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American-Scandinavian Foundation collection of noncommercial recordings,1948-1958.

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Creator

American-Scandinavian Foundation

Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound

Extent

  • 175 sound recordings : analog.
  • 97 sound tape reels : analog.
  • 78 sound discs : analog.

Access Restrictions

Access restricted; advance notification required.

Scope/Contents Notes

These noncommercial spoken word and music recordings concerning Scandinavia were collected under the auspices of the American-Scandinavian Foundation. Most of the spoken word recordings consist of panel discussions in English hosted by William Kennedy and Vernon Brooks. Topics of these programs include Swedish film, Danish ballet, and a discussion of the music of Harald Sæverud. Additional spoken word recordings include an interview with Anaïs Nin.

The music recordings feature Scandinavian performers as well as composers. Orchestral music is predominant, with a smaller representation of chamber and vocal music. Orchestras appearing in the collection include the Helsinki Philharmonic, Stockholm Philharmonic, Musikselskabet "Harmonien" (Bergen, Norway), Statsradiofoniens symfoniorkester (Copenhagen), and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductors include Herbert Blomstedt, Sixten Ehrling, Carl Garaguly, and Harald Sæverud. Soloists for orchestral and chamber musicperformances include Gösta Björling, Holger Gilbert-Jespersen, Käbi Laretei, Anders Näslund, and Tore Westlund.

The most prominently represented composers in the collection are Hugo Alfvén, Sven Erik Beck, Niels Viggo Bentzon, Karl Birger Blomdahl, Klaus Egge, Edvard Grieg, Vagn Holmboe, Ludwig Irgens Jensen, Lars-Erik Larsson, JónLeifs, Ingvar Lidholm, Leevi Antti Madetoja, Aarre Merikanto, Carl Nielsen, Knut Nystedt, Selim Palmgren, Ture Rangström, Hilding Rosenberg, Harald Sæverud, Jean Sibelius, Svend Erik Tarp, Geirr Tveitt, and Fartein Valen.

Controlled Access Terms

  • Sæverud, Harald, 1897-1992.
  • Ballet -- Denmark.
  • Motion pictures -- Sweden.
  • Music -- Denmark.
  • Music -- Finland.
  • Music -- Norway.
  • Music -- Sweden.
  • Sound recordings.

Additional Creator Names

  • Alfvén, Hugo, 1872-1960. cmp
  • Beck, Sven Erik Beck. cmp
  • Bentzon, Niels Viggo, 1919-2000. cmp
  • Björling, Gösta, 1912-1957. prf
  • Blomdahl, Karl Birger, 1916-1968. cmp
  • Blomstedt, Herbert, 1927- cnd
  • Brooks, Vernon. cmm
  • Egge, Klaus, 1906- cmp
  • Ehrling, Sixten. cnd
  • Garaguly, Carl. cnd
  • Gilbert-Jespersen, Holger. prf
  • Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. cmp
  • Holmboe, Vagn, 1909- cmp
  • Jensen, Ludwig Irgens. cmp
  • Kennedy, W. (William) cmm
  • Laretei, Käbi. prf
  • Larsson, Lars-Erik, 1908- cmp
  • Leifs, Jón, 1899-1968. cmp
  • Lidholm, Ingvar. cmp
  • Madetoja, Leevi, 1887-1947. cmp
  • Merikanto, Aarre, 1893-1958. cmp
  • Näslund, Anders, 1920-1974. prf
  • Nielsen, Carl, 1865-1931. cmp
  • Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977. ive
  • Nystedt, Knut, 1915- cmp
  • Palmgren, Selim, 1878-1951. cmp
  • Rangström, Ture, 1884-1947. cmp
  • Rosenberg, Hilding, 1892- cmp
  • Sæverud, Harald, 1897-1992. cmp cnd
  • Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957. cmp
  • Tarp, Svend Erik, 1908- cmp
  • Tveitt, Geirr, 1908-1981. cmp
  • Valen, Fartein, 1887-1952. cmp
  • Westlund, Tore. prf
  • Helsingin kaupunginorkesteri.
  • Konsertföreningens orkester (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Musikselskabet "Harmonien" (Bergen, Norway)
  • Statsradiofoniens symfoniorkester (Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • Sveriges radios symfoniorkester.

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