Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Garland, David, 1954-
2. Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956
3. Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962
4. Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950
5. Bentley, Eric, 1916-2020
6. Shirk, Richard, 1948-2008
7. Harris, David (Baritone)
8. Johnson, Craig (Craig Randal)
9. Lenya, Lotte
10. Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950.
11. Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962.
12. Black, Arnold
13. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
14. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA

Description

1. 1 sound disc (ca. 60 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. David Garland celebrates the 100th birthday of Bertolt Brecht, featuring playwright/translator Eric Bentley's interview and his live poetry and song performances that were pre-recorded from an earlier Spinning on air broadcast during Sept. 1995.

Uniform title

1. Spinning on air (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Brecht 100th
2. Brecht one hundredth
3. Song of the revolutionary.
4. Song of the Moldau.
5. Coming to California.
6. Burning and never going cold.
7. In the flower garden.
8. Do not cry, Marie.
9. (I read about) Tank battles.
10. To the little radio.

Subject

1. Bentley, Eric, 1916-2020 > Interviews
2. Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956
3. Musicals > Excerpts
4. Oral interpretation of poetry
5. Songs (Medium voice) with piano

Contents

1. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer = Mack the knife (1929 recording, from the musical The threepenny opera) / B. Brecht-K. Weill (Bertolt Brecht, vocals ; Kurt Weill, barrel organ ; with orchestra) -- Opening remarks (D. Garland, host) -- 1995 interview with Eric Bentley -- Song of the Revolutionary (from the play The mother) ; Supply and demand (from the play The measures taken (aka Maßnahme = The decision) ; The song of the Moldau / B. Brecht-H. Eisler (Eric Bentley, vocals and English translations ; Richard Shirk, piano) -- Excerpt of recording of Bertolt Brecht introducing himself (House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) meeting) -- Excerpt of poem "I know that happiness is popular [?] "/ B. Brecht (Lotte Lenya, narrator) -- Seerauber Jenny = Pirate Jenny (from the The threepenny opera) / B. Brecht-K. Weill (Lotte Lenya, vocals ; with orchestra) -- Alabama song (Whiskey bar) (from the musical The rise and fall of the city of Mahagonny) / B. Brecht-K. Weill (Lotte Lenya, vocals ; with chorus and orchestra) -- Solomon song (in English; from the musical The threepenny opera) / B. Brecht-K. Weill (Lotte Lenya, vocals ; with orchestra) -- [Sprech des Händlers und des jungen en genossen aus (from the play The measures taken (aka Maßnahme = The decision)] / B. Brecht-H. Eisler (Bertolt Brecht (The Speaker) ; Eric Viel [?], vocals) / B. Brecht-H. Eisler -- Pre-recorded live poetry & song performances in WNYC studio (Sept. 1995): Coming to California ; Burning and never going cold ; In the flower garden ; Do not cry, Marie ; (I read about) Tank battles (in English and German) / B. Brecht-H. Eisler (Eric Bentley, narrator & translator ; David Harris, vocals ; Craig [Randal] Johnson ; piano) -- To the little radio (from the 1965 album Bentley on Brecht: Songs and poems of Bertolt Brecht) / B. Brecht (Eric Bentley, narrator and vocals) -- Closing remarks (D. Garland, host) -- The ballad [i.e. Legend] of the dead solider / B. Brecht-A. Black (Eric Bentley, narrator and vocals ; with electronic keyboard)

Call number

1. *LDC 50947

Note

1. Compact disc.
2. WNYC inventory no.: WNYC-SPIN-1998-02-08; Catalog: 56131.

Event (note)

1. Broadcast on WNYC, New York, N. Y. on Feb. 8, 1998.

Source (note)

1. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N. Y.) ;

Language (note)

1. Spoken in English; sung in German and English.

Title

1. Spinning on air : radio broadcast, 1998-02-08 [sound recording] : Brecht 100th.

Imprint

1. Feb. 8, 1998.

Playing time

1. 005946

Event

1. Broadcast on WNYC, New York, N. Y. on Feb. 8, 1998.

Language

1. Spoken in English; sung in German and English.

Source

1. Gift; WNYC (Radio station : New York, N. Y.) ; 2007.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Garland, David, 1954- host.
2. Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956, author.
3. Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956, narrator.
4. Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956, performer.
5. Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962, composer.
6. Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950, performer.
7. Bentley, Eric, 1916-2020, interviewee.
8. Bentley, Eric, 1916-2020, narrator.
9. Bentley, Eric, 1916-2020, translator.
10. Bentley, Eric, 1916-2020, performer.
11. Shirk, Richard, 1948-2008, performer.
12. Harris, David (Baritone), performer.
13. Johnson, Craig (Craig Randal), performer.
14. Lenya, Lotte, narrator.
15. Lenya, Lotte, performer.
16. Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. Dreigroschenoper. Selections.
17. Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. Dreigroschenoper. Salomon-Song. English.
18. Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962. Massnahme. Selections.
19. Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962. Songs. Selections. English.
20. Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny. Alabama-Song.
21. Black, Arnold. Legend of the dead soldier.
22. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
23. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA

Added title

1. Song of the revolutionary.
2. Song of the Moldau.
3. Coming to California.
4. Burning and never going cold.
5. In the flower garden.
6. Do not cry, Marie.
7. (I read about) Tank battles.
8. To the little radio.

Research call number

1. *LDC 50947