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Music for the connoisseur Music about specific people.

Title: Music for the connoisseur [sound recording] : Music about specific people.
Publication: Apr. 7, 1955.

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Description

1 sound disc (ca. 53 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

"In this program David [Randolph] listens to and comments on musical works that were inspired by the lives of specific individuals"--Container.

Uniform Title

Music for the connoisseur (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Music about specific people

Subjects

Genre/Form

Classical music radio programs.

Note

Compact disc.
324th broadcast.
WNYC inventory no.: WNYC-CONN-1955-04-07; Catalog: 53616.

Event (note)

Broadcast on WNYC, New York, N. Y. on Apr. 7, 1955.

Source (note)

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

Language (note)

Spoken in English; sung in English, German and French.

Contents

Final movement of Le tombeau de Couperin / M. Ravel -- Come blessed bird (from The triumphs of Oriana) / E. Johnson -- Hard by a chrystal fountain (from The triumphs of Oriana) / [English text by] T. Morley -- Hommage to Debussy / M. de Falla -- Opening chorus of the Trauerode (Cantata no. 198) / J. S. Bach -- Trauermusik / P. Hindemith -- A lamentation on the death of Ockeghem / J. des Prez -- Hark hear you (aka Oriana's farewell, from The triumphs of Oriana) / T. Bateson.

Call Number

*LDC 50017

OCLC

560327813

Title

Music for the connoisseur [sound recording] : Music about specific people.

Imprint

Apr. 7, 1955.

Playing Time

003001 002241

Performer

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.

Event

Broadcast on WNYC, New York, N. Y. on Apr. 7, 1955.

Language

Spoken in English; sung in English, German and French.

Source

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

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Couperin, François, 1668-1733.

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.

Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.

George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936.

Christine Eberhardine, Queen, consort of Augustus II, King of Poland, 1671-1727.

Ockeghem, Johannes, approximately 1410-1497.

Randolph, David, host.

Casadesus, Robert, 1899-1972, performer.

Torre, Rey de la, performer.

Persinger, Rolf, performer.

Randolph, David, conductor.

Scherchen, Hermann, 1891-1966, conductor.

Cape, Safford, conductor.

Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937. Tombeau de Couperin. Toccata.

Johnson, Edward, active 1572-1601. Come, blessed bird.

Croce, Giovanni, approximately 1557-1609. Ore tra l'herbe. English.

Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603? Hard by a cristall fountaine.

Falla, Manuel de, 1876-1946. Homenaje para Le tombeau de Debussy.

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen Strahl. Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen Strahl.

Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963. Trauermusik.

Josquin, des Prez, -1521. Nymphes des bois.

Bateson, Thomas. Madrigals, 1st set. Hark, hear you not?

Randolph Singers, performer.

Wiener Akademie-Kammerchor, performer.

Wiener Staatsoper. Orchester, performer.

Stradivari Records Chamber Music Ensemble, performer.

Pro Musica Antiqua (Brussels, Belgium), performer.

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

Research Call Number

*LDC 50017

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