February 23, 1994

An Unusual and Brilliant Album.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews pianist Leon Fleisher's new album, "Piano Works for the Left Hand." (on Sony).

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, February 23, 1994: Interview with Brent Staples; Review of Leon Fleisher's album "Piano Works for the Left Hand."

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February 23, 1994

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Brent Staples Describes Growing Up In "Parallel Time."

Doctor of Psychology and editorial writer for the New York Times, Brent Staples. His new memoir is "Parallel Time: Growing Up in Black & White" (Pantheon). In 1984, Staples' younger brother, a cocaine dealer, was murdered. Staples began a process of reconsideration of the major questions in his life: his distance from his family by graduate study at the University of Chicago; the demise and racial divisions of his industrial hometown in Pennsylvania. On missing his brother's memorial, Staples writes "Choose carefully the funerals you miss."

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Pianist and composer Leon Fleisher. The 67 year old musician was a child prodigy. Thirty years ago he lost the use of his right hand, because of a disability, (later diagnosed as "repetitive stress syndrome") and so he began to play the left-hand repertory. Last year he made a "two-handed" comeback. It culminated with a performance on January 13, with the Orchestra of St. Luke's at Carnegie Hall. He credits the increased movement in his right hand to the deep message therapy, rolfing. (Interview by Barbara Bogaev)

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Pianist and Conductor Leon Fleisher.

Pianist and conductor Leon Fleisher. After a neurological disorder disabled his right hand, he turned to piano works written for the left hand alone, and also began a successful career conducting. (Interview by Faith Middelton).

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April 25, 2023

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Collection features almost all the music Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes danced to

In 1909, the Russian impresario came to Paris and created a sensation with a company he called the Ballets Russes. A new 22-disc set revisits the music of Diaghilev's legendary ballets.

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