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Moby Dick : cantata for male chorus, soloists and orchestra
- Title
- Moby Dick : cantata for male chorus, soloists and orchestra / music by Bernard Herrmann ; text selected and arranged from the novel by Herman Melville by W. Clark Harrington.
- Author
- Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975
- Publication
- 1940.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Audio | Use in library | *LDC 42823 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
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- Description
- 1 audio disc : digital, mono; 4 3/4 in.
- Subject
- Cantatas, Secular (Men's voices)
- Note
- Title supplied by cataloger from the announcement.
- Access (note)
- Access to original item restricted.
- Performer (note)
- Robert Weede (Ahab) ; William Hain (Ishmael) ; William Horne (Starbuck) ; Philip Reep, Gean Greenwell (sailors).
- Call Number
- *LDC 42823
- OCLC
- 872410981
- Author
- Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975, composer.
- Title
- Moby Dick : cantata for male chorus, soloists and orchestra / music by Bernard Herrmann ; text selected and arranged from the novel by Herman Melville by W. Clark Harrington.
- Production
- 1940.
- Playing Time
- 004400
- Type of Content
- performed music
- Type of Medium
- audio
- Type of Carrier
- audio disc
- Cast
- Robert Weede (Ahab) ; William Hain (Ishmael) ; William Horne (Starbuck) ; Philip Reep, Gean Greenwell (sailors).
- Performer
- Male chorus of the Westminster Choir ; John Finley Williamson, choir conductor ; New York Philharmonic Orchestra ; John Barbirolli, conductor.
- Event
- Broadcast on WCBS radio in NYC 1940 April 14.
- Access
- Access to original item restricted.
- Local Note
- Service CD (1 audio disc : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from preservation master.Preservation master (1 audiotape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips., 2 track mono ; 10 in.) in *LT-10 5463.Archival originals (2 audio discs : analog, 33 rpm, mono ; 16 in.) in *LJ-16 3151-3152.
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- Added Author
- Harrington, W. Clark, librettist.Barbirolli, John, 1899-1970, conductor.Williamson, John Finley, 1887-1964, conductor.Weede, Robert, performer.Hain, William, performer.Reep, Philip, performer.Greenwell, Gean, performer.Horne, William, 1913-1983, performer.Libretto based on (work): Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Moby Dick.New York Philharmonic, performer.Westminster Choir, performer.WCBS (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
- Research Call Number
- *LDC 42823*LT-10 5463*LT-J 3151-3152