Aptly described by Leonard Slatkin thus: "If Gershwin, Stravinsky, Bartok, Irving Berlin, Eubie Blake and Aaron Copland had all been one person, you'd get a sense of who Bill Bolcom is as a composer," here is William Bolcom, one of our great eclectics and prolific geniuses, in interviews:
From Minnesota Public Radio, a short audio program about the 2007 Illuminating Bolcom festival.
A short video interview connected with that festival.
Audio interview from Minnesota Public Radio.
A conversation on MPR about what makes Bolcom a unique composer.
(more inside!)
Those Gospel Preludes: Bolcom provides glimpses into the creation of these beguiling re-imaginings of familiar American tunes. Featuring performances. (from American Public Media)
Print interviews here, here, and here.
Bolcom introduces a performance of his Second Sonata, 2nd mvt.
Lots more performances here.
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