Research Catalog
Interview with Mishel Piastro
- Title
- Interview with Mishel Piastro [sound recording] / Ben Grauer.
- Author
- Grauer, Ben.
- Publication
- June 7, 1964.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Audio | Use in library | *LDC 44958 [CD. Service copy] | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Piastro, Mishel, 1891-1970.
- Found In
- Toscanini Legacy collection of sound recordings.
- Description
- 1 sound tape reel : analog, 15 ips., full track mono.; 10 in.
- Summary
- Michel Piastro, violinist and conductor, was concertmaster for Toscanini for eleven years at the Philharmonic. He was a witness to many rehearsals that in his opinion reveal the real greatness of maestro: he would come to them totally prepared and expected nothing less from his musicians. If his expectations were not met, the famous "storms" would occur, but they never lasted long, never became lectures and were always directed at a concrete musician or musicians. Piastro also recalls the emphasis maestro put on tempi and his ability to interpret the composers' intentions. But the most remarkable quality he attributes to Toscanini was that of an almost "hypnotic power" to see all the eyes of the musicians at the same time and keep them alert.
- Uniform Title
- Toscanini: the man behind the legend (Radio program)
- Alternative Title
- Toscanini Legacy collection of sound recordings.
- Subjects
- Note
- On CD with interviews with Gregor Piatigorsky, (track 2, 10 min.) and Rosa Raisa (track 3, 21 min.)
- Access (note)
- Access to original items restricted.
- Event (note)
- Recorded for an intermission feature for the radio program Toscanini: the man behind the legend, June 7, 1964.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Service compact disc (1 sound disc : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.) available in *LDC 44958, track 1.
- Terms of Use (note)
- No copying of private, non-commercial material is allowed without the written permission of the proprietary rights holder. For further information contact the Curator of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
- Source (note)
- Toscanini family;
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of the Toscanini Legacy collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-01.
- Call Number
- *LDC 44958, track 1
- OCLC
- 244206698
- Author
- Grauer, Ben. Interviewer
- Title
- Interview with Mishel Piastro [sound recording] / Ben Grauer.
- Imprint
- June 7, 1964.
- Event
- Recorded for an intermission feature for the radio program Toscanini: the man behind the legend, June 7, 1964.
- Access
- Access to original items restricted.
- Terms Of Use
- No copying of private, non-commercial material is allowed without the written permission of the proprietary rights holder. For further information contact the Curator of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
- Additional Formats
- Service compact disc (1 sound disc : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.) available in *LDC 44958, track 1.
- Linking Entry
- Forms part of the Toscanini Legacy collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-01.
- Source
- Gift; Toscanini family; 1983.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Piastro, Mishel, 1891-1970. IntervieweeToscanini family. Donor NN-RHA
- Added Title
- Toscanini: the man behind the legend (Radio program)Toscanini Legacy collection of sound recordings.
- Found In:
- Toscanini Legacy collection of sound recordings.
- Research Call Number
- *LDC 44958, track 1