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A Marc Blitzstein tribute: in honor of his eightieth birthday

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Title
A Marc Blitzstein tribute: in honor of his eightieth birthday
Names
Barrett, Michael, 1957- (Conductor)
Barrett, Michael, 1957- (Director)
Lazarus, Paul (Director)
Schwartz, Charles, 1922-1998 (Artistic director)
Houseman, John, 1902-1988 (Host)
Blitzstein, Marc (Composer)
Composers' Showcase (Presenter)
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (Presenter)
Collection

Margaret Carson audio-visual materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1985-04-28
Table of Contents
Nickel under the foot, from The cradle will rock (Patti LuPone ; Michael Barrett, piano) -- Dimples/Fraught, from No for an answer (Adolph Green ; Phyllis Newman ; Steven Blier, piano) -- Francie (Cris Groenendaal ; Nancy Opel ; Michael Barrett, piano) -- Kanonen song (Army song), from The Threepenny opera / translation by Marc Blizstein ; music by Kurt Weill ; text by Bertolt Brecht (Timothy Nolen ; Jeff Keller ; Steven Blier, piano) -- Monday morning blues, from Reuben Reuben (Timothy Nolen ; Steven Blier, piano) -- Yes is a pleasant country ; When life is quite through with ; Until and I heard / Poems by E.E. Cummings (Elisabeth Carron ; Steven Blier, piano) -- Jimmie's got a goil / text by E.E. Cummings (Jeff Keller ; Steven Blier, piano) -- Displaced / text by Blitzstein (Timothy Nolen ; Michael Barrett, piano) -- Joe Worker, from The cradle will rock (Michele-Denise Woods ; Michael Barrett, Steven Blier, piano) -- Gus and Sadie love song (Cris Groenendaal ; Meg Bussert ; Michael Barrett, piano) -- Hotel lobby (scene 6) (Jeff Keller ; Cris Groenendaal ; Betty Comden ; Michael Barrett, Steven Blier, piano) -- The new suit (Zipperfly) / text by Blitzstein (Leonard Bernstein) -- Intermission -- The Ballad of hurry up, from The airborne symphony (Men's chorus) -- Night music, The ballad of the bombardier (Emily) (Cris Groenendaal ; Michael Barrett, conductor) -- I wish it so, from Juno (Nancy Opel) -- You poor thing (Phyllis Newman ; Michele-Denise Woods ; Elisabeth Carron ; Betty Comden) -- One kind word (Chris Groenendaal ; Nancy Opel) -- With a woman to be, from Sacco and Vanzetti (Chris Walker) -- Then (Meg Bussert) -- The rain quartet, from Regina (Nancy Opel ; Elisabeth Carron ; Michele-Denise Woods ; Timothy Nolen ; Jeff Keller) -- Final scene, from The cradle will rock (Timothy Nolen ; Patti LuPone ; John Houseman)
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1563
Topics
Blitzstein, Marc
Musicals -- Excerpts
Operas -- Excerpts
Symphonies -- Excerpts
Songs with piano
Blues (Music)
Blitzstein, Marc. Works. Selections
Genres
Music
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Composers' Showcase and Lincoln Center present ; Charles Schwartz, artistic director.
Creation/production credits: Directed and co-produced by Paul Lazarus and Michael Barrett.
Performers: John Houseman, host ; Michael Barrett, conductor ; Leonard Bernstein ; Steve Blier ; Meg Bussert ; Elisabeth Carron ; Betty Comden ; Adolph Green ; Cris Groenendaal ; Jeff Keller ; Patti LuPone ; Phyllis Newman ; Timothy Nolen ; Nancy Opel ; Charles Walker ; Michele-Denise Woods.
Venue: Recorded 1985 April 28 Alice Tully Hall, New York, N.Y.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 2 audiocassettes (approximately 136 min.) : analog, stereo
Description
Marc Blizstein memorial concert dedicated to his 80th birthday. Excerpts from various musical works composed by Blizstein were performed during the event.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 922551066
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20806186
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): eb3ee2b0-b91e-0133-fbc1-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "A Marc Blitzstein tribute" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1985. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3f5c6a00-b91f-0133-8e55-60f81dd2b63c

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "A Marc Blitzstein tribute" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3f5c6a00-b91f-0133-8e55-60f81dd2b63c

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1985). A Marc Blitzstein tribute Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3f5c6a00-b91f-0133-8e55-60f81dd2b63c

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A Marc Blitzstein tribute