This well-produced piece about an eccentric artist that was discovered only after his death has two major distinctions: 1) it achieves something that is a real challenge on radio, namely, make the listener see something visual and - by the end - be extremely intrigued by it and 2) it delivers a kind of elegance that would blend very nicely on any station with arts and cultural programming, especially those bastions of serious classical or modern compositional music - but not only those stations - and the text is interesting and poetic. It calls for quiet, rational listening - like lots of good stuff does.
Comments for Stranger in Paradise
This piece belongs to the series "A Sense of Place: Third Season"
Produced by Helen Borten
Other pieces by Helen Borten
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Marjorie Van Halteren
Posted on July 23, 2005 at 05:50 AM | Permalink
Review of Stranger in Paradise
This well-produced piece about an eccentric artist that was discovered only after his death has two major distinctions: 1) it achieves something that is a real challenge on radio, namely, make the listener see something visual and - by the end - be extremely intrigued by it and 2) it delivers a kind of elegance that would blend very nicely on any station with arts and cultural programming, especially those bastions of serious classical or modern compositional music - but not only those stations - and the text is interesting and poetic. It calls for quiet, rational listening - like lots of good stuff does.