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Symphony no. 8 / William Schuman. Andromache's farewell, op. 39 / Samuel Barber.
LIBRA Col. 6512
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Author/Creator:
- Schuman, William, 1910-1992.
- Series:
- Masterworks
- Masterworks.
- Standardized Title:
- Symphonies, no. 8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Euripides.
- Symphonies.
- Songs (High voice) with orchestra.
- Euripides--Musical settings.
- Musical settings.
- Genre:
- Sound recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 audio disc : 33 1/3 rpm., stereo ; 12 in.
- 12 in.
- Other Title:
- Andromache's farewell.
- Place of Publication:
- [New York] : Columbia, [1963]
- Language Note:
- The 2nd work sung in English.
- System Details:
- 33 1/3 rpm
- microgroove
- stereo
- Participant:
- Martina Arroyo, soprano (2nd work) ; New York Philharmonic ; Leonard Bernstein (1st work), Thomas Schippers (2nd work), conductors.
- Notes:
- The 2nd work a dramatic scena for high voice and orchestra.
- Text of the 2nd work from The Trojan woman, by Euripides, translated by John Patrick Creagh.
- "Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic in celebration of its opening season in the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts" -- Container.
- Durations: 30 min., 45 sec. and 12 min., 10 sec.
- Program notes by Schuman and Edward Downes, the latter including musical illustrations, on container.
- Contains:
- Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Andromache's farewell.
- OCLC:
- 16880956
- Publisher Number:
- MS 6512 Columbia
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