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Great conversations: the composers / Eugene Istomin [video recording]

Great conversations: the composers [videorecording]
Title
Great conversations: the composers [videorecording]
Host
Istomin, Eugene
Interviewees
Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe
Rorem, Ned
Perle, George
Lieberman, Lowell
Danielpour, Richard
Babbitt, Milton
Producer
Rosen, Peter
Place of Publication/Creation
New York
Type of Material
moving image
Published/Created
2005
Publisher
Peter Rosen Productions, Inc.
Forms
videorecording
videorecording
Physical Description
1 digibeta videotape; duration: 56 min., 4 sec.
Content
Composers Milton Babbit, Richard Danielpour, Lowell Liebermann, George Perle, Ned Rorem, and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich join Istomin at the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York to discuss and argue about the strong feelings and controversies surrounding modern contemporary music and the challenges that programming their music presents. The composers talk about their lifelong struggles to achieve recognition, but express pride in their collective status as representatives of the avant-garde.
Creator notes
In opening credits: "The Library of Congress, Washington, DC, presents."
In credits: "produced for the Library of Congress by Peter Rosen Productions, Inc."
Venue
Filmed at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York.
Bibliographic history
"Program two" in the series of Great conversations.
Additional credits: for the Music Division of the Library of Congress: Jon Newsom, Chief; Jan Lauridsen, Asst. Chief; Ruth Foss, Program Specialist.
Permissions Notes
Copyright Library of Congress. This program was made possible through the courtesy of Eugene Istomin. Artists' appearances are courtesy of themselves: Milton Babbitt, Richard Danielpour, Lowell Lieberman, George Perle, Ned Rorem, and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich.
Copyright Library of Congress. This program was made possible through the courtesy of Eugene Istomin. Artists' appearances are courtesy of themselves: Milton Babbitt, Richard Danielpour, Lowell Lieberman, George Perle, Ned Rorem, and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich.
Repository
Music Division

Last Updated: 11-18-2005

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