Paul Sperry on WNCN radio : radio broadcast, 1987-02-10

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Title

Paul Sperry on WNCN radio : radio broadcast, 1987-02-10

Collection

Margaret Carson audio-visual materials

Names

Dalferes, Clayelle (Host)
Sperry, Paul (Commentator)
Sperry, Paul (Performer)
Vallecillo, Irma (Performer)
Dohnányi, Christoph von (Conductor)
WNCN (Radio station : New York, N.Y.) (Distributor)
Cleveland Orchestra (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1987-02-10

Table Of Contents

Part 1 (47 min.): Opening announcement -- To music (An die Musik) ; Passing bell (Zügenglöcklein) ; Dwarf (Zwerg) ; Swan song (Schwanengesang) ; At the bruck (Auf der Brücke) / Franz Schubert (Sperry, Vallecillo) -- Interviews with Sperry on singing in various vernaculars and choosing art songs over other music genres -- Night (Nochʹ) ; Fearful minute (Strashnai︠a︡ minuta) ; Lights were being dimmed (Uzh gasli v komnatakh ogni) ; To forget so soon (Zabytʹ tak skoro) / Tchaikovsky (Sperry, Vallecillo). |||| Part 2 (47 min.): At the ball (Sredʹ shumnogo bala) / Tchaikovsky (Sperry, Vallecillo) -- Interviews with Sperry on American songs -- Nocturne / Nevin (Sperry, Vallecillo) -- Long ago, sweetheart mine / MacDowell (Sperry, Vallecillo) -- Arriette / Beach (Sperry, Vallecillo) -- Side show / Ives (Sperry, Vallecillo) -- No one to love / Foster (Sperry, Vallecillo) -- Capture of Bacchus / Buck (Sperry, Vallecillo) -- Commentary and announcements -- Symphony no. 3, Eroica (unfinished towards the end of 3rd mvmt) / Beethoven (Cleveland Orchestra ; Christoph von Dohnányi) .

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1605

Subjects

Songs (High voice) with piano
Symphonies -- Excerpts
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. An die Musik
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Zügenglöcklein
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Zwerg
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Schwanengesang (Song), D. 744
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Auf der Bruck
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Romansy, op. 60. Nochʹ
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Romansy, op. 28. Strashnai︠a︡ minuta
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Romansy, op. 63. Uzh gasli v komnatakh ogni
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Zabytʹ tak skoro!
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Romansy, op. 38. Sredʹ shumnogo bala
Nevin, Ethelbert, 1862-1901. Book of songs. Nocturne
MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908. Songs, op. 56. Long ago, sweetheart mine
Beach, Amy, 1867-1944. Songs, op. 1. Ariette
Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Side show
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. No one to love
Buck, Dudley, 1839-1909. Songs, op. 87. Capture of Bacchus
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Symphonies, no. 3, op. 55, E♭ major. Selections

Genres

Music
Radio Programs

Notes

Source Note: Title based on the original cassette label; credits from audition.
Content: All songs performed live. Each song is preceded by Sperry's brief interpretation of the lyrics into the English language. Symphony is broadcast from a CD recording.
Performers: Clayelle Dalferes, host ; Paul Sperry, tenor ; Irma Vallecillo, piano ; Cleveland Orchestra ; Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor.
Venue: Broadcast on WNCN radio New York 1987 February 10.
Language: Commentary in English; Sung in German, Russian, English.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 94 min.) : analog, stereo

Languages

English
German
Russian

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 927110702
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20826771
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 943f9660-b92c-0133-b5e1-60f81dd2b63c

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

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