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Interview with pianist Andre Watts, 1986-01-22

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Title
Interview with pianist Andre Watts, 1986-01-22
Names
Watts, Andre (Interviewee)
Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008 (Interviewer)
Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008 (Host)
WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) (Distributor)
Watts, Andre (Performer)
Collection

Margaret Carson audio-visual materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1986-01-22
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1539
Topics
Watts, Andre -- Interviews
Piano music
Pianists -- United States
Piano music, Arranged
Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Stücke, piano, op. 119. Intermezzo, E minor
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Show girl. Liza; arranged
Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937. Miroirs. Oiseaux tristes
Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Grandes études de Paganini. No 3, Campanella
Genres
Music
Interviews
Notes
Source note: Title created from original cassette label; date presumed from audition.
Venue: Broadcast on WFMT radio in Chicago 1986 January 22.
Acquisition: Gift; Margaret Carson, 1992.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 55 min.) : analog, stereo
Description
Studs Terkel, a host and broadcaster on Chicago radio WFMT, introduces Andre Watts, a celebrated pianist, in town with 3 concerts scheduled at Orchestra Hall, who discusses and performs (music broadcast from his earlier recordings) Brahms and his intermezzi; Gershwin and his music; Liszt, the composer and pianist; modern recording technology; and famous pianists Vladimir Horowitz and Arthur Rubinstein. He also remembers his family, childhood, first interest in learning to play the piano, and his great teacher, Leon Fleisher, a pianist and conductor. Music works from recordings include; Intermezzo in E minor, op. 119, no. 2 by Brahms, song Liza by Gershwin, Oiseaux tristes (sad birds) by Ravel, and Campanella after Paganini by Liszt. Radio advertisements are omitted.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 914281891
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20747947
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fb7fda50-b8fe-0133-3d9e-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with pianist Andre Watts, 1986-01-22" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1986. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fffae6c0-b8fe-0133-1b61-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with pianist Andre Watts, 1986-01-22" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fffae6c0-b8fe-0133-1b61-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1986). Interview with pianist Andre Watts, 1986-01-22 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fffae6c0-b8fe-0133-1b61-60f81dd2b63c

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Interview with pianist Andre Watts, 1986-01-22