Music in the air, 1979 : American Airlines flights

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Title
Music in the air, 1979 : American Airlines flights
Names
Marriner, Neville (Interviewee)
Marriner, Neville (Conductor)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Performer)
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (Performer)
Concertgebouworkest (Performer)
Collection

Margaret Carson audio-visual materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1979
Table of Contents
Interview -- Air from Suite no. 3 in D major / Bach -- Interview -- Canon a 3 on a ground in D / Pachelbel -- Interview -- Scherzo in in G minor from Octet in E♭ major, op 20 / Mendelssohn -- Serenade for string orchestra, n op. 22, in E major / Dvořák -- Interview -- Concerto in D major for string orchestra / Stravinsky -- Interview -- The Planets: Jupiter, the bringer of jollity and Neptune, the mystic / Holst.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-7-A 2959
Topics
Marriner, Neville -- Interviews
Conductors (Music) -- England
Music -- 17th century
Music -- 18th century
Music -- History and criticism
Chamber orchestra music
Suites (Orchestra) -- Excerpts
Suites (Chamber orchestra)
Canons, fugues, etc. (String orchestra), Arranged
String orchestra music, Arranged
Symphonic poems
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Suites, orchestra, BWV 1068, D major. Air
Pachelbel, Johann, 1653-1706. Canon und Gigue, violins (3), continuo, P. 37, D major. Canon; arranged
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Octet, violins (4), violas (2), cellos (2), op. 20, E♭ major. Scherzo; arranged
Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904. Serenades, string orchestra, op. 22, E major. Moderato
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Concertos, string orchestra, D
Holst, Gustav, 1874-1934. Planets. Jupiter
Holst, Gustav, 1874-1934. Planets. Neptune
Genres
Music
Interviews
Notes
Source note: Title and date from the original container.
Performers: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th works) ; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (5th work) ; Concertgebouw Orchestra (6th work) ; Neville Marriner, conductor.
Venue: Recorded for American Airlines United States 1979 June-July.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 60 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., 1/2 track stereo ; 7 in
Description
To be played on American Airlines flights during the months of June and July 1979, the recording intermingles interviews with conductor Marriner with musical works he conducts. The interview covers such topics as exploration of baroque music; Marriner's choice of repertoire; his engagement with Minnesota Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, and other venues while leading the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields that he founded; his career from violinist to conductor; the limitations and capacities of classical musicians; and his high opinion of American orchestral musicians.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 908044108
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20611469
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5a342d60-b8be-0133-e004-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Music in the air, 1979 : American Airlines flights" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5d9c8300-b8be-0133-10ee-60f81dd2b63c

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Music in the air, 1979 : American Airlines flights" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5d9c8300-b8be-0133-10ee-60f81dd2b63c

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1979). Music in the air, 1979 : American Airlines flights Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5d9c8300-b8be-0133-10ee-60f81dd2b63c

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Music in the air, 1979 : American Airlines flights