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On the eve of the 2026 National Book Festival, Acting Librarian of Congress Robert R. Newlen and festival co-chair David M. Rubenstein welcomed five of the dozens of authors appearing at this year's festival.
For transcript and more information, visit loc.gov/item/video-12566
On the eve of the 2026 National Book Festival, Acting Librarian of Congress Robert R. Newlen and festival co-chair David M. Rubenstein welcomed five of the dozens of authors appearing at this year's festival.
For transcript and more information, visit loc.gov/item/video-12566






![Tabea Zimmermann, viola and Javier Perianes, piano
Considered perhaps the worlds greatest violist, Tabea Zimmermann took a very rare American recital tour this spring with Spanish pianist Javier Perianes, stopping at just a few fortunate venues. Known for enthralling, revelatory performances and recordings, the artists performed masterworks of the viola repertoire: Robert Schumanns Fantasiestücke, Brahms second viola sonata, the poignant Lachrymae by Benjamin Britten, based on a song by John Dowland, and Shostakovichs op. 147 sonata, completed a month before the composers death. Viola aficionados enjoyed the chance to hear Zimmermann perform two encores (included here) on the Librarys remarkable Stradivari Fulton, ex-Baird, Tuscan-Medici viola, made in 1690. This video includes excerpts from the program, including music by Rober Schumann, Brahms, and Clara Schumann.
[00:30] Robert Schumann/Tabea Zimmermann, Fantasiestücke, op. 73
[13:39] Johannes Brahms, Sonata for Viola and Piano in E-flat major, op. 120/2
[38:20] Clara Schumann/Tabea Zimmermann, Drei Romanczen, op. 22
I. Andante molto
[43:22] Robert Schumann, Märchenbilder, op. 113
IV. Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck
For transcript and more information, visit https://www.loc.gov/item/video-11905/ Tabea Zimmermann, viola and Javier Perianes, piano](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fVnA_cetUBU/mqdefault.jpg)



