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Leopold Stokowski Recordings, 1934-1940.

Title: Leopold Stokowski Recordings, 1934-1940.

Test pressings, primarily RCA Victor, of Leopold Stokowski's recordings with the Philadelphia Orchestra and a set of Laura Bolton's field recordings of Native American music.

ArchivalResource: 175 sound recordings

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings [sound recording], 1940-1968

Title: The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings [sound recording] 1940-1968

Weekly 30-minute NBC radio broadcasts, featuring classical and light classical music, which began on Apr. 29, 1940 and continued until 1958. In September, 1959, the Bell Telephone Hour made its television debut as a monthly musical special. It remained a regular television program until April 26, 1968. Library's holdings incomplete. Broadcasts chiefly originated from New York City, sponsored by the Bell Telephone Company (American Telephone and Telegraph). Each 30-minute program generally features a guest singer or instrumentalist, with the Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, conducted by Donald Voorhees, and the Bell Telephone Hour Chorus. Frequent guest artists include Marian Anderson, Robert Casadesus, Nelson Eddy, Josef Hofmann, Fritz Kreisler, Oscar Levant, James Melton, Grace Moore, Ezio Pinza, Lily Pons, Bidú Sayão, Gladys Swarthout, John Charles Thomas, Helen Traubel, and Eileen Farrell. Chief announcer: Floyd Mack.

ArchivalResource: 1579 sound discs

http://archives.nypl.org/rha/20502 View

Let's go to the opera radio broadcast collection [sound recording]

Title: Let's go to the opera radio broadcast collection [sound recording]

Let's Go to the Opera was a 1946 radio series that featured Metropolitan Opera principals and other well known singers of the time in selections from popular operas and operettas. All selections are sung in English.

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http://archives.nypl.org/rha/20498 View