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The Philadelphia Orchestra : The centennial collection : Historic broadcasts and recordings 1917-1998. Vol. 5, Composers as conductors.

Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center CD 31636 vol. 5
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Format:
Sound recording
Contributor:
Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993, narrator.
Kodály, Zoltán, 1882-1967, conductor.
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971, conductor.
Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989, conductor.
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990, conductor.
Philadelphia Orchestra, performer.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967.
Orchestral music.
Variations (Orchestra).
Suites (Orchestra).
Ballets--Excerpts.
Ballets.
Orchestral music, Arranged.
Monologues with music (Orchestra).
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Songs and music.
Lincoln, Abraham.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967--Musical settings.
Sandburg, Carl.
Genre:
Orchestral music.
Orchestral music, Arranged.
Songs and music.
Musical settings.
Sound recordings.
Excerpts.
Songs.
Physical Description:
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
4 3/4 in.
Other Title:
Centennial collection
Historic broadcasts and recordings 1917-1998
Composers as conductors
Title on container: Philadelphia Orchestra 1900-2000. Vol. 5, Composers as conductors
Title on spine of container: Philadelphia Orchestra centennial collection. Vol. 5, Composers as conductors
Place of Publication:
Philadelphia, PA : Philadelphia Orchestra Association, 1999.
Language Note:
The last work spoken in English.
System Details:
digital
optical
1.4 m/s
mono
digital recording
Contents:
Variations on a Hungarian folksong ("The Peacock") / Zoltán Kodály (22:07)
Divertimento : suite from Le Baiser de la fée / Igor Stravinsky (22:38)
Five Portraits. Bugles and birds : Pablo Picasso ; Cantabile : for strings : Nicolas de Chaterlain ; Tango lullaby : Flavie Alvarez de Toledo ; Fugue : Alexander Smallens ; Percussion piece : Mrs. Chester Whitin Lassell / Virgil Thomson (13:55)
Lincoln Portrait / Aaron Copland (15:33).
Participant:
Marian Anderson, narrator (last work) ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Zoltán Kodály, Igor Stravinsky, Virgil Thomson, and Aaron Copland, conductors.
Notes:
The Thomson works originally for piano, arr. by the composer for string orchestra (2nd piece) or orchestra (remainder).
Text (last work) by Carl Sandburg.
Recorded at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia Nov. 23, 1946 (1st work), Jan. 11, 1947 (2nd work), May 20, 1945 (3rd work) and at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY Aug. 5, 1976 (4th work).
Compact disc.
Analog recordings; in part stereo, in part monaural.
Issued in box with same title (without vol. number) with six other volumes (11 discs)
Program notes by Barrymore Laurence Scherer ([16] p. ; ill.) inserted in container.
Contains:
Kodály, Zoltán, 1882-1967. Felszállott a páva (Orchestra variations).
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Divertimenti, orchestra
Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Portraits, piano (1948-1953). Bugles and birds; arranged.
Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Portraits, piano (1948-1953). Cantabile; arranged
Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Portraits, piano (1948-1953). Tango lullaby; arranged.
Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Portraits, piano (1948-1953). Fugue; arranged.
Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Percussion piece; arranged.
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Lincoln portrait.
OCLC:
63596305
Publisher Number:
7921100002 (on outer box)
POA100-5 Philadelphia Orchestra Association

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