You Only Have To Look and See
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Length: 00:13:20
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Piece Description
You Only Have To Look and See Martha Solomon's father, Ron, died suddenly when she was only 18 months old. Though Martha has heard many personal stories about him, she knows very little about his work as a highly regarded professional photographer. But she's curious, not just as a daughter, but as a filmmaker herself. What Martha discovers is a way of looking at the world ...and really seeing. by Martha Solomon Producer: Kent Hoffman Outfront Opening and Closing Theme available - (see Timing and Cues section for more details) SEE ADDITIONAL LICENSE TERMS
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Review of You Only Have To Look and SeeThis is a lovely, moving piece of radio. Martha Solomon, a budding documentary filmmaker, tells of her explorations into the life and work of her late father, a photographer who died when she was a baby. (Interview tape from Ms. Solomon serves as the story's narration, accompanied off and on by gentle, unobtrusive music. The producer, Kent Hoffman, does not appear.) Solomon examines favorite photographs taken by her father, interviews her mother and others about him, and reads letters written about her father by other photographers that he influenced. It's a piece about
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Broadcast History
Broadcast on CBC Radio One's Outfront:
December 13, 2005
Timing and Cues
Runs: 13:19
IN: "I'm Martha Solomon...
OUT: ...thanks for listening."
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Musical Works
Title: Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, op. 24: I. Allegro
Artist: Vladimir Ashkenazy & Itzhak Perlman
Album: Beethoven: Kreutzer, Spring Sonatas/ Perlman, Ashkenazy (Decca Legends Series)
Label: Decca
Year: 1999
Length of Excerpt: 1:00 min.
Title: Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, op. 24: II. Adagio molta expressivo
Artist: Vladimir Ashkenazy & Itzhak Perlman
Album: Beethoven: Kreutzer, Spring Sonatas/ Perlman, Ashkenazy (Decca Legends Series)
Label: Decca
Year: 1999
Length of Excerpt: 1:00 min.
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Posted on November 14, 2009 at 04:07 PM | Permalink
A reflective tribute to a father and an artist
This elegiac piece explores the life of a photographer, the narrator's father, through reflections on his work and what it meant to those who loved him and worked with him. It offers insights into his way of seeing the world and images of that world. The carefully chose and sparingly used music enhances the reflective mood of the piece. In some places, more precise choice of adjectives, or some other form of showing instead of telling, might have strengthened the narrative. Words like "magical", "lovely", "amazing" and "astounding" don't really help the listener see the images or feel what the narrator is feeling. However, the topic is unusual and poignant and the listener is left with a very clear sense of Ron Solomon, his work, and what it meant to people. A sensitive and moving tribute to a father and an artist!