Transcription of WFLN radio broadcast [sound recording], 1971 February 25, 26, 27.

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847

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Felix Mendelssohn, composer of the early Romantic period. His best-known works include the overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Italian Symphony, the Scottish Symphony, the oratorio St. Paul, the oratorio Elijah, the overture The Hebrides, the mature Violin Concerto and the String Octet. A grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn was born into a prominent Jewish family. He was brought up without religion until the age of seven, when he was bapt...

Ormandy, Eugene

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Epithet: conductor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000699.0x0001db Conductor; Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, 1938-1980. From the description of Oral history conducted by Herbert Kupferberg, October 1969. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 213481085 From the description of Oral history conducted by Herbert Kupferberg, October 1969. (University of Pennsyl...

Philadelphia orchestra

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Carol, Norman

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Violinist; concertmaster of Philadelphia Orchestra, 1966- . From the description of Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, November 8, 1991. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155896120 From the description of Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, November 25, 1991. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155896118 ...

Gesensway, Louis, 1906-1976

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Composed 1948-1951. First performance Philadelphia, 25 February 1955, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conductor, Oscar Treadwell narrator. The text of William Penn's Prayer for Philadelphia, 1684, and some authentic Colonial street calls are used in the narrative part.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Four squares of Philadelphia : for narrator, criers, and large orchestra / by Louis Gesensway. c1972. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 5198...

Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918

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Claude Debussy (b. 22 August 1862–d. 25 March 1918) was one of the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France he attended the Conservatoire de Paris originally to study piano before switing to composition. His orchestral works include Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (1894), Nocturnes (1897–1899), Images (1905–1912). In 1904 he rose to international fame for his opera Pelléas et Mélisande. He also composed two books of Préludes a...