Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 1967-68 season. Program no. 6

~ Release by Henry Mazer, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Syndicated program acquired by the VOA for possible broadcast from G.H. Johnston, Inc., New York, N.Y.
For many recordings in this collection there are cue sheets, playlists, concert brochures, and/or other accompanying documents on file in the MBRS Recorded Sound Section VOA tape paperwork file.
Digital preservation master recorded from original master analog tapes by the Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory in 2004.
Performer(s): Yehudi Menuhin, violin (2nd work) ; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra ; Henry Mazer, conductor ; Martin Bookspan, interviewer ; Ray Lehman, host.
Event notes: Recorded live by WWSW, Dec. 3, 1967, Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, Pa., for distribution as part of the 1967-68 season of the Great symphony series.
Description: 5 audio files (1 hr., 53 min., 14 sec.) : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit) 1 audio file (43 min., 12 sec.) : digital preservation master, WAV file (96 kHz, 24 bit)
Contents: Overture to the creatures of Prometheus / Beethoven (7:15) --
Violin concerto in B minor / Elgar (42:49) --
Intermission interview with Yehudi Menuhin (7:26) --
Symphony # 38 in D major, K. 504 ("Prague") / Mozart (24:45) --
Melorhythmic dramas / Surinach (21:59).
Other Titles: Great symphony series.

Tracklist

1▼Medium
#TitleArtistLength
1Overture to the Creatures of Prometheus
orchestra:
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (on 1967-12-03)
conductor:
Henry Mazer (on 1967-12-03)
recorded at:
Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1967-12-03)
recording of:
Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, op. 43: Ouverture (on 1967-12-03)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (from 1800 until 1801)
part of:
The Creatures of Prometheus, op. 43 (The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43)
Ludwig van Beethoven7:15
2Violin Concerto in B minor
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1967-12-03)
orchestra:
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (on 1967-12-03)
conductor:
Henry Mazer (on 1967-12-03)
recorded at:
Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1967-12-03)
recording of:
Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 61 (on 1967-12-03)
composer:
Edward Elgar (from 1905 until 1910)
dedicated to:
Fritz Kreisler
premiered at:
[concert]
publisher:
Novello & Co. Ltd. (in 1910)
was commissioned by:
Royal Philharmonic Society (in 1909)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 61)
Edward Elgar42:49
3[Intermission Interview with Yehudi Menuhin]
Yehudi Menuhin7:26
4Symphony # 38 in D major, K. 504 "Prague"
orchestra:
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (on 1967-12-03)
conductor:
Henry Mazer (on 1967-12-03)
recorded at:
Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1967-12-03)
recording of:
Symphony no. 38 for Orchestra in D major, K. 504 “Prague” (on 1967-12-03)
premiered in:
Praha, Czechia (on 1787-01-19)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (from 1786 until 1786-12-06)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (number: 504) and Köchelverzeichnis (number: 504)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart24:45
5Melorhythmic Dramas
orchestra:
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (on 1967-12-03)
conductor:
Henry Mazer (on 1967-12-03)
recorded at:
Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1967-12-03)
recording of:
Melorhythmic Dramas (on 1967-12-03)
composer:
Carlos Surinach (in 1966)
Carlos Surinach21:59

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