Listening room program on WQXR radio, 1973-09-24

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Title

Listening room program on WQXR radio, 1973-09-24

Collection

Margaret Carson audio-visual materials

Names

Sherman, Robert, 1932- (Host)
Tilson Thomas, Michael, 1944- (Interviewee)
Tilson Thomas, Michael, 1944- (Conductor)
Tilson Thomas, Michael, 1944- (Performer)
Thorstenberg, Laurence (Performer)
Silverstein, Joseph, 1932-2015 (Performer)
Grierson, Ralph, 1942- (Performer)
Altman, Karen (Performer)
Belling, Susan (Performer)
Enstad, Luther (Performer)
Gagnon, Roland (Performer)
Marshall, Larry (Performer)
Rix, Luther (Performer)
Sokol, Marilyn, 1937- (Performer)
Steele, Philip (Performer)
Foreman, Richard, 1937- (Librettist)
WQXR (Radio station : New York, N.Y.) (Distributor)
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1973-09-24

Table Of Contents

Part 1 (47 min): Announcements -- Interview with Tilson Thomas about his current activity and interests -- Gigues from Images / by Debussy (Thorstenberg ; Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Tilson Thomas) -- Commentary on the live sound of instruments in halls vs. recordings -- Sonata for violin and piano, 1st mvmt / Debussy (Silverstein, Tilson Thomas) -- Commentary on Spectrum Series by Boston Symphony Orchestra -- Commentary on Dances by John Cage -- 1st dance from 3 Dances / by Cage (Tilson Thomas ; Grierson). |||| Part 2 (47 min.): Commentary on Cage and his work "3 dances," pianist Grierson, the music of the Louis XIV's period, and the repertoire of Tilson Thomas's forthcoming concerts with The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra -- Libretto of and commentary on "Elephant steps" / by Tilson Thomas -- Elephant steps, part of Act 2 / music by Stanley Silverman, libretto by Richard Foreman-- Libretto of and commentary on "Elephant steps" / by Tilson Thomas -- Elephant steps, excerpt / music by Stanley Silverman, libretto by Richard Foreman -- Commentary on the interpretation of music by Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Schumann. |||| Part 3 (2 min.): Closing commentary and announcements.

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1754

Subjects

Tilson Thomas, Michael, 1944- -- Interviews
Conductors (Music) -- United States
Orchestral music
Sonatas (Violin and piano) -- Excerpts
Piano music (Pianos (2))
Operas -- Excerpts
Music -- Criticism and interpretation
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Images, orchestra. Gigues
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Sonatas, violin, piano. Allegro vivo
Cage, John. Dances, pianos (2). Selections
Silverman, Stanley. Elephant steps. Selections

Genres

Music
Radio Programs
Interviews

Notes

Source Note: Title and credits from audition; date from original cassette label.
Content: 4th part (12 min.) of the recording is unrelated to the broadcast and contains an excerpt from a lecture on symphonic poems by an unidentified lecturer.
Performers: Robert Sherman, host ; Michael Tilson Thomas, interviewee, pianist, vocalist, and conductor ; Laurence Thorstenberg, English horn ; Joseph Silverstein, violin ; Ralph Grierson, piano ; Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Performers: Elephant steps: Karen Altman (scrubwoman), Susan Belling (Hannah), Luther Enstad (Max), Roland Gagnon (doctor), Larry Marshall (Otto), Luther Rix (rock singer), Marilyn Sokol (ragtime lady), Philip Steele (Hartman), Michael Tilson Thomas (archangel).
Venue: Broadcast on WQXR radio New York 1973 August 23; Elephant steps recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio New York 1973 July 9-13.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 audiocassettes (108 min.) : analog, stereo

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 935945404
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20880747
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 63ed38e0-b957-0133-a1f9-3c07547a230f

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

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MLA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Listening room program on WQXR radio, 1973-09-24" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1973. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/63ed38e0-b957-0133-a1f9-3c07547a230f

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1973). Listening room program on WQXR radio, 1973-09-24 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/63ed38e0-b957-0133-a1f9-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Listening room program on WQXR radio, 1973-09-24" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/63ed38e0-b957-0133-a1f9-3c07547a230f

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