaulFesta.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 63590A19-9914-496B-A50D-560B43D9BA8B Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:01:12 -0500 10-06-08: Paul Festa (Filmmaker) Andrew welcomes Apparition of the Eternal Church filmmaker Paul Festa in a salute to the centenary year of French composer Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) and The University of Chicago's current 10-day Messiaen Festival. 36:53 WFMT Festa, Apparition, Church, Film, Messiaen, Classical, Patner, Transvestite, Music, Critic, Francisco no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/081001_MusicalTurns.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com F4AE41EB-9060-441D-BDDA-CD2426C41FC5 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 10:54:15 -0500 Critic's Choice: Musical Turns Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. 6:48 WFMT ross, wfmt, patner, macarthur, symphony, orchestra, critic, critical, thinking, choice, alex, genius no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/080925_AlexandDon.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 104B7562-1965-46B7-91DD-5283D87C5522 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:25:15 -0500 Critic's Choice: Alex and Don Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. 5:39 WFMT ross, wfmt, patner, macarthur, symphony, orchestra, critic, critical, thinking, choice, alex, genius no no New Yorker music critic and just-announced 2008 MacArthur Fellow Alex Ross joins Andrew for conversation with music. (Recorded in December of 2007 - Part 2 of 2) http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/071217_AlexRossII.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com C0D3DBCC-A90D-433B-B37E-8F51F1AF3F10 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:35:50 -0500 Alex Ross: Music Critic for the New Yorker and 2008 MacArthur Fellow (Part 2 of 2) New Yorker music critic and just-announced 2008 MacArthur Fellow Alex Ross joins Andrew for conversation with music. (Recorded in December of 2007 - Part 2 of 2) 58:18 WFMT ross, new, yorker, critic, music, macarthur, fellow, writer, blog, noise, patner, wfmt no no New Yorker music critic and just-announced 2008 MacArthur Fellow Alex Ross joins Andrew for conversation with music. (Recorded in December of 2007 - Part 1 of 2) http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/071210_AlexRossI.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 3B358EB4-03B2-4944-9174-AB5B67D0D4EF Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:29:59 -0500 Alex Ross: Music Critic for the New Yorker and 2008 MacArthur Fellow (Part 1 of 2) New Yorker music critic and just-announced 2008 MacArthur Fellow Alex Ross joins Andrew for conversation with music. (Recorded in December of 2007 - Part 1 of 2) 1:01:00 WFMT ross, new, yorker, critic, music, macarthur, fellow, writer, blog, noise, patner, wfmt no no Part one of a two-part conversation with music with Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick who was in town for an encore production of his Fiorello! at the TimeLine Theatre Company on Chicago's north side. (Rebroadcast) http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/080331_Harnick1.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com FE103CD7-4B06-4187-AF4D-52D9926CEE19 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:47:24 -0500 09-23-08: Sheldon Harnick (Part 1/2) Part one of a two-part conversation with music with Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick who was in town for an encore production of his Fiorello! at the TimeLine Theatre Company on Chicago's north side. (Rebroadcast) 44:40 WFMT broadway, harnick, critical, thinking, chicago, wfmt, music, fiddler, musical, lyricist, interview, pulitzer no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/musikverein.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 522CCF90-6B8C-4FB0-B787-4E305B4EAF0F Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:22:30 -0500 Critic's Choice: Musikverein! Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. 6:41 WFMT cso, wfmt, patner, europe, symphony, orchestra, critic, critical, thinking, choice, london, amsterdam no no The second of a two-part conversation with New Orleans clarinetist Evan Christopher and filmmaker Valerie Shields, whose current project Follow The Second Line" follows Evan's life, both musical and otherwise, in his own post-hurricane world. <br /> (Rebroadcast) http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/080519_EvanChristopher02.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 102F97E2-7A20-49D4-BD35-345172F88D39 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:55:18 -0500 09-15-08: Clarinetist Evan Christopher and Filmmaker Valerie Shields The second of a two-part conversation with New Orleans clarinetist Evan Christopher and filmmaker Valerie Shields, whose current project "Follow The Second Line" follows Evan's life, both musical and otherwise, in his own post-hurricane world. (Rebroadcast) 39:15 WFMT Hurricane, WFMT, Christopher, Evan, Clarinet, Valerie, Shields, Patner, New orleans, Creole, jazz no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/EuropeCallin03.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 28A9D10B-7E75-4E12-8DD3-4B4153464A06 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:00:00 -0500 Critic's Choice: CSO European Tour Report #3 Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. 8:22 WFMT cso, wfmt, patner, europe, symphony, orchestra, critic, critical, thinking, choice, london, amsterdam no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/EuropeCallin02.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 3974753F-1874-40AE-A719-8C6672F86AC3 Mon, 8 Sep 2008 10:00:00 -0500 Critic's Choice: CSO European Tour Report #2 Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. 7:38 WFMT cso, wfmt, patner, europe, symphony, orchestra, critic, critical, thinking, choice, london, amsterdam no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/EuropeCallin01.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com C50EC385-F443-4674-91FD-EA93AA3D6F79 Sat, 6 Sep 2008 10:00:00 -0500 Critic's Choice: CSO European Tour Report #1 Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. 6:42 WFMT cso, wfmt, patner, europe, symphony, orchestra, critic, critical, thinking, choice, london, amsterdam no no Andrew is joined by Chicago author Jack Zimmerman to talk about his book "Gods of the Andes," out on New Leaf Books. <br /> (2006 rebroadcast) http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/080908_JackZimmerman.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com FF86245F-FE3C-45CE-AFE4-4B516AF45FC6 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 09:53:22 -0500 09-08-08: Jack Zimmerman, Chicago Author Andrew is joined by Chicago author Jack Zimmerman to talk about his book "Gods of the Andes," out on New Leaf Books. (2006 rebroadcast) 50:52 WFMT lyric, chicago, wfmt, zimmerman, author, writer, patner, sun, times, baseball, sox, south no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/080903_HomeAway.mp3 mdestefano@aol.com D0B90FD0-B8A9-4604-A62D-370228D7F0AD Wed, 3 Sep 2008 11:21:05 -0500 Critic's Choice: At Home While Away Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. 3:59 WFMT Patner, europe, critic, music, classical, wfmt, thinking, critical, review, conductor, musician no no Andrew is joined by Melrose Park-native composer/conductor Anthony Barrese for conversation with music.<br /> <br /> We appreciate your feedback: email us at rentap@aol.com ! http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/080901_Barrese.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 7C5DEAC4-6DC0-43AD-80DF-77403077A082 Tue, 2 Sep 2008 12:03:16 -0500 09-01-08: Anthony Barrese Andrew is joined by Melrose Park-native composer/conductor Anthony Barrese for conversation with music. We appreciate your feedback: email us at rentap@aol.com ! 50:24 WFMT wfmt, classical, music, critic, sun, times, patner, barrese, chicago, melrose, park, conductor no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/080827_InBetweenTime.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 52DDF21C-AA4C-4404-879F-CB115455DACF Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:18:43 -0500 Critic's Choice: In-between Time Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. 6:30 WFMT critic, choice, wfmt, patner, chicago, time, thinking, critical, intelligent, smart, genius no no Andrew is joined by composer/arranger/conductor/ musician Nico Muhly for conversation with music, in an interview recorded in an eerie, concrete room in Chicago's Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center. Nico works with everyone from Bjork to Phillip Glass to Rufus Wainwright.<br /> <br /> We appreciate your feedback: email us at rentap@aol.com ! http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/080825_Muhly.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com AE3981A4-758F-4CA9-AF36-7A51A83F8E32 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:29:16 -0500 08-25-08: Nico Muhly - Composer, conductor, arranger, musician Andrew is joined by composer/arranger/conductor/ musician Nico Muhly for conversation with music, in an interview recorded in an eerie, concrete room in Chicago's Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center. 33:22 WFMT Nico, Muhly, Gay, Rufus, Glass, Bjork, Patner, WFMT, Alex Ross, Classical, Experimental, Chicago no no Part 1 of a two-part conversation with renowned architect Stanley Tigerman. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/071029_Tigerman1.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 11D279D8-AF29-4AD2-9A9C-0009AC15CD01 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:59:23 -0500 From the Archive: Architect Stanley Tigerman (Part 1 of 2) Part 1 of a two-part conversation with renowned architect Stanley Tigerman. 46:27 WFMT architect, wfmt, patner, tigerman, stanley, smart, intelligent, podcast, classical, music, critic no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT and at wfmt.com Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/research.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com http://www.wfmt.com/criticalthinking 905BDA62-CDD8-4F2F-A974-10B732AE1A90 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:45:43 -0500 Critic's Choice: Research Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT and at wfmt.com Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. 7:11 WFMT iTunes, ranking, WFMT, critical, think, critic, patner, music, classical, orchestral no no Andrew's guest is Robert Falls, marking his 20th anniversary as artistic director of Chicago's Goodman Theatre, in the second of a lively two-part conversation with music. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/070514_robertfalls2.mp3 dpolk@wfmt.com C2760783-89D5-45A0-B70D-4B0148070AA7 Mon, 14 May 2007 12:36:47 -0500 Andrew's guest is Robert Falls, marking his 20th anniversary as artistic director of Chicago's Goodman Theatre, in the second of a lively two-part conversation with music. Andrew's guest is Robert Falls, marking his 20th anniversary as artistic director of Chicago's Goodman Theatre, in the second of a lively two-part conversation with music. 38:52 WFMT no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT and at wfmt.com Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/080813_CulturalBathtub.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 7EDB0287-0121-49EF-8151-4B8E6650F6DE Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:33:46 -0500 Critic's Choice: Report from Salzburg #2 Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT and at wfmt.com Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. 4:31 WFMT Salzburg, Netrebko, Opera, WFMT, Patner, Met, Redgrave, Soprano, CSO, rights, Chicago, Muti no no Andrew speaks with poet and Princeton English professor Esther Schor on her book Emma Lazarus, a part of the "Jewish Encounters" series of Nextbook and Schocken. Lazarus was one of the great women of nineteenth-century American letters and her most famous poem is mounted at the base of the Statue of Liberty. (Rebroadcast)<br /> <br /> Next Week: Music and Conversation with Nico Muhly<br /> <br /> Email Andrew! rentap@aol.com http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/080811_EstherSchor.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com D3EB6170-A1DC-4CBA-A4E9-E5C5FCCCE3C8 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:00:00 -0500 08-11-08: Esther Schor Andrew speaks with poet and Princeton English professor Esther Schor on her book Emma Lazarus, a part of the "Jewish Encounters" series of Nextbook and Schocken. Lazarus was one of the great women of nineteenth-century American letters and her most famous poem is mounted at the base of the Statue of Liberty. (Rebroadcast) Next Week: Music and Conversation with Nico Muhly Email Andrew! rentap@aol.com 52:08 WFMT Esther, Schor, Patner, WFMT, Emma, Lazarus, Jewish, WFMT, Liberty, women, poetry, poem no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT and at wfmt.com Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/080806Salzburg01.mp3 960D9A44-0FD4-473A-9ACD-980CADFD394D Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:13:02 -0500 Critic's Choice: Report from Salzburg #1 Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT and at wfmt.com Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. 4:22 WFMT critic, choice, patner, wfmt, salzburg, classical, radio, music, festival, conductor, composer no no A program of music by the pioneering and independent 20th century Italian composer Giacinto Scelsi [pronounced gia--CHEEN-toh SHAYL-si], 1905-1988. (Rebroadcast / music in excerpts due to copyright laws)<br /> <br /> Tell us what you think! Email Andrew Patner: <br /> rentap@aol.com http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/070723_scelsi.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 82B2E690-98D7-447E-B6FA-39241A6D5C66 Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:19:07 -0500 08-04-08: Giacinto Scelsi A program of music by the pioneering and independent 20th century Italian composer Giacinto Scelsi [pronounced gia--CHEEN-toh SHAYL-si], 1905-1988. (Rebroadcast / music in excerpts due to copyright laws) Tell us what you think! Email Andrew Patner: rentap@aol.com 12:51 WFMT Amazing, critic, think, smart, intelligent, patner, andrew, scelsi, WFMT, chicago, conversation no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/080730_BroadwayBabies.mp3 C3F05A84-36C2-441E-8857-10E779FC9697 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:37:43 -0500 Critic's Choice: Broadway Babies Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. 5:32 WFMT Broadway, WFMT, Chicago, Patner, South, Pacific, Show, play, radio, intelligent no no 2004 interview with music with Kay Ryan who has just been appointed the 16th United States Poet Laureate. Andrew talked with Ryan when she was in Chicago to receive the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize from Poetry magazine. (Rebroadcast) http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/080721_KayRyan.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com EFC50571-1CAD-4A17-B346-D9F05259196B Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:22:55 -0500 07-21-08: Kay Ryan - Poet 2004 interview with music with Kay Ryan who has just been appointed the 16th United States Poet Laureate. Andrew talked with Ryan when she was in Chicago to receive the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize from Poetry magazine. (Rebroadcast) 55:09 WFMT Patner, critical, thinking, kay, ryan, poet, poetry, intelligent, smart, writing, WFMT, chicago no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/080723_remedial.mp3 F535BD19-C91F-4305-B205-1CE07AA42B4B Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:19:29 -0500 Critic's Choice: Remedial English Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. 6:15 WFMT critic, choice, chair, newspapers, internet, integrity, talk, intelligent, washington, post no no Peter Cole on Hebrew Poetry from Muslim and Christian Spain.  Cole recently translated, edited and introduced THE DREAM OF THE POEM: Hebrew Poetry from Muslim and Christian Spain 950-1492 (Princeton University Press). (Rebroadcast)

Peter Cole's Ibis Editions

Peter's visit was sponsored by Nextbook.]]> http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/071126_peter_cole.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 63151509-36A9-41D8-9CFE-A012F3447700 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:45:17 -0500 07-18-08: Peter Cole (Rebroadcast) Poet and translator Peter Cole on Hebrew Poetry from Muslim and Christian Spain. Cole recently translated, edited and introduced THE DREAM OF THE POEM: Hebrew Poetry from Muslim and Christian Spain 950-1492 (Princeton University Press). (Rebroadcast) 52:57 WFMT Peter, Cole, Hebrew, Jew, Jud, WFMT, Patner, Smart, Radio, Chicago, Talk, Critic no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/080716_DesignerDeckChairs.mp3 05BAC8C8-F4BE-4297-9A11-CF66C32C0F3A Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:24:51 -0500 Critic's Choice: Designer Deck Chairs Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. 6:15 WFMT critic, choice, chair, newspapers, internet, integrity, talk, intelligent, washington, post no no (WFMT Exclusive) Andrew talks with Chicago Symphony Orchestra principal conductor Bernard Haitink about Mahler, Shostakovich, and life. Recorded in May in anticipation of Maestro Haitink's Ravinia debut with the CSO on July 16. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/080505_Haitink.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com B4741011-9670-491E-BB3B-405FB37B7DD8 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:50:00 -0500 06-30-08: Maestro Bernard Haitink [WFMT Exclusive! (Rebroadcast)] (WFMT Exclusive) Andrew talks with Chicago Symphony Orchestra principal conductor Bernard Haitink about Mahler, Shostakovich, and life. Recorded in May in anticipation of Maestro Haitink's Ravinia debut with the CSO on July 16. 39:59 WFMT Patner, WFMT, CSO, Haitink, Chicago, Conductor, Symphony, Orchestra, WFMT, Maestro, Andrew no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/080618_tonytonytony.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com BD3676C9-1508-4093-9F04-4618EB894840 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:35:22 -0500 Critic's Choice: Norwegian Jealousy Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. 5:44 WFMT no no Architect Wilbert Hasbrouck discusses his recent book "The Chicago Architecture Club: Prelude to the Modern," published by Monacelli Press. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/080121_Hasbrouck.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 07D47E5B-F996-4EDA-B552-7E79CB555F27 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:32:48 -0500 06-23-08: Wilbert Hasbrouck, Architect Architect Wilbert Hasbrouck discusses his recent book The Chicago Architecture Club: Prelude to the Modern, published by Monacelli Press. 58:00 WFMT no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/080618_tonytonytony.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com DDBD8CBD-158F-4A55-BBFB-65C38D18CF10 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:01:49 -0500 Critic's Choice: Tony, Tony, Tony Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. 5:44 WFMT no no Art Institute of Chicago director James Cuno joins us for conversation regarding controversies about ownership of archeological treasures and objects. His new book Who Owns Antiquity? Museums and the Battle over Our Ancient Heritage is available now from Princeton University Press. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/080616_cuno2.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com A936CB70-DCEC-4FC1-9443-35A1A3789BCA Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:41:09 -0500 Critic's Choice: Winging It Art Institute of Chicago director James Cuno joins us for conversation regarding controversies about ownership of archeological treasures and objects. His new book Who Owns Antiquity? Museums and the Battle over Our Ancient Heritage is available now from Princeton University Press. 58:00 WFMT no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/080611_WingingIt.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com EAC9989A-533C-4346-8998-EEC5E355C1F7 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:11:37 -0500 Critic's Choice: Winging It Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. 6:03 WFMT no no Dan Andries and Alex Silets, co-producers of the WTTW documentary "Out and Proud in Chicago" join us for conversation with music. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/080609_CToutAndProud.mp3 6D963C34-7BD7-4758-B374-29E861CB3DAB Mon, 9 Jun 2008 22:59:00 -0500 06-09-08: Dan Andries and Alex Silets Dan Andries and Alex Silets, co-producers of the WTTW documentary "Out and Proud in Chicago" join us for conversation with music. 57:17 WFMT Gay, Pride, Chicago, GLBT, Patner, WFMT, Talk, Intelligent, Community, Homo no no Art Institute of Chicago director James Cuno joins us for conversation regarding controversies about ownership of archeological treasures and objects. His new book Who Owns Antiquity? Museums and the Battle over Our Ancient Heritage is available now from Princeton University Press. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/080602_JimCuno01.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com E8DC3985-5A04-4269-8066-93665682BF72 Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:33:15 -0500 06-02-08: James Cuno - Director, Art Institute of Chicago (Part 1/2) Art Institute of Chicago director James Cuno joins us for conversation regarding controversies about ownership of archeological treasures and objects. His new book Who Owns Antiquity? Museums and the Battle over Our Ancient Heritage is available now from Princeton University Press. 50:16 WFMT Art, Institute, Critical, Thinking, WFMT, Patner, Curator, Indiana Jones, Archeology, Museum, skull no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/080604_OutProud.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com A168B9D3-58E2-413E-8FFA-5855CC8F02A7 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 10:33:01 -0500 Critic's Choice: Out and Proud Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. 6:21 WFMT Out, Proud, Gay, WFMT, WTTW, Documentary, Critic, Choice, Patner, GLBT no no Part 1 of 2: Conversation with music with New Orleans jazz clarinetist Evan Christopher. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/080512_EvanChristopher01.mp3 127B7F2F-4407-445B-8D0E-A697B11C4BE3 Tue, 13 May 2008 10:22:12 -0500 05-12-08: Evan Christopher (Part 1/2) Part 1 of 2: Conversation with music with New Orleans jazz clarinetist Evan Christopher. 32:12 WFMT Evan, Christopher, New, Orleans, Critical, thinking, Patner, WFMT, clarinet, jazz, katrina no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/080528_Footprints.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com E2745DDF-D3D6-4772-AABF-C66A29B6AB34 Wed, 28 May 2008 10:35:46 -0500 Critic's Choice: Footprints Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. 5:26 WFMT Joffrey, Ballet, Dance, Patner, WFMT, Critic, Thinking, Choice, Footprint no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/080514_TheHillsAreAlive.mp3 F27B2D44-1593-4CF4-96CE-4DCE01AC9D8F Wed, 14 May 2008 09:50:36 -0500 Critic's Choice: The Hills Are Alive Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. 4:48 WFMT Critic, critic's, critics, choice, patner, wfmt, andrew, hills, alive, classical, music no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critics_choice/080512_ApSalzburgCallin.mp3 666AE63D-6B4C-4A8D-803F-E6120C4FA59F Mon, 12 May 2008 15:45:46 -0500 Critic's Choice: Salzburg Call-in Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. 12:33 WFMT no no Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/Organism.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 8B8914D0-A7BE-4B82-874B-461B91EA4FC1 Tue, 6 May 2008 15:42:03 -0500 Critic's Choice: Organism Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world. It airs three times each week on 98.7WFMT Wednesdays at 10:00 am, Saturdays after the opera broadcast and before From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas, and Sundays at 8:30 am. 5:16 WFMT no no A WFMT exclusive! Andrew interviews Bernard Haitink in the Maestro's hotel room over a cup of espresso (recorded Friday, May 2). http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/080505_Haitink.mp3 98357363-F1FB-49C7-953D-71C28CA464FC Tue, 6 May 2008 11:00:42 -0500 05-05-08: Maestro Bernard Haitink A WFMT exclusive! Andrew interviews Bernard Haitink in the Maestro's hotel room over a cup of espresso (recorded Friday, May 2). 39:59 WFMT Patner, WFMT, CSO, Haitink, Chicago, Conductor, Symphony, Orchestra, WFMT, Maestro, Andrew no no A rebroadcast of Andrew's 2007 interview with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's newly-appointed Music Director beginning with the 2010-2011 season, Riccardo Muti. The announcement was made May 5, 2008. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/080505_MutiRebroadcast.mp3 78EAFBF2-4A61-46E4-BE66-9B147F37AA88 Tue, 6 May 2008 10:45:54 -0500 05-05-08: Maestro Riccardo Muti (Rebroadcast from 2007) A rebroadcast of Andrew's 2007 interview with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's newly-appointed Music Director beginning with the 2010-2011 season, Riccardo Muti. 51:55 WFMT CSO, Muti, Chicago, Symphony, Orchestra, Riccardo, Andrew, Patner, WFMT, CSO, conductor no no Andrew sits down with composer Unsuk Chin at Orchestra Hall for conversation with music. Her new piece for full orchestra Rocana, Sanskrit for "space of light," was played by the CSO and Kent Nagano April 24-29 at Orchestra Hall. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/080428_UnsukChin.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 774A1F87-C48F-4AEF-A112-961FDA26C97E Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:40:54 -0500 04-28-08: Unsuk Chin - Music and Conversation Andrew sits down with composer Unsuk Chin at Orchestra Hall for conversation with music. Her new piece for full orchestra Rocana, Sanskrit for "space of light," was played by the CSO and Kent Nagano April 24-29 at Orchestra Hall. 33:51 WFMT Patner, Critical, Unsuk, Chin, Composer, Interview, Music, Classical, WFMT, Thinking, Conversation, Intelligent no no Part 2 of 2: Chicago curators and art dealers John Corbett and Jim Dempsey join Andrew in--studio for music and conversation. The exhibition Big Picture: A New View of Painting in Chicago can be viewed at the Chicago History Museum, 1601 North Clark Street, through August 3, 2008. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/080421_HistoryMuseum2.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com CCB4E86A-251F-4C2D-88B6-CF93F045F85B Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:23:49 -0500 04-21-08: John Corbett and Jim Dempsey, Chicago curators/art dealers (Part 2/2) Part 2 of 2: Chicago curators and art dealers John Corbett and Jim Dempsey join Andrew in--studio for music and conversation. The exhibition Big Picture: A New View of Painting in Chicago can be viewed at the Chicago History Museum, 1601 North Clark Street, through August 3, 2008. 44:00 WFMT art, museum, critical, thinking, wfmt, andrew, patner, corbett, dempsey, big, picture, painting no no Part 1 of 2: Chicago curators and art dealers John Corbett and Jim Dempsey walk Andrew through the exhibition Big Picture: A New View of Painting in Chicago at the Chicago History Museum, 1601 North Clark Street, through August 3, 2008. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/080414_HistoryMuseum1.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 5657C7F9-B067-49E8-9516-9B66074BB614 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:47:04 -0500 04-14-08: John Corbett and Jim Dempsey, Chicago curators/art dealers (Part 1/2) Part 1 of 2: Chicago curators and art dealers John Corbett and Jim Dempsey walk Andrew through the exhibition Big Picture: A New View of Painting in Chicago at the Chicago History Museum, 1601 North Clark Street, through August 3, 2008. 43:20 WFMT art, museum, critical, thinking, wfmt, andrew, patner, corbett, dempsey, big, picture, painting no no Part two of a two-part conversation with music with Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, whose Fiorello! runs at TimeLine Theatre Company April 13 thru June 15. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/080407_Harnick02.mp3 0D4C4B7E-7EF5-4FAE-9B57-25ED6E1D5D31 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:39:38 -0500 04-14-08: Sheldon Harnick Part 2/2 Part two of a two-part conversation with music with Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, whose Fiorello! runs at TimeLine Theatre Company April 13 thru June 15. 39:22 WFMT sheldon, harnick, critical, thinking, chicago, wfmt, music, fiddler, musical, lyricist, interview, conversation no no Andrew and museum director Anthony Hirschel have a walkthrough of the exhibit "Looking and Listening in Nineteenth Century France" at the Smart Museum of Art on the University of Chicago campus. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/080317_SmartMuseum.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.clom DA022281-A8D7-4A00-B669-F6CD98206532 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:55:02 -0500 03-17-08: Smart Museum - Anthony Hirschel (museum director) Andrew and museum director Anthony Hirschel have a walkthrough of the exhibit "Looking and Listening in Nineteenth Century France" at the Smart Museum of Art on the University of Chicago campus. 46:39 WFMT Smart, Museum, U of C, Patner, WFMT, Critical, Thinking, Hirschel, Art, France, French no no Andrew Patner is joined by Norm Pellegrini, Goodman Theatre's Roche Schulfer, and others in remembering the legendary Chicago press agent, performing arts subscription advocate, and Lyric opera fixture Danny Newman who died at his home in Lincolnwood at age 88. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/071203_danny_newman.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 24178735-24B6-41B5-8310-64EECECD35DE Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:28:18 -0500 12-03-07: Danny Newman - Roundtable Discussion Andrew Patner is joined by Norm Pellegrini, Goodman Theatre's Roche Schulfer, and others in remembering the legendary Chicago press agent, performing arts subscription advocate, and Lyric opera fixture DANNY NEWMAN who died at his home in Lincolnwood at age 88. 50:37 WFMT danny, newman, patner, great, WFMT, chicago, lyric, opera, music, smart, best no no The second of a two-part conversation with music with American-born orchestra and opera conductor Kent Nagano. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/070716_nagano2.mp3 dpolk@wfmt.com B346443D-8B0E-44B0-A4F0-4B22C4D5CCA2 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:32:07 -0500 The second of a two-part conversation with music with American-born orchestra and opera conductor Kent Nagano. The second of a two-part conversation with music with American-born orchestra and opera conductor Kent Nagano. 28:30 WFMT no no The first of a two-part conversation with music with American-born orchestra and opera conductor Kent Nagano. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/070709_nagano1.mp3 dpolk@wfmt.com 69FFBD41-EDDA-4CCE-8512-F802DF70E424 Mon, 9 Jul 2007 12:29:34 -0500 The first of a two-part conversation with music with American-born orchestra and opera conductor Kent Nagano. The first of a two-part conversation with music with American-born orchestra and opera conductor Kent Nagano. 30:46 WFMT no no Andrew talks with Leon Fleisher, legendary pianist, pedagogue, and advocate for people with disabilities. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/070702_leonfleisher.mp3 dpolk@wfmt.com 0D7792B2-A613-4158-853C-2621FC1A4451 Mon, 2 Jul 2007 11:41:46 -0500 Andrew talks with Leon Fleisher, legendary pianist, pedagogue, and advocate for people with disabilities. Andrew talks with Leon Fleisher, legendary pianist, pedagogue, and advocate for people with disabilities. 41:02 WFMT no no Steve Levitt and Jimmy Tomasello, veteran guitar teachers at the Old Town School of Folk Music, join new executive director James "Bau" [pronounced as "paw"] Graves in the WFMT performance studio talking -- and plucking -- about the School's teaching programs and its spirit. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/070625_oldtownschool2.mp3 mdestefano@wfmt.com 707A1C4A-A208-4431-AC3A-7009A3BB87FC Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:59:51 -0500 Steve Levitt and Jimmy Tomasello, veteran guitar teachers at the Old Town School of Folk Music, join new executive director James "Bau" Graves in the WFMT performance studio. Steve Levitt and Jimmy Tomasello, veteran guitar teachers at the Old Town School of Folk Music, join new executive director James "Bau" [pronounced as "paw"] Graves in the WFMT performance studio talking -- and plucking -- about the School's teaching programs and its spirit. 56:39 WFMT no no Andrew welcomes teacher, musician, musicologist, and community organizer James "Bau" [pronounced "Baw," to rhyme with "paw"] Graves, new executive director of the Old Town School of Folk Music, for a lively hour of music and conversation. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/070618_oldtown1.mp3 dpolk@wfmt.com 111954DD-9A5D-4A45-8CAC-4276177C43FD Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:25:15 -0500 Andrew welcomes teacher, musician, musicologist, and community organizer James "Bau" [pronounced "Baw," to rhyme with "paw"] Graves, new executive director of the Old Town School of Folk Music, for a lively hour of music and conversation. Andrew welcomes teacher, musician, musicologist, and community organizer James "Bau" [pronounced "Baw," to rhyme with "paw"] Graves, new executive director of the Old Town School of Folk Music, for a lively hour of music and conversation. 38:53 WFMT no no Andrew's guest is multi-faceted conductor-arranger-composer and teacher Cliff Colnot in anticipation of the DePaul University Orchestra annual, free, spring concert Colnot will conduct at Orchestra Hall on May 30. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/070604_cliffcolnot2.mp3 dpolk@wfmt.com 98FFE42F-2BE6-4B25-A41E-4DBDACA06C04 Mon, 4 Jun 2007 11:35:41 -0500 Andrew's guest is multi-faceted conductor-arranger-composer and teacher Cliff Colnot in anticipation of the DePaul University Orchestra annual, free, spring concert Colnot will conduct at Orchestra Hall on May 30. Andrew's guest is multi-faceted conductor-arranger-composer and teacher Cliff Colnot in anticipation of the DePaul University Orchestra annual, free, spring concert Colnot will conduct at Orchestra Hall on May 30. 17:53 WFMT no no An exclusive biographical interview with new Chicago Symphony Orchestra principal conductor Bernard Haitink. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/070507_haitink.mp3 dpolk@wfmt.com A665BCB3-DC1C-49DE-8918-824281B46500 Mon, 7 May 2007 14:28:16 -0500 An exclusive biographical interview with new Chicago Symphony Orchestra principal conductor Bernard Haitink. Andrew presents an exclusive biographical interview with new Chicago Symphony Orchestra principal conductor Bernard Haitink, in anticipation of his CSO concerts May 10 to 15, and previews the new CSO-Resound release of Maestro Haitink's live recording of the Mahler Third Symphony. 29:48 WFMT no no Andrew's guest is Robert Falls, marking his 20th anniversary as artistic director of Chicago's Goodman Theatre, in the first of a lively two-part conversation. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/070430_robertfalls1.mp3 dpolk@wfmt.com B2F68B23-45D0-48C3-9C90-E1BA4F240B5D Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:25:53 -0500 Andrew's guest is Robert Falls, marking his 20th anniversary as artistic director of Chicago's Goodman Theatre, in the first of a lively two-part conversation. Andrew's guest is Robert Falls, marking his 20th anniversary as artistic director of Chicago's Goodman Theatre, in the first of a lively two-part conversation. 34:11 WFMT no no Conversation and music with eminent pianist, scholar, and critic Charles Rosen who turns 80 next month. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/070416_charlesrosen.mp3 dpolk@wfmt.com 3D272532-08E6-43A0-8444-420BCC695349 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:46:28 -0500 Conversation and music with eminent pianist, scholar, and critic Charles Rosen who turns 80 next month. Conversation and music with eminent pianist, scholar, and critic Charles Rosen who turns 80 next month. 54:51 WFMT no no Andrew's guest is Gustavo Dudamel, the 26-year-old music director of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela who is this week's guest conductor with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The interview, a Chicago exclusive, was taped on April 3 before the surprise news on Sunday April 8 that Dudamel would become the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic beginning with the 2009-2010 season. http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wfmt/critical_thinking/070409_dudamel.mp3 dpolk@wfmt.com C3E3E83A-479D-45F0-AA99-48BC08D23CD4 Mon, 9 Apr 2007 10:32:18 -0500 Andrew's guest is Gustavo Dudamel, the 26-year-old music director of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela who is this week's guest conductor with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Andrew's guest is Gustavo Dudamel, the 26-year-old music director of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela who is this week's guest conductor with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The interview, a Chicago exclusive, was taped on April 3 before the surprise news on Sunday April 8 that Dudamel would become the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic beginning with the 2009-2010 season. 34:28 WFMT no no