Martin Bookspan interviews American composer and teacher Jack Beeson. Beeson talks about his early interest in opera; and about his decision to become an "opera-composer" that was influenced by Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts; and about his career as a composer. The composer discusses each of the following works: Jonah (opera in two or three acts, libretto by the composer, adapted from the play by Paul Goodman) (1948-1950), Symphony no. 1 in A (1959), Lizzie Borden (opera in three acts, libretto by Kenward Elmslie, based on a scenario by Richard Plant, commissioned by the Ford Foundation) (1965), My heart's in the highlands (television opera, libretto by the composer, adapted from the play by William Saroyan, commissioned by the National Educational Television Opera Theater) (1969). Excerpts from Symphony no. 1 in A (second and third movements) and from the opera Lizzie Borden (second act) are played during the interview.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
The collection contains recordings of the radio programs which Diether wrote, including the series "The Life of Beethoven." In addition to the programs themselves, sound cues for the programs are included. The collection also contains appearences of Diether as a commentator on radio programs and intermission features from concert broadcasts. In addition to documentaries and commentary, there are recordings of concerts by the New York Mahlerites (today known as The Gustav Mahler Society of New York).
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Sounds
Extent:
67 recordings
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Martin Bookspan interviews jazz composer and pianist John Lewis. Lewis talks about his background as a musician, about his motivation, career and life. He discusses the beginnig of the Modern Jazz Quartet, creator and musical director of which he has been since it became a permanent group in 1951, and was formally incorporated in 1952. He talks about his work with Dizzy Gillespie and other jazzmen. He also reminiscences about his years in Paris. He speaks about his music written for films such as Odds against tomorrow (1959). At the end of the interview he talks about his plans for the future. During the interview excerpts from his Three little feelings (Second movement), Vendôme, from the film Odds against tomorrow, In memoriam, and Midsömmer (1957) are played.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Martin Bookspan interviews American classical composer and pianist Lee Hoiby. Hoiby talks about both of his careers: as a pianist and composer. Though at first he intended to pursue a career as a concert pianist, today he is more interested in composing, he says. The composer speaks about his early interest in composing, his background, his studies at Mills College, and then later at the Curtis Institute of Music with Gian Carlo Menotti, his life in New York City. He discusses various of his works such as two operas: Summer and smoke, and Natalia Petrovna; and the music he composed for two balets: After Eden (choreography by John Butler) and Suite for orchestra for Hearts, meadows, and flags (choreography by Richard Wagner). Excepts of two ballets are played during the interview.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
The Leo Reisman collection contains primarily private acetate disc recordings of Reisman's radio performances of the 1930's, as well as Reisman's personal collection of commercial 78 rpm discs. Included among the noncommercial recordings are extensive holdings of his Philip Morris Show and Schaefer's nine o'clock revue appearances. Less complete holdings for Lucky Strike's your hit parade are also included. The commercial disc collection is comprised mostly of Reisman's commercially released recordings, as well as a small number of other artists' recordings
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Sounds
Extent:
809 recordings
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Martin Bookspan interviews American contemporary classical music composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher Leon Kirchner. Kirchner talks about both of his careers: as a teacher and as a composer; about his students; about the performers he used to work with such as violinists Michael Spivakowsky and Isaac Stern; and about electronic tape music. The composer speaks about music by Arnold Schoenberg that influenced him, and he has composed a large quantity of music which is stylistically tied to the works of Schoenberg. He talks about his opera Lily (based on Saul Bellow's Henderson, the Rain King). The composer also discusses each of the following works, excerpts of which are then played during the interview: Music for orchestra (1970), Sonata concertante (for violin and piano, first movement) (1952), Quartet no. 3 (for strings and electronic tape).
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Adele Addison, soprano ; Russell Oberlin, counter-tenor ; David Lloyd, tenor ; William Warfield, baritone ; Westminster Choir ; John Finley Williamson, choir director ; The New York Philharmonic Orchestra ; Leonard Bernstein, conductor.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Lohengrin. Vorspiel / Richard Wagner -- Fledermaus. Selections / Johann Strauss -- Rigoletto. Selections / Giuseppe Verdi -- Tannhäuser. Selections / Richard Wagner.
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Sounds
Extent:
3 recordings
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Damnation de Faust. Overture / Hector Berlioz -- The Bartered Bride. Selections / Bedrich Smetena -- Traviata. Selections / Giuseppe Verdi -- Martha. Selections / Friedrich von Flotow.
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Sounds
Extent:
3 recordings
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Les contes d'Hoffmann. Overture / Jacques Offenbach -- Entführung aus dem Serail. Selections / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Boris Godunov. Selections / Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky -- Simon Boccanegra. Selections / Giuseppe Verdi.
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Sounds
Extent:
4 recordings
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Vorspiel (Act 1) / Richard Wagner -- Boris Godunov. Selections / Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky -- Samson et Dalila. Selections / Camille Saint-Saëns -- Love for three oranges. Selections / Sergei Prokofiev.
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Sounds
Extent:
3 recordings
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Schöne Galathée. Ouvertüre / Franz von Suppe -- Fledermaus. Selections / Johann Strauss -- Show boat. Selections / Jerome Kern -- Gondoliers. Selections / Sir Arthur Sullivan.
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Sounds
Extent:
3 recordings
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Fliegende Holländer. Ouvertüre / Richard Wagner -- Tristan und Isolde. Selections / Richard Wagner -- Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre. Selections / Richard Wagner.
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Sounds
Extent:
3 recordings
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Rigoletto. Selections / Giuseppe Verdi -- Aïda. Selections / Giuseppe Verdi -- Fidelio (1814). Selections / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Pêcheurs de perles. Selections / Georges Bizet.
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Sounds
Extent:
3 recordings
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Amore brujo. Overture / Manuel de Falla -- Giulio Cesare. Selections / George Frideric Handel -- Hérodiade. Selections / Jules Massenet -- Così fan tutte. Selections / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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Sounds
Extent:
3 recordings
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
The collection consists of excerpts of twenty-five consecutive programs, broadcast weekly from April 28, 1946 to September 13, 1946. Thomas Scherman served as conductor for the entire series. Noteworthy singers include Natalie Bodanya, John Brownlee, Eugene Conley, Norman Cordon, Todd Duncan, Dorothy Kirsten, Charles Kullman, Brenda Lewis, Martha Lipton, Ann McKnight, Ray Middleton, Mona Paulee, Eleanor Steber, Lawrence Tibbett, Richard Tucker, and Claramae Turner.
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Sounds
Extent:
77 recordings
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Martin Bookspan interviews composer, conductor, pianist, and teacher Lukas Foss. Foss talks about both of his careers: as a conductor and as a composer. Speaking about conducting career, he also discusses both of the posts that he held at the same time in 1970's: the conductor and musical director of the Brooklyn Philharmonia (renamed the Brooklyn Philharmonic) in New York, and the conductor of the Kol Yisrael (state radio) Orchestra in Jerusalem (now the Jerusalem Symphony). He discusses each of the following works, which are then played in their entirety: Ni bruit ni vitesse (for 2 pianos and 2 percussionists, playing on the piano strings) (1971), Non-Improvisation (for clarinet, cello, piano/harpsichord, electronic organ, percussion ad libitum (1967), and Paradigm (quintet for percussionist/conductor, electric guitar, and 3 other sustaining instruments) (1968).
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
The Metropolitan Opera has been one of the world's premiere opera companies for well over a century. Its series of live Saturday matinee radio broadcasts began in 1931, featuring host Milton Cross. The Metropolitan Opera radio scripts date from 1933 to 1974, and hold Milton Cross's writings and correspondence in addition to scripts.
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Other
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Martin Bookspan interviews musician, composer, and educator Michael Colagrass. Colagrass speaks about his studies at the University of Illinois; about his musical career in Chicago where his first professional experiences were as a jazz drummer; about his eleven years career as a free-lance percussionist in New York City; and about switching him career of jazz musician to career of classical music composer. He talks about both of his backgrounds, jazz and classical music, that influenced his works. The composer discusses in detail each of the following works, excerpts of which are then played during the interview: Light spirit (for flute, viola, guitar, and percussion, 2 players) (1963), Rhapsodic fantasy (for percussion soloist and orchestra) (1965), The earth's a baked apple (written for a teen-age chorus, words by the composer) (1968), New people (seven songs for mezzo soprano, viola and piano, words by the composer) (1969).
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Martin Bookspan interviews American contemporary music composer Milton Babbitt. Babbitt talks about his career as a composer; about the difficulties with recordings of his works. The composer discusses in detail each of the following works, excerpts of which are then played during the interview: Philomel (for soprano, recorded soprano, and synthesized sound, text by John Hollander) (1964), Relata I (1965), Sextets (for violin and piano) (1966), Sounds and words (for soprano and piano), All set (for jazz ensemble), String quartet no. 4.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Martin Bookspan interviews American composer and teacher Miriam Gideon. Gideon talks about her career as a composer. She discusses in detail each of the following works, excerpts of which are then played during the interview: Fantasy on a Javanese motive (for cello and piano) (1948), Rhymes from the hill (texts from the Galgenlieder by Christian Morgenstern, English translations by Max Knight, for mezzo-soprano, clarinet, marimba and cello), Piano suite no. 3 (1951), The seasons of time (for high voice, flute, cello, and piano, based on Tanka poetry of ancient Japan) (1969), Symphonia brevis (1953), The hound of heaven (words by Francis Thompson, for baritone, oboe, and string trio) (1945), and reads fragments from the poems by Christian Morgenstern.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Transcripts of the radio program presented on radio station WQXR, New York. From Dec. 7, 1941 to Sept. 26, 1943, the program was called Music for the theatre.
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Other
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Opening portion of Te Deum / J.-B. Lully -- Lęcons de Ténèbres (3rd lec̦on) / F. Couperin -- Portions of Sacred service / D. Milhaud -- Opening movement of the Mass of the poor / E. Satie.
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Sounds
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1 recording
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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Excerpt of unidentified 20th century work -- Gavotte of Suite no. 1 [BWV 1066 in C major] ; Et misericordia (from "Magnificat") / J. S. Bach -- Excerpt of slow movement of Symphony no. 4 / J. Brahms -- [Pavane (Orchestra version) / G. Fauré] -- [Excerpt of Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato of Symphony no. 4 / P. Tchaikovsky] -- Scherzo [Allegretto pizzicato] of Quartet no. 4 / B. Bartók -- 2 excerpts and first movement from "Harp" quartet / L. van Beethoven -- 1st of Three pieces for string quartet / I. Stravinsky -- Slow movement of String quartet, no. 3 [i.e. no. 4], op. 22 / P. Hindemith. Note WNYC inventory no.: WNYC-CONN-1965-12-05; Catalog: 53627. 934th broadcast. Language Spoken in English; sung in Latin. Source Gift; WNYC (Radio station : New York, N. Y.) ; 2007. Subject Radio programs, Musical. Genre/Form Classical music radio programs. Subject Suites (Orchestra) -- Excerpts. Oratorios -- Excerpts. Symphonies -- Excerpts. String quartets -- Excerpts. Orchestral music, Arranged. Added Author Randolph, David, Host. Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Suites, orchestra, BWV 1066, C major. Gavotte, no. 1-2. Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Magnificat, BWV 243, D major. Et misericordia. Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Symphonies, no. 4, op. 98, E minor. Andante moderato. Selections. Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924. Pavan, orchestra, op. 50, F♯ minor. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Symphonies, no. 4, op. 36, F minor. Scherzo. Selections. Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945. Quartets, strings, no. 4. Allegretto pizzicato. Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Quartets, strings, no. 10, op. 74, E♭ major. Poco adagio. Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Pièces, string quartet. No. 1. Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963. Quartets, strings, no. 4, op. 22. Ruhige Viertel: Stets fliessend. Fine Arts Quartet, Performer. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.) WNYC (Radio station : New York, N. Y.) Donor. NN-RHA Added Title David Randolph concerts Instrumental usages Research Call Number *LDC 48617
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Sounds
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1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
In 1st work: Reginald Kell, clarinet ; [Zimbler Sinfonietta]. In 3rd and 5th works: Vienna Philharmonic Wind Group ; Roland Raupenstrauch, piano. In 6th work: Winifred Cecil, soprano ; Luigi Amodio, clarinet ; Alfredo Simonetto, piano. In 7th work: Reginald Kell, clarinet ; Louis Kentner, piano ; Anthony Pini, violoncello. In 8th work: Benny Goodman, clarinet ; New York Philharmonic ; John Barbirolli, conductor. David Randolph, host.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
In this recording, D. Randolph shares both rehearsals (candid warm-ups, song rehearsal clips and train noise) and final polished music tracks of various Christmas carols and one Monteverdi madrigal, "Non più guerra, pietate" sung by this group The Randolph Singers for their second volume of Christmas carols produced by Westminster Records. "Cradle in a manger" was performed and written by Gordon Myers. An unidentified radio announcer is featured at the end of the CD's first track.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
In 2nd work: Paul Matthen, baritone ; Bertha Melnik, piano. In 4th work: Little Orchestra Society ; Thomas Scherman, conductor. In 5th and 9th work: Philadelphia Orchestra Pops ; Alexander Hilsberg, conductor. In 6th work: Paul Matthen, baritone ; Emilia Mitrani, piano. In 7th work: Tom Lehrer, performer. In 8th and 10th works: Winterthur Symphony Orchestra ; Henry Swoboda, conductor. In 11th work: Nuovo madrigaletto italiano, performers. In 12th work: Ruth Rubin, performer. In 14th work: Symphony Orchestra of Radio Berlin ; Artur Rother, conductor. In 15th work: Hazel Shermet, performer. David Randolph, host ; with unidentified radio announcer.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Wilhelm Kempff, piano (3rd work) ; Egon Petri, piano (4th work) ; Vienna State Opera with Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (6th work) ; Budapest Quartet (7th work) ; New Music Quartet (8th work) ; David Randolph, host ; with unidentified radio announcer and various performers.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
In 1st work: Hughes Cuénod, tenor (Narrator) ; Derrik Olsen, baritone (Tancredi) ; Dora Abel, soprano (Clorinda) ; Radio Zurich Symphony Orchestra ; Walter Goehr, conductor. In 2nd work: Eleanor Houston, soprano (Dido) ; Henry Cummings, baritone (Aeneas) ; with unidentified soloists ; Stuart Chamber Orchestra and Chorus ; Jackson Gregory, conductor. David Randolph, host ; with unidentified radio announcer.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Two final movements of The little symphonies for small orchestra [No. 1, "Printemps"] / D. Milhaud -- Scherzo movement ["Jig"] of Sonata no. 1 for violin and piano / H. Cowell -- Concerto for viola and small orchestra based on old German folk tunes (aka Der Schwanendreher) / P. Hindemith -- Excerpt of Academic Festival overture / J. Brahms -- La vieille maison ("The old house"), a French folk song -- Chanson hébraïque, a setting of a Jewish folk song ["Mejerke, main suhn"] / M. Ravel -- Concluding portions [Saturday night waltz and Hoe-down sections] of the ballet suite Rodeo / A. Copland.
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Sounds
Formats:
CD
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
La mulita -- Korobeyniki (The peddler or The box) -- Schwefelhölze (Sulphur matches) -- Hanging Johnny -- Sample of Flamenco music -- A soulcake -- Panou sta alonia -- Gitare ; Sheltn, shelt ich dem tog -- Folksong from French Africa (excerpt) -- Xango, a Brazilian Negro cantata for soprano, chorus and orchestra / J. Siqueira -- Brief talk (from 2nd World Festival of Folksong and Folk dance, summer 1953) / R. Vaughan Williams ; [Jabadao] (Brittany, France) ; Chanson de fête (Basque, Spain) -- Agur izar eri (Basque) -- Why do you sit up until midnight? (Russian folk song)
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
In 1st work: David Saxon and Barnett Cardell [i.e. Gardel], violins ; Kellman Flizig [i.e. Calman Flesig], viola ; George Fayer, violoncello. In 2nd-4th work: William Warfield, baritone ; Otto Hertz [i.e. Herz], piano. In 5th work: Claude Debussy, piano. David Randolph ; with unidentified radio announcer.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
In 1st work: Shirley Reisman, piano ; Harry Zarief, violin ; William Schoen, viola ; Maurice Bialkin, violoncello ; Homer Mensch ; double bass. In 3rd work: Reginald Kell, clarinet ; Anthony Penie [i.e. Pini], violoncello ; Louie Kentner, piano. David Randolph, host ; with unidentified radio announcer.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
in 1st work: Arminas Santana (?), conductor ; with unidentified performers and Italian orchestra. In 2nd work: Nicolas Agroff, baritone ; Orchestre Radio-symphonique de Paris ; René Leibowitz, conductor. In 3rd work: Serge Lemeshev, tenor ; Bolshoi Opera and Chorus ; Vassily Nebolsin, conductor. In 4th work: Mattawilda Dobbs, soprano ; Hughes Cuénod and Joseph Peyron, tenors ; Bernard Demigny, baritone ; Orchestre philharmonique de Paris ; René Leibowitz, conductor. David Randolph, host ; with unidentified radio announcer.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
In 1st work: Nikolai Graudan, violoncello ; Joanna Graudan, piano. In 2nd work: Budapest [String] Quartet. In 4th work: I. Stravinsky, composer and conductor. David Randolph, host.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
In this recording, "David Randolph directs his remarks in this broadcast to classical music lovers who do not like modern music ... He attempts, with examples, and a little psychology, to get the die-hard classical listener to be a little more open minded about modern music"
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
In 1st work: Kurt Appelbaum, piano. In 2nd-3rd works: The Randolph Singers ; David Randolph, conductor. In 4th work: Polymusic Chamber Orchestra ; Vladimir Cherniavsky, conductor. In 5th work: Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Antal Dorati, conductor. In 6th work: [Erika Stiedry-Wagner, soprano] ; Arnold Schoenburg, conductor. In 7th work: Eileen Farrell, soprano ; Mack Harrell, baritone ; New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra ; Dmitri Mitropoulos, conductor. In 8th work: Henry Cowell, piano. David Randolph, host ; with unidentified radio announcer.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
David Randolph plays excerpts from three different interpretations of J. S. Bach's B minor mass, keeping the idenities of the performers and conductors a secret until the end of track 1.
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Sounds
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1 recording
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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
In this 300th broadcast, David Randolph does away with his usual objective approach and "lets the listener hear what he likes and dislikes".--Container.
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Sounds
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1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
In 1st work: Italian Chamber Orchestra ; Newell Jenkins, conductor. In 2nd work: Virtuosi di Roma ; [Renato Fasano, conductor]. In 3rd work: NBC Symphony Orchestra ; Arturo Toscanini, conductor. David Randolph, host ; with unidentified radio announcer.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
In 1st work: Vienna Symphony Orchestra ; Henry Swoboda, conductor. In 2nd work: Joseph Szigeti, violin ; [Mitchell Miller, oboe ; Robert McGinnis, clarinet ; Bert Gassman, English horn ; Sol Schoenbach, bassoon] ; Igor Stravinsky, conductor. In 3rd work: Jean Pougnet, violin ; Frederick Riddle, viola ; Anthony Pini, violoncello. In 4th work: [London Baroque Ensemble ; Karl Haas, conductor.] In 5th work: Philadelphia Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy, conductor.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
In 1st work: Harry Zarief and David Mankovitz, violins ; William Schoen, viola ; Maurice Bialkin, violoncello. In 2nd-6th works: Joan Bishop, soprano ; Vernon Duke, piano. David Randolph, host ; with unidentifed radio announcer.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
In 1st work: Robert Casadesus, piano. In 2nd-3rd, 8th works: The Randolph Singers ; David Randolph, conductor. In 4th work: Rey de la Torre, guitar. In 5th work: Akademie Chor ; [Orchestra of the] Vienna State Opera ; Hermann Scherchen, conductor. In 6th work: Rolf Persinger, viola ; Stradivari [Records] Chamber Music Ensemble. In 7th work: Pro Musica Antiqua ; Safford Cape, conductor. David Randolph, host ; with unidentified radio announcer.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
In 1st-2nd, 4th-6th, 8th-9th, 12th, 14th, 16th-17th work: unidentified performers. In 3rd work: National Symphony Orchestra ; Walter Damrosch, conductor. In 7th work: Benny Goodman, clarinet ; New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra ; [John Barbirolli, conductor]. In 10th work: Arthur Whittemore and Jack Lowe, pianos ; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra ; Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor. In 11th work: Gaby and Robert Casadeus, pianos. In 13th work: The Randolph Singers ; [David Randolph, conductor]. In 15th work: Lionel Hampton, vibraphone ; Benny Goodman Sextet. David Randolph, host ; with unidentified radio announcer.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
In 1st work: unidentifed performers. In 2nd work: American Recording Society Orchestra ; Walter Hendl, conductor. In 3rd work: National Gallery Orchestra ; Richard Bales, conductor. David Randolph, host ; with unidentifed radio announcer.
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Sounds
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1 recording
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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
The Randolph Singers (Anna Louise Kautz and Harriet Hill, sopranos ; Mildred Greenberg, contralto ; Abram Sheer, tenor ; Bert Spero, bass) ; David Randolph, host and conductor ; with unidentified radio announcer.
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Sounds
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1 recording
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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
In 1st work (playing live in studio): Joseph Zwilich, violin ; Shirley Reisman, piano. In 2nd work: Unidentified performers. David Randolph, host ; with unidenified radio announcer.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
In 1st work: Manuel Compinsky Quartet ; Janssen Symphony Orchestra of Los Angeles ; Werner Janssen, conductor. In 2nd work: Fernando Valenti, harpsichord. In 3rd work: Tina de Maria, piano ; Scarlatti Orchestra of Naples ; Franco Caracciolo, conductor.
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Sounds
Extent:
1 recording
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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
In 1st work (version 1): [Orchestra of the] National Theatre ; Yuri Fayer, conductor. In 2nd work (1st work, version 2): Vienna State Opera [Orchestra] ; Herman Schercgen [i.e. Scherchen], conductor. In 3rd work (version 1): Vienna State Opera [Orchestra] ; Argeo Quadri, conductor. In 4th work (3rd work, version 2): Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Antal Dorati, conductor. In 5th work (version 1): Pierre Bernac, baritone ; Robert Casadesus, piano. In 6th work (5th work, version 2): Walter [sic] Ludwig, baritone ; Michael Roheisen [i.e. Raucheisen], piano. In 7th work (version 1): Antonio Janigro, violoncello ; Carlo Zecchi, piano. In 8th work (7th work, version 2): Janos Starker, violoncello ; Abba Bogen [i.e. Bogin], piano. David Randolph, host ; with unidentified radio announcer.
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Sounds
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1 recording
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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
In this recording, David Randolph discusses the book "The agony of modern music" by Henry Pleasants. During his discussion, D. Randolph plays two musical pieces: 1. Prokofiev's Violin concerto no. 2 (slow movement) (9:43) and 2. L. van Beethoven's Große fugue from his String quartet, no. 13 (3:55, fades out) to counteract Pleasants' thesis that "Serious music is a dead art."
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In 2nd work: Ralph Kirkpatrick, clavichord. In 3rd work: Helma Elsner, harpsichord ; Pro Musica Orchestra ; Rolf Reinhardt, conductor. In 4th work: Theodor Sack, harpsichord. In 5th work: Fernando Valenti, harpsichord ; Soulima Stravinsky, piano. In 6th work: Louis Kaufman, violin ; Marçal Cerrera, violoncello ; Artur Balsam, piano. In 7th work: Walter [sic] Schneiderhan and Gustav Swoboda, violins ; Senta Benesch, violoncello ; Franz Holetschek, harpsichord. In 8th work: Arnold Dolmetsch, piano. In 9th work: Leonid Hambro, piano. In 10th work: Maro Ajemian, piano. In 11th-15th works: Henry Cowell, piano and additional commentary. David Randolph, host ; with unidentified radio announcer.
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In 2nd work: Leon Temerson and Eva [Maskin](?), violins ; Harvey [Blumberg](?), viola ; Otto [Diereich](?), violoncello. In 3th work: Bach Cantata Guild, performers ; Peter Sozio, conductor. In 4th work: George Finckel, violoncello ; Claude Frank, piano. In 5th-6th works: William Warfield, baritone ; Vally Weigl, piano. In 7th work: Paul Doktor, viola ; Karl Weigl, piano. In 8th work: Alice Howland, soprano ; Beaux-Arts [String] Quartet. David Randolph, host ; with unidentified radio announcer.
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Two excerpts [Moderato and Allegretto (1st movement)] from Symphonetta, op. 60 ; [Third movement of] Suite for strings ; Last movement of Taras Bulba, an orchestral rhapsody ; Two movements of Concertino for piano and instruments [Più mosso and Con moto] ; Symphonetta, op. 60 (full version) / L. Janáček.
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In 1st and 4th works (Discussion parts 1-2): Duncan Robinson, Vice President of the Berlioz Society ; Peter Hugh Reed and Olin Downes, music critics. In 2nd work: [André Charpak, narrator] ; Chorus and Orchestra of the New Paris Symphony Association ; René Leibowitz, conductor. In 3rd work: Ruth Lorin, soprano ; John Cooper, piano. In 5th work: Leopold Simoneau, tenor ; Choral Art Society ; Little Orchestra Society ; Thomas Scherman, conductor. In 6th work: Rochester Oratorio Society Chorus and Orchestra ; Theodore Hollenbach, conductor. David Randolph, host ; with unidentified radio announcer.
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In 1st-5th works: Hugues Cuénod, tenor ; Hermann Leeb, lute. In 6th work (aka 5th work, version 2): Paul Matthen, bass ; Emilia Mitrani, piano. In 7th work: Lorna Sydney, second-soprano ; Wilhelm Loibner, piano. In 8th-16th works: Anna Louise Kautz and Harriet Hill, sopranos ; Mildred Greenberg, contralto ; Abram Sheer, tenor ; Bert Spero, baritone. David Randolph, host ; with unidentified radio announcer.
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In 3rd work: Paul Loyonnet, piano. In 5th, 11th and 13th works: Lazare Lévy, piano. In 9th-10th works: Jeanne-Marie Darre, piano. David Randolph, host and additional commentary (7th work) ; with unidentified radio announcer.
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Sinfonia concertante in B♭ major, op. 84 / J. Haydn -- [Concerto for string quartet and orchestra (1931) / B. Martinů -- Closing movement of Double concerto in A major / G. B. Viotti.
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In 1st work: Siegfried Borries, violin ; Radio Berlin Symphony Orchestra ; Otto Rota [i.e. Artur Rother], conductor. In 2nd-3rd works: Alice Howland, soprano ; David Weber, clarinet ; Leopold Mitman [sic], piano. In 4th work: Stradivari Records Chamber Music Ensemble. In 5th work: Saxon State Orchestra ; Karl Böhm, conductor. David Randolph, host ; with unidentified radio announcer.
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First movement of Concerto [op. 3, no. 10] in B minor for four violins and orchestra / A. Vivaldi -- First movement of Concerto [BWV 1065, in A minor] for four pianos and orchestra / J. S. Bach -- Second and third movements of Concerto [op. 3, no. 10] in B minor for four violins and orchestra / A. Vivaldi -- Second and third movements of Concerto [BWV 1065, in A minor] for four pianos / J. S. Bach -- Come again, sweet love (for solo voice and lute) ; Come again, sweet love (transcribed for 4 voices, arr. by composer) ; Come again, sweet love (transcribed for large unidentified chorus) / J. Dowland -- Slow movement of String quartet, op. 135 (string quartet) ; Slow movement of string quartet, op. 135 [no. 16 in F major] (transcribed for full string orchestra) / L. van Beethoven.
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In 1st work: Wilhelm Hübner, violin ; Richard Harand, violoncello ; Franz Holetschek, piano. In 2nd work: Marçal Cervera, violoncello ; Winterthur Symphony Orchestra ; Clemens Dahinden, conductor. In 3rd work: Oscar Levant, piano ; Columbia Symphony Orchestra ; Fritz Reiner, conductor. In 4th work: Peter Rybar, violin ; Winterthur Symphony Orchestra ; Henry Swoboda, conductor.
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In 1st work: Siegfried Borries, violin ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra ; Artur Rother, conductor. In 2nd and 4th works: Parrenin String Quartet. In 3rd work: Alfred Brendel, piano ; Vienna State Orchestra ; Jonathan Sternberg, conductor. In 5th work: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra ; Rolf Kleinert, conductor. David Randolph, host ; with unidentified radio announcer.
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In [1st ] and 5th work: Sigurd Rascher, saxophone ; David Tudor, piano. In 2nd work: Vienna Symphony Orchestra ; Hermann Scherchen, conductor. In 3rd work: Symphony Orchestra of Radio Berlin ; Artur Rother, conductor. In 4th work: Juilliard [String] Quartet. In 6th work: Ejnar Hansen, 18th century glass harmonica. In 7th work: Larry Adler, harmonica ; Lee Colin, piano. In 8th work: Rey de la Torre, guitar ; Stuyvesant String Quartet. In 9th work: Danny Daniels, tap dancer ; Rochester Pops Orchestra ; Morton Gould, conductor. In 10th work: Henry Cowell, piano. In 11th work: Maro Ajemian, piano. In 12th work: Juilliard Percussion Orchestra. David Randolph, host ; with unidentifed radio announcer.
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In 1st and 5th works: Hugo Steurer, piano. In 2nd work: Swabian Choral Singers ; Tonstudio Orchestra, Stuttgart ; Hans Grischkat, conductor. In 3rd work: Pascal String Quartet. In 4th work: Little Orchestra Society ; Thomas Scherman, conductor. In 6th work: Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Antal Dorati, conductor. In 7th work: Randolph Singers with Gordon Myers, baritone. In 8th work: Vienna Chamber Orchestra ; Franz Litschauer, conductor. David Randolph, host ; with unidentified radio announcer.
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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center