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The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast,1941-02-17

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

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Title
The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast,1941-02-17
Additional title: Bell Telephone Hour
Additional title: Bell Telephone hour (Radio program)
Names
Anderson, Warner, 1911-1976 (Host)
Melton, James, 1904-1961 (Performer)
White, Francia, 1908-1984 (Performer)
Voorhees, Donald (Conductor)
Voorhees, Donald (Arranger)
Bunn, Alfred, 1796?-1860 (Librettist)
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919 (Librettist)
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906 (Librettist)
Balfe, M. W. (Michael William), 1808-1870 (Composer)
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 (Composer)
Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899 (Composer)
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908 (Composer)
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924 (Composer)
Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904 (Composer)
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra (Performer)
Bell Telephone Hour Chorus (Performer)
National Broadcasting Company (Producer)
Collection

The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1941-02-17
Table of Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; Then you'll remember me, from opera The Bohemian girl / music by Balfe ; words by Bunn (Melton, orchestra) ; Announcement ; 1st mvmt from Moonlight sonata / music by Beethoven ; arr. for orchestra by Voorhees ; Bell Telephone ad ; Announcement ; The night of the ball (arr. from waltz Vienna life) / music by Strauss (arr. and performed by White with orchestra) -- Link 2: Announcement ; Introduction to opera The little golden cockerel / music by Rimsky-Korsakov (orchestra) ; Announcement with commentary by Melton ; Recondita armonia / music by Puccini ; libretto by Illica and Giacosa (Melton, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad ; Announcement ; Largo, from New World Symphony (arr. for voices and orchestra) / music by Dvořák (White, Melton, chorus, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 866
Topics
Operas
Orchestral music, Arranged
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Overtures
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Symphonies
Radio programs, Musical
Balfe, M. W. (Michael William), 1808-1870. Bohemian girl. Then you'll remember me
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Sonatas, piano, no. 14, op. 27, no. 2, C♯ minor. Adagio sostenuto; arranged
Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899. Wiener Blut (Waltz); arranged
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Zolotoĭ petushok. Vvedenie
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Tosca. Recondita armonia
Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904. Symphonies, no. 9, op. 95, E minor. Largo; arranged
Genres
Radio programs
Music
Radio commercials
Advertising
Notes
Content: Title and date from original disc label; credits from audition.
Source note: Streaming files transferred from original audio discs.
Content: Matrix nos: BB25761 C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB25762 B2 (Disc 1, side 2).
Content: "Telephone Hour, Prog 43, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 43, part 2"-- On run-out of disc.
Performers: Warner Anderson, announcer ; James Melton, tenor and commentator ; Francia White, soprano and arranger ; Bell Telephone Hour Chorus ; Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra ; Donald Voorhees, conductor and arranger.
Venue: Broadcast on NBC Radio in New York 1941 February 17.
Language: Sung in English and italian.
Citation/reference: Forms part of: The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-33.
Physical Description
Audio disc
Extent: 1 two-sided audio disc (approximately 30 min.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, vertical cut, mono ; 16 in.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Italian
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16130236
MSS Unit ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 944455027
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20915948
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 57c13dd0-5d31-0136-f972-4b6846aecb48
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1911: Creator Born
  • 1941: Created
  • 1976: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The Telephone Hour" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1941. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4232c440-c372-0133-ff8b-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The Telephone Hour" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4232c440-c372-0133-ff8b-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1941). The Telephone Hour Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4232c440-c372-0133-ff8b-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Telephone Hour