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Music for the connoisseur Preparing for Xmas with the Randolph Singers.

Title
Music for the connoisseur [sound recording] : Preparing for Xmas with the Randolph Singers.
Publication
Dec. 1951.

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Additional Authors
  • Randolph, David.
  • Leontovych, M. (Mykola), 1877-1921.
  • Holst, Gustav, 1874-1934.
  • Cope, Cecil.
  • Rubbra, Edmund, 1901-1986.
  • Praetorius, Michael, 1571-1621.
  • Gruber, Franz Xaver, 1787-1863.
  • Wade, John Francis, 1711 or 1712-1786.
  • Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958.
  • National Association of Educational Broadcasters.
  • Randolph Singers, performer.
  • WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
  • WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA
Description
1 sound disc (ca. 61 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
David Randolph takes listeners behind the scenes in the making of the first Christmas record [vol. 1] recorded by his group The Randolph Singers. Excerpts of some recorded candid rehearsals are played along with the final recorded versions.
Uniform Title
Music for the connoisseur (Radio program)
Alternative Title
  • Preparing for Xmas with the Randolph Singers
  • Preparing for Christmas with the Randolph Singers
  • O little town of Bethlehem.
  • Bring a torch, Jeannette.
  • God rest ye merry gentlemen.
  • What chlid is this?
  • Patapan.
  • Let carols ring.
  • First Noël.
  • Hush, o heaven.
  • Angels we have heard on high.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Classical music radio programs.
Note
  • Compact disc.
  • Program presented by the National Association of Educational Broadcasters.
  • WNYC inventory no.: WNYC-CONN-1951-12-00; Catalog: 52905.
Event (note)
  • Broadcast on WNYC, New York, N. Y. in Dec. 1951.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Original recordings of The Randolph Singers' Christmas carols [vol. 1] (1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 12 in.) are available on *LZR 73660 (mono) and *LZR 73817 (stereo).
Source (note)
  • WNYC (Radio station : New York, N. Y.) ;
Language (note)
  • Spoken in English; sung in English and Latin.
Contents
Carol of the bells -- O little town of Bethlehem -- Bring a torch, Jeanette (1st rehearsal excerpt) ; Bring a torch, Jeanette (final version) -- God rest you merry gentlemen -- What child is this? -- Patapan (rehearsal version) -- Lullay my liking / G. Holst -- Quid petis, o fili? / C. Cope -- Let carols ring -- The first Noël -- The Virgin's cradle hymn (rehearsal version) ; The Virgin's cradle hymn (final version) / E. Rubbra -- Hush, o heaven -- Patapan (2nd rehearsal excerpt) ; Patapan (final version) -- Angels we have heard on high -- Lo! how a rose e'er blooming (English version) / M. Praetorius -- Silent night -- Oh come, all ye faithful -- Excerpt of Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis / R. Vaughan Williams.
Call Number
*LDC 48610
OCLC
526767381
Title
Music for the connoisseur [sound recording] : Preparing for Xmas with the Randolph Singers.
Imprint
Dec. 1951.
Playing Time
003000 003106
Performer
The Randolph Singers (Anna Louise Kautz and Harriet Hill, sopranos ; Mildred Greenberg, contralto ; Abram Sheer, tenor ; Bert Spero, bass) ; David Randolph, host and conductor ; with unidentified radio announcer.
Event
Broadcast on WNYC, New York, N. Y. in Dec. 1951.
Additional Formats
Original recordings of The Randolph Singers' Christmas carols [vol. 1] (1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 12 in.) are available on *LZR 73660 (mono) and *LZR 73817 (stereo).
Language
Spoken in English; sung in English and Latin.
Source
Gift; WNYC (Radio station : New York, N. Y.) ; 2007.
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Added Author
Randolph, David.
Leontovych, M. (Mykola), 1877-1921. Shchedryk. English.
Holst, Gustav, 1874-1934. Part-songs, mixed voices, op. 34. Lullay my liking.
Cope, Cecil. Quid petis, o fili?
Rubbra, Edmund, 1901-1986. Virgin's cradle hymn.
Praetorius, Michael, 1571-1621. Musae Sioniae. 6. T. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen. English.
Gruber, Franz Xaver, 1787-1863. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht. English.
Wade, John Francis, 1711 or 1712-1786. Adeste fideles. English.
Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958. Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis. Selections.
National Association of Educational Broadcasters.
Randolph Singers, performer.
WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA
Added Title
O little town of Bethlehem.
Bring a torch, Jeannette.
God rest ye merry gentlemen.
What chlid is this?
Patapan.
Let carols ring.
First Noël.
Hush, o heaven.
Angels we have heard on high.
Research Call Number
*LDC 48610
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