Research Catalog

Title

Stephen Albert [sound recording] / Martin Bookspan, interviewer.

Publication

Jan. 8, 1973.

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Additional Authors

• Bookspan, Martin
• Albert, Stephen, 1941-1992.
• Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939.
• Euripides
• Arrowsmith, William, 1924-1992
• WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
• WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor

Description

1 sound disc (59 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Martin Bookspan interviews American composer Stephen Albert. Albert discusses his life and career as a composer, and his passion to write music for the human voice. He also speaks about his work with the conductor of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini. The composer discusses each of the following works, excerpts of which are then played during the interview: Supernatural songs (for soprano, piano, and chamber orchestra, words from W.B. Yeats' Supernatural songs) (1963), Leaves from the golden notebook (first movement), Winter songs (for tenor and orchestra), Wolf time (for soprano and orchestra with amplification, text from the Völuspá, the tenth century Icelandic edda) (1969), Bacchae (text extracted from Euripides ; translated by William Arrowsmith) (1968).

Uniform Title

• Composers' forum (Radio program)
• Völuspá.

Subject

• Albert, Stephen, 1941-1992 > Interviews
• Giulini, Carlo Maria
• Yeats, W. B. 1865-1939 > Musical settings
• Euripides > Musical settings
• Composers > United States > Interviews
• Orchestral music
• Songs (High voice) with orchestra
• Radio programs, Musical
• Songs (High voice) with chamber orchestra
• Monologues with music (Chorus with orchestra)

Genre/Form

• Radio programs.
• Radio interviews.
• Classical music radio programs.

Note

• WNYC no. 22353.

Event (note)

• Broadcast on radio station WNYC, New York, N.Y., Jan. 8, 1973.

Source (note)

• WNYC;

Call Number

*LDC 43608

OCLC

429667700

Title

Stephen Albert [sound recording] / Martin Bookspan, interviewer.

Imprint

Jan. 8, 1973.

Event

Broadcast on radio station WNYC, New York, N.Y., Jan. 8, 1973.

Source

Gift; WNYC; NN-RHA

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Added Author

Bookspan, Martin, interviewer.

Albert, Stephen, 1941-1992. Supernatural songs. Selections.

Albert, Stephen, 1941-1992. Leaves from the golden notebook. Selections.

Albert, Stephen, 1941-1992. Winter songs. Selections.

Albert, Stephen, 1941-1992. Wolf time. Selections.

Albert, Stephen, 1941-1992. Bacchae. Selections.

Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939.

Euripides.

Arrowsmith, William, 1924-1992, translator.

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

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

Added Title

Völuspá.

Research Call Number

*LDC 43608