Composers' Forum concert, 1953 April 11

 

Name
Hamilton, William, 1891-1917 (Author)
Lightner, Helen, 1917-2003 (Singer)
Franco, Johan, 1908-1988 (Instrumentalist)
Freeman-Gudeman, Ruth (Instrumentalist)
Murvitz, Moshe (Instrumentalist)
Ostrojinsky, Lea (Instrumentalist)
Lein, David (Instrumentalist)
Wissel, Uzi (Instrumentalist)
Kurka, Robert, 1921-1957 (Composer)
Harrison, Jay (Moderator)
Composers Forum Concerts Collection
Title
Composers' Forum concert, 1953 April 11
Collection Name
Composers Forum Concerts Collection
Subjects
String quartets; Songs (High voice) with piano; Suites (Flute, violins (2), viola, cello); Hamilton, William, 1891-1917
Format
music; sound recordings
Genre
Chamber music; Art music; Songs; Musical settings; Live sound recordings
Date
1953
Physical Description
1 online resource (3 audio files) : WAV
Note (Funding)
Digitization funded by the Association for Recorded Sound Collections
Note (Language)
Vocal work sung in English.
Note
Concert of instrumental and vocal works by Robert Kurka and Johan Franco, including audience discussion with the composers; moderator, Jay Harrison.
Originally recorded on 4 analog tape reels; tape 1 containing the Piano sonatas op. 20 and Sonata for violin and piano op. 23 by Robert Kurka, was missing at time of digitization; these works are not included on this recording.
The Theme and variations for piano (1944) by Johan Franco listed in the concert program is not included on this recording.
Description derived from original container and the concert program; the order of works on the audio file may differ from that given in the concert program.
File name: RBML_ComposersForum_19530411_7988492.
Digitized by George Blood Audio, Philadelphia, 2011.
Service copy (44.1 kHz, 16 bit) of sound file derived from a digital preservation master digitized at 96 kHz, 24 bit.
Recorded at McMillin Theater, Columbia University
Language
English
Contents
file 02. String quartet no. 3 (1949) / Johan Franco (Israeli Quartet (Moshe Murvitz, Lea Ostrojinsky, violins ; David Lein, viola ; Uzi Weizel, cello) -- file 03. Four poems by Hamilton Williams. Diane (1950) ; Footnote (1947) ; Husheen, little ones, husho (1944) ; Green rushes (1945) (Helen Lightner, soprano ; Johan Franco, piano) ; Divertimento for flute and string quartet (Ruth Freeman, flute ; Israeli String Quartet) / Johan Franco -- file 04. Discussion with Johan Franco & Robert Kurka
Library Location
Gabe M. Wiener Music & Arts Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
7988492
Part
Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello, no. 3; Poems by Hamilton Williams; Divertimento, flute, violins (2), viola, cello
Also In
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Composers Forum Concerts Collection
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-6cec-2j36