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Women's Works: Vivian Fine and Her Music |
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| Item Type: Sound Recording |
Duration: 59 min |
| Event Type: Documentary |
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Vivian Fine, born in 1913, is one of the most significant female composers in the United States. In this program, produced in 1986 by the International League of Women Composers with funds provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, host Lisa Simeone and Vivian Fine discuss her career, composing philosophy, music, and teaching experiences. Some of Fine's colleagues and friends also are interviewed. Much of the hourlong program is given over to Fine's music. The works span her long career, beginning with “Four Songs”, composed in 1933, and ending with “Drama for Orchestra”, inspired by the paintings of Edvard Munch, from 1982. Other pieces include “Momenti” and “Missa Brevis”. |
| Musical Selections: |
Lullaby, for piano [excerpt] (1926) -- Prelude No 3, for piano [excerpt] (1939) -- Four Songs: The lover in winter plaineth for the spring [text by anonymous, 16th century] ; Comfort to a youth that had lost his love [text by Robert Herrick] ; She weeps over Rahoon [text by James Joyce] ; Tilly [text by James Joyce] (1932) (6:23) -- String Quartet [excerpt] (1957) -- Momenti: Nos 1, 4, 3, & 6, for piano (1978) (6:41) -- Missa brevis, for prerecorded voice and 4 celli [excerpt] (1972) (6:42) -- Drama: The Embrace ; Jealousy ; The Scream ; Two Figures by the Shore, for orchestra [after paintings by Edvard Munch] (1982) (14:14) |
| Performers: |
Mark Shefelbine (sp?), piano (Lullaby)
Vivian Fine, piano (Prelude)
Sandra Sliker Bouman, soprano (Four)
Y. Gabori (sp?), violin (Four)
David Gusikoff (sp?), violin (Four)
Evelyn Reed, viola (Four)
Morris Block, cello (Four)
Claremont String Quartet: (Quartet)
Marc Gottlieb, violin (Quartet)
Vladimir Weisman, violin (Quartet)
William Schoen, viola (Quartet)
Irving Klein, cello (Quartet
Lionel Nowak, piano (Momenti)
Jan De Gaetani, mezzo-soprano (Missa)
Eric Bartlett, cello (Missa)
David Finckel, cello (Missa)
Michael Finckel, cello (Missa)
Maxine Neuman, cello (Missa)
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (Drama)
Edo de Waart, conductor (Drama) |
| Genre: |
20th Century Classical |
| Subject: |
Fine, Vivian, 1913-; 20th century classical; Piano music; Songs (Medium voice) with viola; Songs (Medium voice) with string ensemble; Sacred songs (Medium voice) with instrumental ensemble; Orchestral music |
| People: |
Simeone, Lisa ; Fine, Vivian, 1913-; Herrick, Robert, 1591-1674; Joyce, James, 1882-1941; Bouman, Sandra Sliker ; Gottlieb, Marc ; Weisman, Vladimir, 1931- ; Schoen, William, musician; Klein, Irving, cellist; Nowak, Lionel, 1911-1995; De Gaetani, Jan ; Bartlett, Eric ; Finckel, David ; Finckel, Michael; Neuman, Maxine; Steinberg, Michael, 1928-; Munch, Edvard, 1863-1944; Waart, Edo de |
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