Charles Amirkhanian Collection ➔ Speaking of Music: Leo Ornstein, 2 of 2

Digital Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

C Amirkhanian

Identifier

SOM.1988.10.20.B

Program Series

Speaking of Music

Program Length

98 min

Part

2 of 2

Dates

| broadcast
| 1988-10-20 | created

Description

Recorded on October 20, 1988 as part of the San Francisco Exploratorium’s Speaking of Music series, Charles Amirkhanian interviews Leo Ornstein over the phone, while Martha Anne Verbit and Marvin Tartak play a number of his compositions for the piano. Charles is also joined by Ornstein's son Severo as well as Andrew Imbrie. Also heard are a couple of video clips including an interview between Ornstein and Vivian Perlis.

Genres

20th century classical
New music

Musical Selections

Wild Men's Dance (”Danse sauvage”), Op. 13, No. 2 (ca. 1913) / Leo Ornstein -- Sonata No. 7 (1988) / Leo Ornstein

Performers

Michael Sellers, piano (Wild)
Marvin Tartak, piano (Sonata)

Subjects

20th century classical
New music
Piano music
Sonatas (Piano)
Composition (Music)

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by Save America’s Treasures, a program of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Related place

San Francisco (Calif.) (was recorded at)

Related Entities

Amirkhanian, Charles
Ornstein, Leo, 1892-2002
Sellers, Michael
Tartak, Marvin
Perlis, Vivian