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Music for the connoisseur The musical personality of Berlioz.

Title: Music for the connoisseur [sound recording] : The musical personality of Berlioz.
Publication: Sept. 1956.

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Description

1 sound disc (ca. 54 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

David Randolph leads two parts of a pre-recorded discussion of the composer with the members of the Berlioz Society, and plays selections reflecting the "musical personality of Hector Berlioz, a man he calls 'a musical Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'"--Container.

Uniform Title

Music for the connoisseur (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Musical personality of Berlioz

Subjects

Genre/Form

Classical music radio programs.

Note

Compact disc.
462nd broadcast. "Also broadcast Feburary 9, 1964; #1258"--Container.
WNYC inventory no.: WNYC-CONN-1956-09-00; Catalog: 53571.

Event (note)

Broadcast on WNYC, New York, N. Y. in Sept. 1956.

Source (note)

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

Language (note)

Spoken in English and French; sung in French, Latin and Italian.

Contents

Berlioz discussion part 1 -- Closing segment [Fantaisie sur le Tempête de Shakespeare; Narration and Coda] of Lélio, a sequel to the Symphony fantastique ; Petit oiseau (private recording for the Berlioz Society members) / H. Berlioz -- Berlioz discussion part 2 -- Holy family resting at the wayside [from Enfance du Christ] ; Portion of Requiem / H. Berlioz.

Call Number

*LDC 50019

OCLC

560270169

Title

Music for the connoisseur [sound recording] : The musical personality of Berlioz.

Imprint

Sept. 1956.

Playing Time

002420 002901

Performer

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.

Event

Broadcast on WNYC, New York, N. Y. in Sept. 1956.

Language

Spoken in English and French; sung in French, Latin and Italian.

Source

Gift; WNYC (Radio station : New York, N. Y.) ; 2007.

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Added Author

Randolph, David, host.

Charpak, André, narrator.

Lorin, Ruth, performer.

Cooper, John C., performer.

Simoneau, Léopold, performer.

Leibowitz, René, 1913-1972, conductor.

Scherman, Thomas, conductor.

Hollenbach, Theodore, 1916-1994, conductor.

Robinson, Duncan, commentator.

Reed, Peter Hugh, commentator.

Downes, Olin, 1886-1955, commentator.

Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869. Lélio. Selections.

Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869. Fleurs den landes. Petit oiseau.

Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869. Enfance du Christ. Repos de la Sainte Famille.

Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869. Grande Messe des morts. Dies irae. Selections.

Berlioz Society.

Nouvelle association symphonique de Paris, performer.

Little Orchestra Society, performer.

Choral Art Society, performer.

Rochester Oratorio Society, performer.

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

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

Research Call Number

*LDC 50019

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