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Merce Cunningham on NPR's Performance today (Radio program)

Title
Merce Cunningham on NPR's Performance today (Radio program), 1987-09-04 / hosted by Kathryn Loomans.
Publication
September 4, 1987.

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Cunningham, Merce
  • Foster, Lawrence, 1941-
  • Gilbert, Kenneth
  • Kirstein, Jeanne
  • Loomans, Kathryn
  • Mortensen, Lars Ulrik
  • Pinnock, Trevor
  • Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
  • Cage, John
  • Enesco, Georges, 1881-1955.
  • Orchestre philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
  • English Concert (Musical group)
  • National Public Radio (U.S.), radio producer
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
1 streaming audio file (30 minutes) : digital, stereo
Summary
Program host Kathryn Loomans introduces the program on Merce Cunningham and John Cage; finale of Georges Enesco's Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D Major, Opus 27, ca. 1:08-5:48; John Cage's Suite for Toy Piano, ca. 6:50-14:22; Loomans announces an upcoming performance of one of Merce Cunningham's Events; Cunningham speaks with Loomis about his collaborative process with John Cage; he speaks about the music and dance being played together for the first time during the premiere performance of a work; he speaks about the dance as independent from the music; he speaks about his intentions as a choreographer and how he envisions communicating with his audience; Loomans gives a tribute to the recently deceased composer Morton Feldman that includes comments by music commentator James [?], ca. 21:00-22:53; Loomans makes announcements about several upcoming performances; finale of Johann Sebastian Bach's Concerto in C major for 3 harpsichords, ca. 24:37-29:12; Loomans concludes the program.
Uniform Title
NPR's Performance today.
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subject
  • Cage, John, composer
  • Cunningham, Merce, choreographer
  • Event (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
  • Chamber orchestra music
  • Music and dance
  • Toy piano music
Genre/Form
  • Classical music radio programs.
  • Radio interviews.
Note
  • Title, date, performers and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original cassette and container, and audition.
  • Handwritten note on original cassette and container: "Performance Today ; 9/14/87; Merce Cunningham".
  • Sound quality is good.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Event (note)
  • Recorded for and broadcast on NPR in an unidentified location.
Source (note)
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Call Number
*LTC-A 1412
OCLC
913889117
Title
Merce Cunningham on NPR's Performance today (Radio program), 1987-09-04 / hosted by Kathryn Loomans.
Production
September 4, 1987.
Playing Time
002956
Type of Content
performed music
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Performer
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, and Lawrence Foster, conductor; Jeanne Kirstein, toy piano; Kenneth Gilbert, Trevor Pinnock, and Lars Ulrik Mortensen, harpsichords, with the English Concert.
Event
Recorded for and broadcast on NPR in an unidentified location.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival original: (1 audio cassette (30 minutes) : analog) in *LTC-A 1412.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from original analog cassette by George Blood Audio on March 25, 2015.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Cunningham, Merce, interviewee.
Foster, Lawrence, 1941- conductor.
Gilbert, Kenneth, instrumentalist.
Kirstein, Jeanne, instrumentalist.
Loomans, Kathryn, host.
Loomans, Kathryn, interviewer.
Mortensen, Lars Ulrik, instrumentalist.
Pinnock, Trevor, instrumentalist.
Container of (work): Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Concertos, harpsichords (3), string orchestra, BWV 1064, C major. Selections.
Container of (work): Cage, John. Suite, piano.
Container of (work): Enesco, Georges, 1881-1955. Suites, orchestra, no. 3, op. 27, D major. Selections.
Orchestre philharmonique de Monte-Carlo.
English Concert (Musical group)
National Public Radio (U.S.), radio producer.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
NPR's Performance today.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTC-A 1412
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