Research Catalog

Americathon 1983 Merkin Hall program.

Title
Americathon 1983 [sound recording] : Merkin Hall program.
Publication
Feb. 16, 1983.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

7 Items

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
AudioUse in library *LDC 43617 v. 1 [CD]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound
AudioUse in library *LDC 43617 v. 2 [CD]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound
AudioUse in library *LDC 43617 v. 3 [CD]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound
AudioUse in library *LDC 43617 v. 4 [CD]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound
AudioUse in library *LDC 43617 v. 5 [CD]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound
AudioUse in library *LDC 43617 v. 6 [CD]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound
AudioUse in library *LDC 43617 v. 7 [CD]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

Details

Additional Authors
  • Schopick, Fran
  • Munson, Richard, (Musician)
  • Demare, Tony
  • McCandless, Michael
  • Belling, Susan
  • Dick, Robert, 1950-
  • Wiegeland, Niels
  • Pugliese, Michael
  • Del Tredici, David
  • Cage, John
  • Friedman, Erick
  • Spottiswoode, Daphne
  • Rudlich, Rachel
  • Goldray, Martin
  • Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010
  • Woerner, Danielle
  • Schwartz, Robert, (Pianist)
  • Rhodes, Samuel
  • McDonald, Robert, 1951-
  • Rees, Rosalind
  • Rorem, Ned, 1923-2022
  • Parker, William, 1943-1993
  • Hoiby, Lee
  • Amram, David
  • Venegas, Victor
  • Casales, Myra
  • Finckel, David
  • Wu, Han
  • Kaminsky, Laura, 1956-
  • Munson, Richard (Musician).
  • Lohn, Jeffrey.
  • Foss, Lukas, 1922-2009.
  • Del Tredici, David.
  • Cage, John.
  • Corigliano, John, 1938-
  • Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990.
  • Luening, Otto, 1900-1996.
  • Overton, Hall, 1920-1972.
  • Rorem, Ned, 1923-2022.
  • Hoiby, Lee.
  • Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981.
  • Finckel, Edwin A.
  • Musicians' Accord (Musical group), performer.
  • Gageego (Musical group), performer.
  • WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
  • Americathon (1983 : New York, N.Y.)
  • WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA
Description
7 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Compact discs.
Event (note)
  • Recorded live at the Merkin Hall, New York City, and broadcast on radio station WNYC (93.9 FM/AM 820), Feb. 16, 1983.
Language (note)
  • Vocal works sung in English (principally), French
Contents
  • CD 1: Sonnet lines ; Duo / Laura Kaminsky (Musicians' Accord: Kathleen Nester, flute ; Jerry Weir, vibraphone ; Fran Schopick, mezzo-soprano ; Elizabeth Rodgers, piano) (12:37) -- 9 x 16 / Richard Munson (R. Munson, piano) (10:08) -- Music for two pianos / Jeffrey Lohn (Tony Demare and Michael McCandless, pianos) (17:30).
  • CD 2: 13 ways of looking at a blackbird / Lukas Foss (Susan Belling, soprano ; Robert Dick, flute ; Niels Wiegeland, piano ; Michael Pugliese, percussion) (16:30) -- Fantasy pieces / David Del Tredici (D. Del Tredici, piano) (8:00) -- Credo in us / John Cage (Gageego: David MacBride, piano ; Thad Wheeler and Tom Goldstein, percussion ; Tamsin Fitzgerald, radio) (12:00) -- Reading from his works (J. Cage) (8:26).
  • CD 3: Violin sonata / John Corigliano (Erick Friedman, violin ; Daphne Spottiswoode, piano) (22:15) -- Duo for flute and piano / Aaron Copland (Rachel Rudlich, flute ; Martin Goldray, piano) (13:25) -- [Improvisation] (incomplete) / Billy Taylor (Billy Taylor, piano).
  • CD 4: [Improvisation] / Billy Taylor (Billy Taylor, piano) (25:00) -- 8 songs: She walks in beauty (2:20) ; Venilia (1:55) ; I felt a cleaving in my mind (0:45) ; Silent, silent night (1:26) ; Love's secret (2:10) ; [unidentified song (0:56)] ; At Christmas time (1:40) ; Songs of experience. The little vagabond (1:50) / Otto Luening (Danielle Woerner, soprano ; Robert Schwarz, piano).
  • CD 5: Sonata for viola and piano / Overton Hall (Samuel Rhodes, viola ; Robert McDonald, piano) (21:15) -- Songs: Alleluia (2:25) ; Ask me no more (3:05) ; Now sleeps the crimson petal (2:46) ; Far-far-away (1:44) ; Sometimes with one I love (1:25) ; O you whom I often and silently come (0:25) ; I am rose (0:19) ; Snake (0:50) ; The serpent (1:50) ; Rain in spring (1:28) ; Such beauty as hurts to behold (2:32) ; You, the young rainbow (2:11) / Ned Rorem (Rosalind Rees, soprano ; Ned Rorem, piano).
  • CD 6: Visits to St. Elizabeths (3:38) ; A Journey (1:41) / Ned Rorem (Rosalind Rees, soprano ; Ned Rorem, piano) -- Trois poèmes de Rimbaud. Le coeur volé ; L'éternité ; Rêve pour l'hiver (William Parker, baritone ; Lee Hoiby, piano) (8:50) ; 10 variations on a Schubert Ländler (Lee Hoiby, piano) (10:45) / Lee Hoiby -- Tombeau dans un parc / Samuel Barber (William Parker, baritone ; Lee Hoiby, piano) (2:17) -- Music of the American Indians and of Latin America, with commentaries (David Amram, Victor Venegas, and Myra Casales, various folk instruments) (16:43).
  • CD 7: Music of the American Indians and of Latin America, with commentaries (continued from end of CD 6) (David Amram, Victor Venegas, and Myra Casales, various folk instruments) (8:24) -- Sonata for violoncello and piano / Edwin Finckel (David Finckel, violoncello ; Wu Han, piano) (31:38).
Call Number
*LDC 43617 v. 1-7
OCLC
227036609
Title
Americathon 1983 [sound recording] : Merkin Hall program.
Imprint
Feb. 16, 1983.
Performer
Various performers.
Event
Recorded live at the Merkin Hall, New York City, and broadcast on radio station WNYC (93.9 FM/AM 820), Feb. 16, 1983.
Language
Vocal works sung in English (principally), French,
Connect to:
Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material
Added Author
Schopick, Fran, vocalist.
Munson, Richard, (Musician), instrumentalist.
Demare, Tony, instrumentalist.
McCandless, Michael, instrumentalist.
Belling, Susan, vocalist.
Dick, Robert, 1950- instrumentalist.
Wiegeland, Niels, instrumentalist.
Pugliese, Michael, instrumentalist.
Del Tredici, David, instrumentalist.
Cage, John, narrator.
Friedman, Erick, instrumentalist.
Spottiswoode, Daphne, instrumentalist.
Rudlich, Rachel, instrumentalist.
Goldray, Martin, instrumentalist.
Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010, instrumentalist.
Woerner, Danielle, vocalist.
Schwartz, Robert, (Pianist), instrumentalist.
Rhodes, Samuel, instrumentalist.
McDonald, Robert, 1951- instrumentalist.
Rees, Rosalind, vocalist.
Rorem, Ned, 1923-2022, instrumentalist.
Parker, William, 1943-1993, vocalist.
Hoiby, Lee, instrumentalist.
Amram, David, instrumentalist.
Venegas, Victor, instrumentalist.
Casales, Myra, instrumentalist.
Finckel, David, instrumentalist.
Wu, Han, instrumentalist.
Kaminsky, Laura, 1956- Duos, flute, vibraphone.
Kaminsky, Laura, 1956- Sonnet lines. no. 1.
Munson, Richard (Musician). 9 x 16.
Lohn, Jeffrey. Music for two pianos.
Foss, Lukas, 1922-2009. Thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird.
Del Tredici, David. Fantasy pieces.
Cage, John. Credo in us.
Corigliano, John, 1938- Sonata, violin, piano.
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Duet, flute, piano.
Luening, Otto, 1900-1996. Songs. Selections.
Overton, Hall, 1920-1972. Sonatas, viola, piano.
Rorem, Ned, 1923-2022. Songs. Selections.
Hoiby, Lee. Poèmes de Rimbaud.
Hoiby, Lee. Variations on a Schubert Ländler.
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Mélodies passagères. Tombeau dans un parc.
Finckel, Edwin A. Sonatas, cello, piano.
Musicians' Accord (Musical group), performer.
Gageego (Musical group), performer.
WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
Americathon (1983 : New York, N.Y.)
WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA
Research Call Number
*LDC 43617 v. 1-7
View in Legacy Catalog