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Listening room program on WQXR radio

Title
Listening room program on WQXR radio, 1973-09-24.
Publication
1973.

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Additional Authors
  • Sherman, Robert, 1932-
  • Tilson Thomas, Michael, 1944-
  • Thorstenberg, Laurence
  • Silverstein, Joseph, 1932-2015
  • Grierson, Ralph, 1942-
  • Altman, Karen
  • Belling, Susan
  • Enstad, Luther
  • Gagnon, Roland
  • Marshall, Larry
  • Rix, Luther
  • Sokol, Marilyn, 1937-
  • Steele, Philip
  • Foreman, Richard, 1937-
  • Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
  • Cage, John
  • Silverman, Stanley
  • WQXR (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
  • Boston Symphony Orchestra, performer
Found In
Margaret Carson audio-visual materials.
Description
4 streaming audio files (108 min.) : digital, stereo.
Uniform Title
Listening room (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Margaret Carson audio-visual materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Classical music radio programs.
Note
  • Title and credits from audition; date from original cassette label.
  • 4th part (12 min.) of the recording is unrelated to the broadcast and contains an excerpt from a lecture on symphonic poems by an unidentified lecturer.
  • Streaming file transferred from original audiocassettes.
Access (note)
  • Access to original items restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the NYPL Research Libraries.
Performer (note)
  • Elephant steps: Karen Altman (scrubwoman), Susan Belling (Hannah), Luther Enstad (Max), Roland Gagnon (doctor), Larry Marshall (Otto), Luther Rix (rock singer), Marilyn Sokol (ragtime lady), Philip Steele (Hartman), Michael Tilson Thomas (archangel).
Source (note)
  • Margaret Carson
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: Margaret Carson audio-visual materials, *L(Special) 92-23.
Contents
  • Part 1 (47 min): Announcements -- Interview with Tilson Thomas about his current activity and interests -- Gigues from Images / by Debussy (Thorstenberg ; Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Tilson Thomas) -- Commentary on the live sound of instruments in halls vs. recordings -- Sonata for violin and piano, 1st mvmt / Debussy (Silverstein, Tilson Thomas) -- Commentary on Spectrum Series by Boston Symphony Orchestra -- Commentary on Dances by John Cage -- 1st dance from 3 Dances / by Cage (Tilson Thomas ; Grierson).
  • Part 2 (47 min.): Commentary on Cage and his work "3 dances," pianist Grierson, the music of the Louis XIV's period, and the repertoire of Tilson Thomas's forthcoming concerts with The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra -- Libretto of and commentary on "Elephant steps" / by Tilson Thomas -- Elephant steps, part of Act 2 / music by Stanley Silverman, libretto by Richard Foreman-- Libretto of and commentary on "Elephant steps" / by Tilson Thomas -- Elephant steps, excerpt / music by Stanley Silverman, libretto by Richard Foreman -- Commentary on the interpretation of music by Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Schumann.
  • Part 3 (2 min.): Closing commentary and announcements.
Call Number
*LTC-A 1754
OCLC
935945404
Title
Listening room program on WQXR radio, 1973-09-24.
Production
1973.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Playing Time
004654 004635 000221 001151
Type of Content
performed music
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Performer
Robert Sherman, host ; Michael Tilson Thomas, interviewee, pianist, vocalist, and conductor ; Laurence Thorstenberg, English horn ; Joseph Silverstein, violin ; Ralph Grierson, piano ; Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Cast
Elephant steps: Karen Altman (scrubwoman), Susan Belling (Hannah), Luther Enstad (Max), Roland Gagnon (doctor), Larry Marshall (Otto), Luther Rix (rock singer), Marilyn Sokol (ragtime lady), Philip Steele (Hartman), Michael Tilson Thomas (archangel).
Event
Broadcast on WQXR radio New York 1973 August 23; Elephant steps recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio New York 1973 July 9-13.
Access
Access to original items restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the NYPL Research Libraries.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: Margaret Carson audio-visual materials, *L(Special) 92-23.
Source
Gift; Margaret Carson, 1992.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Sherman, Robert, 1932- host.
Tilson Thomas, Michael, 1944- interviewee.
Tilson Thomas, Michael, 1944- conductor.
Tilson Thomas, Michael, 1944- performer.
Thorstenberg, Laurence, performer.
Silverstein, Joseph, 1932-2015, performer.
Grierson, Ralph, 1942- performer.
Altman, Karen, performer.
Belling, Susan, performer.
Enstad, Luther, performer.
Gagnon, Roland, performer.
Marshall, Larry, performer.
Rix, Luther, performer.
Sokol, Marilyn, 1937- performer.
Steele, Philip, performer.
Foreman, Richard, 1937- librettist.
Container of (work): Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Images, orchestra. Gigues.
Container of (work): Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Sonatas, violin, piano. Allegro vivo.
Container of (work): Cage, John. Dances, pianos (2). Selections.
Container of (work): Silverman, Stanley. Elephant steps. Selections.
WQXR (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, performer.
Carson, Margaret, 1911-2007, donor.
Added Title
Listening room (Radio program)
Margaret Carson audio-visual materials.
Found In:
Margaret Carson audio-visual materials.
Research Call Number
*LTC-A 1754
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