Collection Items

  • Audio Recording
    The 1946 Library of Congress recital
    Nathan Milstein in recital | Nineteen forty-six Library of Congress recital     compact disc | 1 sound disc (67 min., 36 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | Nathan Milstein (Statement Of Responsibility). Compact disc. Title on insert: Nathan Milstein in recital. Nathan Milstein, violin ; Josef Blatt, piano. (Performers). Recorded Oct. 7, 1946 at the Coolidge Auditorium, the Library of Congress. (Venue). Booklet containing biographical notes on the performers and program notes by K....
    • Contributor: Chopin, Frédéric - Wieniawski, Henri - Bridge Records - Coolidge Auditorium (Library of Congress) - Blatt, Josef - Bach, Johann Sebastian - Milstein, Nathan - Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix
    • Date: 1996
  • Notated Music
    Sonatas, piano no. 30, op. 109, E major manuscript score | 20 [i.e. 40] p. of ms. music ; 24 x 31 cm. | von L. v. Beethoven. (Statement Of Responsibility). Holograph. In ink, with notations in pencil. In the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation Collection of the Library of Congress. Manuscript Score (Form). Print (Form).
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Beethoven, Ludwig Van - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation
    • Date: 1820

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  • Notated Music
    Concertos, violin, orchestra K. 219, A major manuscript score | 1 ms. score ([88] p.), bound ; 17 x 23 cm. | di Wolfgango Amadeo Mozart. (Statement Of Responsibility). Holograph, signed. Caption title. In caption: Salisburgo, li 20 di decembre 1775. In the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation Collection of the Library of Congress. Manuscript Score (Form). Print (Form).
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation
    • Date: 1775

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  • Notated Music
    Sonata. Holograph. For violin and "cembalo." Caption title. "No 9." In the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation Collection of the Library of Congress. Published: Wien : Artaria, 1781 (as op. 2, no. 5). Conservation control no.: 2-92-243.28 Conservation control no.: 2-92-209.36 Conservation control no.:7-86-704.12 Photo negative enclosed Indication of watermarks
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation - Library of Congress. Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation
    • Date: 1781

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  • Notated Music
    Sextet, violins, violas, violoncellos, no. 1, op. 18, Bb major. Andante; arr. (Sketches)
    Sextet, opus 18, arrangement of second movement for piano solo.     manuscript score | [8] p. of music ; 29 x 42 cm. | Holograph, signed. The composer's arrangement of the second movement (Andante) of the Sextet no. 1, opus 18, for piano solo. (General). Caption title. (General). Title on cover: Sextet, opus 18, arrangement of second movement for piano solo. (General). "Von John [sic] Brahms"--Caption. (Statement Of Responsibility). On p. [1]: 13 September 1860....
    • Contributor: Brahms, Johannes
    • Date: 1860-09-13

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  • Notated Music
    Schelomo rapsodie hébraïque pour violoncelle solo et grand orchestre manuscript score | 1 ms. score (61 p.) ; 46 cm. | par Ernest Bloch. (Statement Of Responsibility). Holograph, signed. At end: Janvier-février 1916, Genève. In the Moldenhauer Archives collection of the Library of Congress. acquire 1 shelf copy [policy default] (Selection Decision). Manuscript Score (Form). Print (Form).
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Moldenhauer Archives - Bloch, Ernest
    • Date: 1916

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  • Film, Video
    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: Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe - Lieberman, Lowell - Rorem, Ned - Babbitt, Milton - Istomin, Eugene - Rosen, Peter - Perle, George - Danielpour, Richard - Peter Rosen Productions, Inc
    • Date: 2005
  • Film, Video
    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: Peter Rosen Productions, Inc - Istomin, Eugene - Conlon, James - Rosen, Peter - Warshaw, Hilan
    • Date: 2005
  • Film, Video
    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: Kalichstein, Joseph - Ma, Yo-Yo - Robinson, Sharon - Istomin, Eugene - Steinhardt, Arnold - Rosen, Peter - Harrell, Lynn - Laredo, Jaime - Warshaw, Hilan - Peter Rosen Productions, Inc - Frank, Claude - Frank, Pamela
    • Date: 2005
  • 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: Rosen, Charles - Istomin, Eugene - Graffman, Gary - Rosen, Peter - Bronfman, Yefim - Ax, Emanuel - Peter Rosen Productions, Inc - Fleisher, Leon
    • Date: 2005
  • Film, Video
    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: Kalichstein, Joseph - Robinson, Sharon - Istomin, Eugene - Steinhardt, Arnold - Rosen, Peter - Harrell, Lynn - Laredo, Jaime - Warshaw, Hilan - Peter Rosen Productions, Inc - Frank, Claude - Frank, Pamela
    • Date: 2005
  • Film, Video
    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: Warshaw, Hilan - Peter Rosen Productions, Inc - Istomin, Eugene - Rosen, Peter - Mehta, Zubin
    • Date: 2005
  • Film, Video
    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: Peter Rosen Productions, Inc - Istomin, Eugene - Rostropovich, Mstislav - Rosen, Peter - Warshaw, Hilan
    • Date: 2005
  • Notated Music
    Poème, violin, orchestra manuscript score | 1 ms. score ([6], 11 p.) ; 46 cm. | Holograph, signed. (General). "A Eugène Ysaye"--T.p. (General). On p. [4]: Gift, Fritz Kreisler, Dec. 28, 1948. (General). Manuscript Score (Form). Manuscript Score (Form).
    • Contributor: Chausson, Ernest - Kreisler, Fritz

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  • Collection
    Great Conversations in Music The programs for "Great Conversations in Music" were created and hosted by the late Eugene Istomin (1925-2003), one of the world's most admired classical musicians. The four-part series was commissioned by the Library of Congress in 2001 and produced and directed by Peter Rosen of Peter Rosen Productions, Inc. Filmed between December 2001 and March 2003 at the Library of Congress and the American...
    • Date: 2001

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