Tag: Eleanor Aller Slatkin

For the new year: Leonard Slatkin shares a family reminiscence written by his brother, the cellist Frederick Zlotkin, who died only a few months ago. The focus is mainly on their mother, Eleanor Aller Slatkin, who played in the Hollywood String Quartet with her husband, Felix, and as principal cellist in the Warner Bros. studio orchestra. In the latter capacity, she frequently recorded cello solos for the films. There’s plenty here to fascinate, both in terms of Saltkin family history and glimpses into what it was like for a musician, particularly a female musician, to work in Hollywood during the “Golden Age.” Furthermore, it concludes with a great anecdote about Arnold Schoenberg, in Eleanor’s own words.

JANUARY 2023