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1. radiOM.org - Morning Concert Leo Ornstein Centenary Program [5.941% Popularity: 0.00000]

Morning Concert: Leo Ornstein Centenary Program Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 110 min Event Type: Music and Interview Program Origin: KPFA Additional Media Files (click to view) Composer-pianist Leo Ornstein is interviewed by Charles Amirkhanian on the occasion of his 100th birthday! Severo Ornstein, the son of the composer, is in the studio with Amirkhanian to provide commentary, while Leo Ornstein and another near centenarian, Nicolas Slonimsky, are interviewed by phone. The discussion centers on Ornstein's early history as a Wunderkind pianist in the 1910s, and his enormous output of music over nine decades of composing. Slonimsky details a recent revival of Ornstein's music in his native Russia and Severo talks of his efforts to get Ornstein's music back into print. Note: “The Poem for Flute & Piano” was recorded November 7, 1988, at a San Francisco Contemporary Music Players concert. Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: Echo Primitiv [from “9 Arabesques for Piano”] (1918-1920) -- Suicide in an ...