Research Catalog

Title

Americathon 1983 [sound recording] : Merkin Hall program.

Publication

Feb. 16, 1983.

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Additional Authors

• Schopick, Fran
• Munson, Richard, (Musician)
• Demare, Tony
• McCandless, Michael
• Belling, Susan
• Dick, Robert, 1950-
• Wiegeland, Niels
• Pugliese, Michael
• Del Tredici, David
• Cage, John
• Friedman, Erick
• Spottiswoode, Daphne
• Rudlich, Rachel
• Goldray, Martin
• Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010
• Woerner, Danielle
• Schwartz, Robert, (Pianist)
• Rhodes, Samuel
• McDonald, Robert, 1951-
• Rees, Rosalind
• Rorem, Ned, 1923-2022
• Parker, William, 1943-1993
• Hoiby, Lee
• Amram, David
• Venegas, Victor
• Casales, Myra
• Finckel, David
• Wu, Han
• Kaminsky, Laura, 1956-
• Munson, Richard (Musician).
• Lohn, Jeffrey
• Foss, Lukas, 1922-2009.
• Del Tredici, David
• Cage, John
• Corigliano, John, 1938-
• Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990.
• Luening, Otto, 1900-1996.
• Overton, Hall, 1920-1972.
• Rorem, Ned, 1923-2022.
• Hoiby, Lee
• Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981.
• Finckel, Edwin A.
• Musicians' Accord (Musical group), performer
• Gageego (Musical group), performer
• WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
• Americathon (1983 : New York, N.Y.)
• WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA

Description

7 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Subjects

• Sonatas (Violin and piano)
• Music > United States > 20th century
• Piano and electronic music
• Instrumental music > Latin America
• Indians > Music
• Piano music (Jazz)
• Songs with instrumental ensemble
• Sonatas (Cello and piano)
• Minimal music
• Variations (Piano)
• Songs (Medium voice) with piano
• Piano music (Pianos (2))
• Viola and piano music
• Flute and vibraphone music
• Flute and piano music
• Songs (High voice) with piano
• Piano music

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Compact discs.

Event (note)

• Recorded live at the Merkin Hall, New York City, and broadcast on radio station WNYC (93.9 FM/AM 820), Feb. 16, 1983.

Language (note)

• Vocal works sung in English (principally), French

Contents

• CD 1: Sonnet lines ; Duo / Laura Kaminsky (Musicians' Accord: Kathleen Nester, flute ; Jerry Weir, vibraphone ; Fran Schopick, mezzo-soprano ; Elizabeth Rodgers, piano) (12:37) -- 9 x 16 / Richard Munson (R. Munson, piano) (10:08) -- Music for two pianos / Jeffrey Lohn (Tony Demare and Michael McCandless, pianos) (17:30).
• CD 2: 13 ways of looking at a blackbird / Lukas Foss (Susan Belling, soprano ; Robert Dick, flute ; Niels Wiegeland, piano ; Michael Pugliese, percussion) (16:30) -- Fantasy pieces / David Del Tredici (D. Del Tredici, piano) (8:00) -- Credo in us / John Cage (Gageego: David MacBride, piano ; Thad Wheeler and Tom Goldstein, percussion ; Tamsin Fitzgerald, radio) (12:00) -- Reading from his works (J. Cage) (8:26).
• CD 3: Violin sonata / John Corigliano (Erick Friedman, violin ; Daphne Spottiswoode, piano) (22:15) -- Duo for flute and piano / Aaron Copland (Rachel Rudlich, flute ; Martin Goldray, piano) (13:25) -- [Improvisation] (incomplete) / Billy Taylor (Billy Taylor, piano).
• CD 4: [Improvisation] / Billy Taylor (Billy Taylor, piano) (25:00) -- 8 songs: She walks in beauty (2:20) ; Venilia (1:55) ; I felt a cleaving in my mind (0:45) ; Silent, silent night (1:26) ; Love's secret (2:10) ; [unidentified song (0:56)] ; At Christmas time (1:40) ; Songs of experience. The little vagabond (1:50) / Otto Luening (Danielle Woerner, soprano ; Robert Schwarz, piano).
• CD 5: Sonata for viola and piano / Overton Hall (Samuel Rhodes, viola ; Robert McDonald, piano) (21:15) -- Songs: Alleluia (2:25) ; Ask me no more (3:05) ; Now sleeps the crimson petal (2:46) ; Far-far-away (1:44) ; Sometimes with one I love (1:25) ; O you whom I often and silently come (0:25) ; I am rose (0:19) ; Snake (0:50) ; The serpent (1:50) ; Rain in spring (1:28) ; Such beauty as hurts to behold (2:32) ; You, the young rainbow (2:11) / Ned Rorem (Rosalind Rees, soprano ; Ned Rorem, piano).
• CD 6: Visits to St. Elizabeths (3:38) ; A Journey (1:41) / Ned Rorem (Rosalind Rees, soprano ; Ned Rorem, piano) -- Trois poèmes de Rimbaud. Le coeur volé ; L'éternité ; Rêve pour l'hiver (William Parker, baritone ; Lee Hoiby, piano) (8:50) ; 10 variations on a Schubert Ländler (Lee Hoiby, piano) (10:45) / Lee Hoiby -- Tombeau dans un parc / Samuel Barber (William Parker, baritone ; Lee Hoiby, piano) (2:17) -- Music of the American Indians and of Latin America, with commentaries (David Amram, Victor Venegas, and Myra Casales, various folk instruments) (16:43).
• CD 7: Music of the American Indians and of Latin America, with commentaries (continued from end of CD 6) (David Amram, Victor Venegas, and Myra Casales, various folk instruments) (8:24) -- Sonata for violoncello and piano / Edwin Finckel (David Finckel, violoncello ; Wu Han, piano) (31:38).

Call Number

*LDC 43617 v. 1-7

OCLC

227036609

Title

Americathon 1983 [sound recording] : Merkin Hall program.

Imprint

Feb. 16, 1983.

Performer

Various performers.

Event

Recorded live at the Merkin Hall, New York City, and broadcast on radio station WNYC (93.9 FM/AM 820), Feb. 16, 1983.

Language

Vocal works sung in English (principally), French,

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Added Author

Schopick, Fran, vocalist.

Munson, Richard, (Musician), instrumentalist.

Demare, Tony, instrumentalist.

McCandless, Michael, instrumentalist.

Belling, Susan, vocalist.

Dick, Robert, 1950- instrumentalist.

Wiegeland, Niels, instrumentalist.

Pugliese, Michael, instrumentalist.

Del Tredici, David, instrumentalist.

Cage, John, narrator.

Friedman, Erick, instrumentalist.

Spottiswoode, Daphne, instrumentalist.

Rudlich, Rachel, instrumentalist.

Goldray, Martin, instrumentalist.

Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010, instrumentalist.

Woerner, Danielle, vocalist.

Schwartz, Robert, (Pianist), instrumentalist.

Rhodes, Samuel, instrumentalist.

McDonald, Robert, 1951- instrumentalist.

Rees, Rosalind, vocalist.

Rorem, Ned, 1923-2022, instrumentalist.

Parker, William, 1943-1993, vocalist.

Hoiby, Lee, instrumentalist.

Amram, David, instrumentalist.

Venegas, Victor, instrumentalist.

Casales, Myra, instrumentalist.

Finckel, David, instrumentalist.

Wu, Han, instrumentalist.

Kaminsky, Laura, 1956- Duos, flute, vibraphone.

Kaminsky, Laura, 1956- Sonnet lines. no. 1.

Munson, Richard (Musician). 9 x 16.

Lohn, Jeffrey. Music for two pianos.

Foss, Lukas, 1922-2009. Thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird.

Del Tredici, David. Fantasy pieces.

Cage, John. Credo in us.

Corigliano, John, 1938- Sonata, violin, piano.

Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Duet, flute, piano.

Luening, Otto, 1900-1996. Songs. Selections.

Overton, Hall, 1920-1972. Sonatas, viola, piano.

Rorem, Ned, 1923-2022. Songs. Selections.

Hoiby, Lee. Poèmes de Rimbaud.

Hoiby, Lee. Variations on a Schubert Ländler.

Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Mélodies passagères. Tombeau dans un parc.

Finckel, Edwin A. Sonatas, cello, piano.

Musicians' Accord (Musical group), performer.

Gageego (Musical group), performer.

WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)

Americathon (1983 : New York, N.Y.)

WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA

Research Call Number

*LDC 43617 v. 1-7