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Andre Kostelanetz interviewed on "The listening room" radio program. Three short conversations about Lincoln

Title
Andre Kostelanetz interviewed on "The listening room" radio program. 1972-01-20 [sound recording] : Three short conversations about Lincoln / Robert Sherman, host.
Author
Kostelanetz, Andre, 1901-1980.
Publication
Jan. 20, 1972.

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Additional Authors
  • Sherman, Robert, 1932-
  • Grofé, Ferde, 1892-1972.
  • Laderman, Ezra.
  • Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990
  • Chapin, Schuyler
  • Lindsay, John V. (John Vliet)
  • Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990.
  • Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945.
  • Wallace, Mike, 1918-2012
  • Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967.
  • Steichen, Lilian, 1883-1977
  • WQXR (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
  • Estate of Andre Kostelanetz, donor. NN-RHA
Found In
Estate of Andre Kostelanetz collection of sound recordings collection.
Description
2 sound discs (101 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
CD 1 (single track) Musical talk show on which Andre Kostelanetz speaks with Robert Sherman about works he has commissioned which are discussed, then auditioned. Kostelanetz speaks first of Rip van Winkle from Ferde Grófe's Hudson river suite; then the Magic prison (letters of Emily Dickinson set to music by Ezra Laderman and Archibald MacLeish); Kostelanetz then recalls violin prodigy Michael Rabin; Kostelanetz speaks of his discussions with Aaron Copland, Virgil Thomson, and Jerome Kern about commissioning works, and we hear Kern's Mark Twain portrait (incomplete, recording continues on CD 2).
Series Statement
Radio talks of Andre Kostelanetz; CDRT 2 & 3
Uniform Title
  • Listening room (Radio program)
  • Mike Wallace at large (Radio program)
Alternative Title
  • Three short conversations about Lincoln
  • Estate of Andre Kostelanetz collection of sound recordings.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Talk shows – Radio.
Event (note)
  • Broadcast on WQXR (New York), Jan. 20, 1972.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Estate of Andre Kostelanetz collection of sound recordings , *L(Special) 07-50.
Contents
CD 2, track 1. Mark Twain portrait (concluded) ; Kostelanetz discusses Copland's Lincoln portrait, and its various narrators including Carl Sandburg -- Track 2. Aaron Copland speaks with Robert Bailey about his Lincoln portrait [from an undated NPR broadcast] -- Track 3. Schuyler Chapin interviews Kostelanetz and N.Y. Mayor John Lindsay about performing Lincoln portrait [from an undated N.Y. Philharmonic radio broadcast] -- Track 4. Mike Wallace presents a celebration of Carl Sandburg; plays a recording of his ballad A horse named Bill, and discusses Sandburg's love of Lincoln with his wife, Lillian [from an undated radio broadcast of Mike Wallace at large].
Call Number
*LDC 40477
OCLC
227175432
Author
Kostelanetz, Andre, 1901-1980. Interviewee
Title
Andre Kostelanetz interviewed on "The listening room" radio program. 1972-01-20 [sound recording] : Three short conversations about Lincoln / Robert Sherman, host.
Imprint
Jan. 20, 1972.
Playing Time
010737 010249
Series
Radio talks of Andre Kostelanetz; CDRT 2 & 3
Event
Broadcast on WQXR (New York), Jan. 20, 1972.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Estate of Andre Kostelanetz collection of sound recordings , *L(Special) 07-50.
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Added Author
Sherman, Robert, 1932- Interviewer
Grofé, Ferde, 1892-1972. Hudson River suite. Rip van Winkle.
Laderman, Ezra. Magic prison.
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990, commentator.
Chapin, Schuyler, commentator.
Lindsay, John V. (John Vliet), commentator.
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Lincoln portrait.
Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Mark Twain suite.
Wallace, Mike, 1918-2012, commentator.
Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967. Horse named Bill.
Steichen, Lilian, 1883-1977, commentator.
WQXR (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
Estate of Andre Kostelanetz, donor. NN-RHA
Added Title
Listening room (Radio program)
Mike Wallace at large (Radio program)
Estate of Andre Kostelanetz collection of sound recordings.
Found In:
Estate of Andre Kostelanetz collection of sound recordings collection.
Research Call Number
*LDC 40477
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