Entrevista a Carlos Chávez

KPFA - 14.09.1971
Charles Amirkhanian

Charles Amirkhanian and George Cleve talk with noted Maestro, Carlos Chávez (Ciudad de México, 1899 - Coyoacán, 1978), just before his appearance as conductor and musical director of the 1971 Cabrillo Music Festival in Aptos California. Chavez talks about his musical careers, as a composer, conductor, and founder of the Mexico City Symphony. He tells about the time he conducted a work by Varese in Mexico in 1924. And he talks about his work as music director of the Cabrillo Music Festival. This program, recorded during a live broadcast on the afternoon of July 29, 1971 at KPFA, also includes recordings of the first movement of H.P. (1927) by Chavez, as well as a 1970 Festival recording of the composers Invención for Piano and Discovery for Orchestra.

Harry Partch: "Delusion of the fury" (a ritual of dream and delusion)

Harry Partch (Oakland, 1901 - Encinitas, 1974)

"Delusion of the Fury" was his magnum opus; a lifetime of instrument-invention and ideas of ritual theater were poured into this giant work.