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Music for the connoisseur Behind the scenes with the Randolph Singers.

Title
Music for the connoisseur [sound recording] : Behind the scenes with the Randolph Singers.
Publication
Sept. 22, 1954.

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Additional Authors
  • Randolph, David
  • Kautz, Anna Louise
  • Hill, Harriet
  • Greenberg, Mildred
  • Squires, Arthur
  • Spero, Burt
  • Myers, Gordon
  • Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643.
  • Myers, Gordon
  • Randolph Singers, performer
  • WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
  • WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA
Description
1 sound disc (c. 60 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
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.
Uniform Title
Music for the connoisseur (Radio program)
Alternative Title
  • Behind the scenes with the Randolph Singers
  • Twelve days of Christmas.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Classical music radio programs.
Note
  • Compact disc.
  • WNYC inventory no.: WNYC-CONN-1954-00-00; Catalog: 50993.
Event (note)
  • Broadcast on WNYC, New York, N. Y., on Sept. 22, 1954; rehearsals recorded earlier in Conn. in 1954.
Source (note)
  • WNYC (Radio station : New York, N. Y.) ;
Language (note)
  • Spoken in English; sung in English, Italian and Latin.
Contents
We wish you a merry Christmas -- Fum, fum, fum -- Non più guerra, pietate (No more warfare please) / C. Monteverdi -- Deck the halls -- 12 days of Xmas -- Cantique de Noel -- I wonder as I wander -- Cradle in a manger / G. Myers -- The boar's head -- Coventry carol (1591) -- Sing we Noël once more -- Joy to the world -- How far it is to Bethlehem? -- Wassail song.
Call Number
*LDC 43666
OCLC
498457002
Title
Music for the connoisseur [sound recording] : Behind the scenes with the Randolph Singers.
Imprint
Sept. 22, 1954.
Playing Time
002812 003143
Performer
Anna Louise Kautz and Harriet Hill, sopranos ; Mildred Greenberg, contralto ; Arthur Squires, tenor ; Burt Spero, bass ; Gordon Myers, baritone and composer ; David Randolph, host and conductor.
Event
Broadcast on WNYC, New York, N. Y., on Sept. 22, 1954; rehearsals recorded earlier in Conn. in 1954.
Language
Spoken in English; sung in English, Italian and Latin.
Source
Gift; WNYC (Radio station : New York, N. Y.) ; 2007.
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Added Author
Randolph, David, host.
Kautz, Anna Louise, performer.
Hill, Harriet, performer.
Greenberg, Mildred, performer.
Squires, Arthur, performer.
Spero, Burt, performer.
Myers, Gordon, performer.
Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643. Madrigals, book 4. Non più guerra, pietate.
Myers, Gordon. Cradle in a manger.
Randolph Singers, performer.
WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA
Added Title
Twelve days of Christmas.
Research Call Number
*LDC 43666
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