Video Programs

These programs were created and hosted by the late Eugene Istomin (1925-2003), one of the world's most admired classical musicians. This presentation includes additional footage as well as an additional program, "Chamber Music", released here for the first time.

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    Film, Video
    Great conversations: the pianists videorecording | 1 digibeta videotape; duration: 60 min., 20 sec. | Eugene Istomin and his fellow pianists Emanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman, Leon Fleisher, Gary Graffman, and Charles Rosen offer insights into the world of the piano as they discuss performance technique and adventures in recording, make humorous observations about their colleagues, and tell inside jokes about great musical icons. The conversations were filmed in…
    • Contributor: Bronfman, Yefim - Ax, Emanuel - Istomin, Eugene - Rosen, Charles - Peter Rosen Productions, Inc - Rosen, Peter - Fleisher, Leon - Graffman, Gary
    • Date: 2005
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    Great conversations: the composers videorecording | 1 digibeta videotape; duration: 56 min., 4 sec. | 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…
    • Contributor: Istomin, Eugene - Babbitt, Milton - Danielpour, Richard - Rorem, Ned - Peter Rosen Productions, Inc - Perle, George - Lieberman, Lowell - Rosen, Peter - Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe
    • Date: 2005
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    Great conversations: chamber music videorecording | 1 digibeta videotape; duration: 41 min., 45 sec. | Istomin and his colleagues violinists Pamela Frank, Jaime Laredo, Arnold Steinhardt; cellists Lynn Harrell and Sharon Robinson; and pianists Claude Frank and Joseph Kalichstein talk about a range of topics, including the essence of the string quartet, how friendships develop from playing chamber music, and the manner in which chamber musicians exchange ideas.…
    • Contributor: Istomin, Eugene - Laredo, Jaime - Frank, Pamela - Frank, Claude - Kalichstein, Joseph - Peter Rosen Productions, Inc - Harrell, Lynn - Rosen, Peter - Steinhardt, Arnold - Warshaw, Hilan - Robinson, Sharon
    • Date: 2005
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    Great conversations: the virtuosos videorecording | 1 digibeta videotape; duration: 51 min., 12 sec. | The violinists Pamela Frank, Jaime Laredo, and Arnold Steinhardt; the cellists Lynn Harrell, Yo-Yo Ma, and Sharon Robinson; and the pianists Claude Frank and Joseph Kalichstein join Istomin in the Library of Congress’ Whittall Pavilion for a conversation among intimate friends about chamber music, performance practices, the influences of master teachers, and the…
    • Contributor: Ma, Yo-Yo - Istomin, Eugene - Laredo, Jaime - Frank, Pamela - Frank, Claude - Kalichstein, Joseph - Peter Rosen Productions, Inc - Harrell, Lynn - Rosen, Peter - Steinhardt, Arnold - Warshaw, Hilan - Robinson, Sharon
    • Date: 2005
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    Great conversations: the conductors: James Conlon videorecording | 1 digibeta videotape; duration: 55 min., 45 sec. | In a series of three one-on-one discussions, the Russian-born Mstislav Rostropovich, Indian-born Zubin Mehta, and James Conlon, a native of New York City, converse about leadership and inspiration on the podium, their views about the influence of European classical music on American music, and the influence of American popular music on other cultures.…
    • Contributor: Istomin, Eugene - Conlon, James - Peter Rosen Productions, Inc - Warshaw, Hilan - Rosen, Peter
    • Date: 2005
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    Great conversations: the conductors: Zubin Mehta videorecording | 1 digibeta videotape; duration: 65 min., 10 sec. | In a series of three one-on-one discussions, the Russian-born Mstislav Rostropovich, Indian-born Zubin Mehta, and James Conlon, a native of New York City, converse about leadership and inspiration on the podium, their views about the influence of European classical music on American music, and the influence of American popular music on other cultures.…
    • Contributor: Istomin, Eugene - Mehta, Zubin - Peter Rosen Productions, Inc - Warshaw, Hilan - Rosen, Peter
    • Date: 2005
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    Great conversations: the conductors: Mstislav Rostropovich videorecording | 1 digibeta videotape; duration: 45 min., 35 sec. | In a series of three one-on-one discussions, the Russian-born Mstislav Rostropovich, Indian-born Zubin Mehta, and James Conlon, a native of New York City, converse about leadership and inspiration on the podium, their views about the influence of European classical music on American music, and the influence of American popular music on other cultures.…
    • Contributor: Istomin, Eugene - Peter Rosen Productions, Inc - Warshaw, Hilan - Rosen, Peter - Rostropovich, Mstislav
    • Date: 2005