Andre Watts on The Today show (TV program)
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Title
Andre Watts on The Today show (TV program)
Collection
Margaret Carson audio-visual materials
Names
Watts, Andre (Interviewee)
Shalit, Gene, 1936- (Interviewer)
NBC Television Network (Broadcaster)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1983-03-09
Library Location
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LVU 411
Subjects
Watts, Andre
Pianists -- United States
Genres
Notes
Content: Title created by cataloger from label on the original container; dates from the container.
Venue: Broadcast on NBC TV in New York City 1985 February 20; Broadcast on NBC TV in New York City 1983 March 9.
Acquisition: Gift; Margaret Carson, 1992.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (9 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Abstract
Two independents clips from The Today show: one dated Feb. 20, 1985 (5 min.), and the other, dated March 9, 1983 (4 min.) In the first, A. Watts speaks about the differences between playing in concert halls versus his upcoming TV recital on PBS. In the second (that took place 2 years prior to the 1st), on his 20th anniversary as a concert pianist, Watts talks about the circumstances that launched his career, intricacies concerning unknown instruments in various concert halls, and being the only black classical music performer.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 904805373
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20581947
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 97dc9cd0-4a99-0133-c166-60f81dd2b63c
Rights
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Andre Watts on The Today show (TV program)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1983. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97dc9cd0-4a99-0133-c166-60f81dd2b63c
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1983). Andre Watts on The Today show (TV program) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97dc9cd0-4a99-0133-c166-60f81dd2b63c
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Andre Watts on The Today show (TV program)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97dc9cd0-4a99-0133-c166-60f81dd2b63c
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