Soundstage; Fiddlers Three

thumbnail of Soundstage; Fiddlers Three
Please note: This content is only available at GBH and the Library of Congress, either due to copyright restrictions or because this content has not yet been reviewed for copyright or privacy issues. For information about on location research, click here.
This record is featured in “Exploring Public Media in the Peabody Awards Collection.” This record is featured in “Peabody Awards Collection.”
Series
Soundstage
Episode
Fiddlers Three
Producing Organization
WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
Contributing Organization
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-526-x921c1vv45
If you have more information about this item than what is given here, or if you have concerns about this record, we want to know! Contact us, indicating the AAPB ID (cpb-aacip-526-x921c1vv45).
Description
Episode Description
"Fiddlers Three epitomizes the range and diversity SOUNDSTAGE has become famous for. In keeping with the theme format of the series, Fiddlers Three brings together three of the foremost violin virtuosos playing today. The individual performances by Jean-Luc Ponty, Itzhak Perlman and Doug Kershaw reflect as wide a range of violin styles as has ever been heard in an hour of television. Ponty represents a fusion of jazz and rock music distinguished by extremely effective melodic invention and clear-headed improvisation. Perlman plays two well-known classical pieces (The Caprice Viennois and Carmen Fantasie) to demonstrate his incomparable skills. And Kershaw, with a brand of music rooted in two traditions of the American South (Louisiana [Cajun] and straight country-western) concludes with an electrifying performance that is exemplary of a third tradition: the exuberant showmanship perennially associated with country music. "The meeting ground for the three is created in the concluding piece by Ponty, written especially for the program. It allows the violinists to come together through the sheer joy of making music with fellow masters of the instrument. Each retains his identity, however, through specially structured improvisational segments."--1977 Peabody Awards entry form.
Broadcast Date
1977
Asset type
Episode
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
01:02:38.974
Credits
Director: Heitz, Bill
Performer: Ponty, Jean-Luc
Performer: Kershaw, Doug
Performer: Perlman, Itzhak
Producer: Heitz, Bill
Producer: Mitchell, Charles
Producing Organization: WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
AAPB Contributor Holdings
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-f0125befc93 (Filename)
Format: U-matic
Duration: 00:59:00
If you have a copy of this asset and would like us to add it to our catalog, please contact us.
Citations
Chicago: “Soundstage; Fiddlers Three,” 1977, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 29, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-x921c1vv45.
MLA: “Soundstage; Fiddlers Three.” 1977. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 29, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-x921c1vv45>.
APA: Soundstage; Fiddlers Three. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-x921c1vv45