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Music of Virgil Thomson

Title
Music of Virgil Thomson [sound recording].
Author
Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Composers Recordings, p1985.

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AudioUse in library CASS-411Off-site

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Additional Authors
  • Balsam, Artur, 1906-1994.
  • Bolle, James.
  • Erwin, Edward.
  • Fuchs, Joseph.
  • Fuchs, Lillian, 1902-1995
  • Ingraham, Paul.
  • Mills, Fred, 1935-2009
  • New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80122381
  • Philadelphia Orchestra. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80125008
  • Simenauer, Peter.
Description
1 sound cassette (61 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, stereo., Dolby processed; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
Series Statement
Anthology series
Uniform Title
Works. Selections
Alternative Title
Works.
Subject
  • Orchestral music, Arranged
  • Orchestral music
  • Quintets (Clarinet, horn, trombone, trumpet, viola)
  • Sonatas (Violin and piano)
  • Symphonies
Note
  • The 1st work for violin and piano; the 2nd, for clarinet, trumpet, viola, horn and trombone; the remainder, for orchestra. The symphony is an orchestral version of his String quartet, no. 2; the Portraits were orginally for piano.
  • Title from insert.
  • Program notes by Robert Offergeld and the composer on insert.
Event (note)
  • The sonatas recorded in performance at Town Hall, New York City, Dec. 18, 1961; the symphony, in Boston, March 1979; the remainder originally recorded and released by Columbia. Previously released on disc by CRI: SD 207 (sonatas); SD 411 (Symphony); SD 398 (remainder).
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library