The Silence Inbetween by The Lyric Feature published on 2020-04-18T16:58:39Z Silence might at first seem straightforward in music – the notes stop playing, that’s all. But it’s not that simple. The more you listen to silence, the more interesting it becomes, as John Cage said. Pianist and radio host Guy Livingston takes us on a journey from the pauses of medieval chant, through silences in Monteverdi, Mahler, Pärt, and beyond. He meets Monica Germino, a virtuoso violinist confronting hearing loss, who co-invented the “whisperviolin” Romain Charles, an astronaut who spent 520 days in isolation on a simulated mission to Mars; Luis Rolo, an antenna engineer from the European Space Agency; Sean Street, author of a book on silence and Jane Clarke whose poem The Pianist considers music and silence. Presenter : Guy Livingston Producer: Guy Livingston Sound : Erik Hense Producer for lyric fm: Olga Buckley Genre Storytelling
