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60 Minutes, The Lost Music, Part 1
presented by Lewis Jonathan Wertheim, 1970-; produced by Katherine Davis, fl. 2004-2015; interview by Lewis Jonathan Wertheim, 1970-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2019), 12 mins
A profile of Francesco Lotoro, the Italian composer and pianist who has worked 30 years to recover, catalog, and perform music written during the Holocaust – including works written and performed secretly in Nazi concentration camps. Lotoro converted to Judaism after gravitating towards the religion from a young...
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presented by Lewis Jonathan Wertheim, 1970-; produced by Katherine Davis, fl. 2004-2015; interview by Lewis Jonathan Wertheim, 1970-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2019), 12 mins
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A profile of Francesco Lotoro, the Italian composer and pianist who has worked 30 years to recover, catalog, and perform music written during the Holocaust – including works written and performed secretly in Nazi concentration camps. Lotoro converted to Judaism after gravitating towards the religion from a young age. At the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, inmate orchestras were set up by the Nazis for their entertainment. The main functi...
A profile of Francesco Lotoro, the Italian composer and pianist who has worked 30 years to recover, catalog, and perform music written during the Holocaust – including works written and performed secretly in Nazi concentration camps. Lotoro converted to Judaism after gravitating towards the religion from a young age. At the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, inmate orchestras were set up by the Nazis for their entertainment. The main function of the Auschwitz Camp Orchestra was to play marches and concerts. As an entire generation of musicians and artists were imprisoned or killed, Lotoro feels the course of European music would have differed drastically with their influence. He has catalogued over 8,000 pieces of music, which range from symphonies to tunes scribbled on discarded paper. Lotoro collects, arranges, and sometimes completes the works with great care. He argues the point of connection between life and death, in a place like a concentration camp, is music. Prisoners felt the music allowed them a sense of dignity, which Lotoro continues to work to preserve. Includes interviews with Bret Werb, music curator at the U.S. Holocaust Museum; Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Holocaust survivor and former Auschwitz women’s orchestra member; Waldemar Kropinski, son of composer Jozef Kropinski; and Christoph Kulisiewicz, son of composer Aleksander Kulisiewicz.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Interview, News story
Contributor
Katherine Davis, fl. 2004-2015
Author / Creator
Lewis Jonathan Wertheim, 1970-
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Francesco Lotoro, 1964-
Topic / Theme
Genocide, Music composition, Music history, Holocaust, 1939-1945, War and Violence, Jews, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Copland Portrait
directed by Terry Sanders, 1931-; composed by Aaron Copland, 1900-1990; conducted by Aaron Copland, 1900-1990; produced by Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013 and Terry Sanders, 1931-, United States Information Agency (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 1967), 30 mins
Aaron Copland is considered by many to be America's premier composer. His musical works range from ballet and orchestra to choral music and movie scores. "Copland Portrait" is a rare intimate portrait of a man and his music. Filmed at Copland's home in Peekskill, N.Y., at Tanglewood, and in Washington D.C., this a...
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directed by Terry Sanders, 1931-; composed by Aaron Copland, 1900-1990; conducted by Aaron Copland, 1900-1990; produced by Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013 and Terry Sanders, 1931-, United States Information Agency (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 1967), 30 mins
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Aaron Copland is considered by many to be America's premier composer. His musical works range from ballet and orchestra to choral music and movie scores. "Copland Portrait" is a rare intimate portrait of a man and his music. Filmed at Copland's home in Peekskill, N.Y., at Tanglewood, and in Washington D.C., this award winning film is a must for all lovers of American classical music.
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Aaron Copland, 1900-1990, Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013, Terry Sanders, 1931-, United States Information Agency
Author / Creator
Aaron Copland, 1900-1990, Terry Sanders, 1931-
Date Published / Released
1967
Publisher
American Film Foundation
Person Discussed
Aaron Copland, 1900-1990
Topic / Theme
Revolution and Protest context, Music and Social Change, Music careers, Music composition, The Arts
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1967 American Film Foundation
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