Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Grauer, Ben
2. Gillis, Don, 1912-1978.
3. Kennan, Kent, 1913-2003.
4. Weber, Carl Maria von, 1786-1826.
5. Catalani, Alfredo, 1854-1893.
6. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.

Found in

1. Toscanini Legacy collection of sound recordings.

Description

1. 1 sound tape reel (54:12) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., full track mono.; 10 in.

Summary

1. The intermission features a recording of an interview between Don Gillis and Kent Kennan, a composer and professor of music, who in 1936 at the age of twenty-three wrote a music piece called "Night Soliloquy" which Toscanini liked and performed. He recalls his thrill at having been chosen by maestro and credits him with the popularization of this work.

Uniform title

1. Toscanini: the man behind the legend (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Centennial program no. 32
2. Toscanini Legacy collection of sound recordings.

Subject

1. Overtures
2. Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957
3. Orchestral music
4. Classical music radio programs
5. Operas > Excerpts
6. Symphonies
7. Radio programs, Musical > United States
8. Kennan, Kent, 1913-2003 > Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Classical music radio programs.

Contents

1. Introductory remarks (Grauer) -- Freischütz overture / Weber -- Loreley: dance of the water nymphs / Catalani -- Intermission feature with Kent Kennan -- Symphony no. 39 / Mozart -- Concluding remarks (Grauer)

Call number

1. *LDC 37624

Note

1. Durations: 00:36:52 (music) ; 00:17:20 (Introduction, intermission feature, and conclusion)

Access (note)

1. Access to original items restricted.

Credits (note)

1. Produced by Don Gillis.

Event (note)

1. Broadcast by NBC on Aug. 9, 1967.

Additional formats (note)

1. Service compact disc (1 sound disc : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.) available in *LDC 37624.

Terms of use (note)

1. No copying of private, non-commercial material is allowed without the written permission of the proprietary rights holder. For further information contact the Curator of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Source (note)

1. Toscanini family;

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of: the Toscanini Legacy collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-01.

Title

1. Toscanini: the man behind the legend. Program no. 216 [sound recording] : centennial program no. 32.

Imprint

1. Aug. 9, 1967.

Performer

1. Ben Grauer, broadcast announcer ; Kent Kennan, interviewee.

Credits

1. Produced by Don Gillis.

Event

1. Broadcast by NBC on Aug. 9, 1967.

Access

1. Access to original items restricted.

Terms of use

1. No copying of private, non-commercial material is allowed without the written permission of the proprietary rights holder. For further information contact the Curator of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Additional formats

1. Service compact disc (1 sound disc : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.) available in *LDC 37624.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of: the Toscanini Legacy collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-01.

Source

1. Gift; Toscanini family; 1987.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Grauer, Ben. Interviewer
2. Gillis, Don, 1912-1978. Producer
3. Kennan, Kent, 1913-2003. Interviewee
4. Weber, Carl Maria von, 1786-1826. Freischütz. Ouverture.
5. Catalani, Alfredo, 1854-1893. Loreley. Danza delle ondine.
6. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Symphonies. K. 543, E♭ major.
7. Toscanini family. Donor NN-RHA

Added title

1. Toscanini Legacy collection of sound recordings.

Found in:

1. Toscanini Legacy collection of sound recordings.

Research call number

1. *LDC 37624