Fishko Files

We're coming up on the birth anniversary of the brilliant Canadian pianist Glenn Gould (1932-1982). It was Gould's strikingly original take on the music of Bach that brought him great acclaim. In this archival piece made for Studio 360, Sara Fishko asked then-current Bach pianists about Gould's influence. (Produced in 2002) Fishko Files  with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley Mix Engineer: Paul Schneider Editor: Karen Frillmann

The death on Monday of the photographer Robert Frank sent us back to this short Fishko Files , made from an interview taped at Frank’s Bleecker Street studio in 2009. Called “pivotal” by The New York Times this week's , which liberated documentary photographs from a formal and formulaic style. Here, Frank talks about freelancing in New York in the years leading up to his celebrated book. (Produced in 2009) Fishko Files  with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley Mix Engineer: Wayne Shulmister Editor: Karen Frillmann

Soon after the events of September 11, a long-awaited book of jazz photography by the late  Roy DeCarava was published and received by a changed world. WNYC's Sara Fishko talked to DeCarava, who died 10 years ago this fall, about the joys and sorrows of the human condition. (Produced for Studio 360 in 2001) Photographs from DeCarava's book  The Sound I Saw are on display at in two exhibitions opening tomorrow, September 5. Fishko Files  with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley Mix Engineer: Wayne Shulmister Editor: Karen Frillmann

Charles Boyer , the movie star from Hollywood's golden age and beyond, was born August 28, 1899. His romantic accent, continental style, and clever use of his own "French-ness" kept him working in American films for decades. More from Sara Fishko in this archival  Fishko Files . (Produced in 2008) Fishko Files  with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley Mix Engineer: Wayne Shulmister Editor: Karen Frillmann

In the last gasp of summer, there's still time to catch some outdoor music. In this  Fishko Files , a taste of live jazz captured on tape in Germany after WWII, featuring some great American artists - and available on , to listen to indoors or out. (Produced in 2013) Fishko Files  with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley Mix Engineer: Paul Schneider Editor: Karen Frillmann