Commentary included thoughts on orchestral musicians; predicaments of recording Benjamin Britten's serenade in which Tuckwell played solo horn part; and Thurston Dart's interpratation of Bach based on sources by Penzel and others that represent earlier versions than the composer's "dedication copy."
Opening announcement -- Commentary on Britten's Serenade for tenor, horn and strings -- Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Blake elegy / by Britten (Tuckwell, horn ; Pears, tenor ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Britten, conductor) -- Commentary on Sonata for 4 horns by Michael Tippett -- Sonata for 4 horns, 2nd mvmt / by Tippett (Tuckwell, Gray, Noble, Shillito) -- Commentary on Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major -- Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, 1st mvmt / by Bach (Tuckwell, horn ; Dart, harpsichord ; Brown, violin ; Munrow, recorder ; Black, oboe ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields ; Marriner, conductor) -- Commentary -- Air from Capriccio no. 4 / by Zelenka (Holliger, oboe ; Tuckwell, horn ; Camerata Bern) -- Commentary -- Horn trio, finale / Brahms (Tuckwell, horn ; Perlman, violin ; Ashkenazy, piano).
Call number
*LTC-A 1644
Note
Title and date from original cassette label; credits from audition.
Streaming file transferred from original audiocassette.
Access (note)
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Source (note)
Margaret Carson
Linking entry (note)
Forms part of: Margaret Carson audio-visual materials, *L(Special) 92-23.
Title
Musical reminiscences : radio broadcast, 1979-08-20.
Production
1979.
Country of producing entity
England.
Playing time
002822
Type of content
performed music
spoken word
Type of medium
audio
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Performer
Barry Tuckwell, commentator and horn ; David Gray, Robert Noble, Martin Shillito, horn players ; Thurston Dart, harpsichord ; Iona Brown, Itzhak Perlman, violins ; David Munrow, recorder ; Neil Black, Heinz Holliger, oboes ; Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields ; Camerata Bern ; Benjamin Britten, Neville Marriner, conductors.
Event
Broadcast on BBC radio in London (England) 1979 August 20.
Access
Access to original items restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the NYPL Research Libraries.
Linking entry
Forms part of: Margaret Carson audio-visual materials, *L(Special) 92-23.