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Microstructures

Description: Recording of Włodzimierz Kotoński's Microstructures. This piece utilizes sections of fragmented tape to create a montage of sound layers in very dense structures. The composer used the sound of knocking on wood, metal, and glass to form a new sound material and spatialization of sound. These sounds recorded on magnetic tape were cut, melted, and glued randomly into random sequences from which loops of different length were formed and copied onto a layer which finally resulted in this desirable … more
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Date: 1963
Duration: 5 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Kotoński, Włodzimierz
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 9/18/1963

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Rossini's William Tell Overture, Strauss's Blue Danube Waltz, an interview with Andre Kostelanetz, Brahms's Hungarian Dances, and Sibelius's Finlandi… more
Date: September 18, 1963
Duration: 55 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 12/4/1963

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Rossini's Overture to La gazza ladra, Haydn's Symphony 101, and an interview with Howard Barlow.
Date: December 4, 1963
Duration: 55 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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Willis Conover interviews John Wiggin

Description: Willis Conover interviews John Wiggin, not for broadcast, but for an article he was writing. In 1954, Wiggin was deputy program manager at the Voice of America, and hired Conover for the Music USA series.
Date: March 5, 1963
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis

Cadenza

Description: Recording of Lucien Goethals Cadenza. This composition is part of a work for orchestra and electroacoustic music. It is a solo for tape recorder, placed in the middle of the work. The basic material is electronic sounds and concert sounds (instrumental sounds). The overall shape is the result of superimposing a large number of fairly simple sound layers.
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Date: 1963
Duration: 4 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Goethals, Lucien

Voices and Bells

Description: Recording of Myron Schaeffer's Voices and Bells.
Date: 1963
Duration: 4 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Schaeffer, Myron

Voices and Bells

Description: Recording of Myron Schaeffer's Voices and Bells.
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Date: 1963
Duration: 4 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Schaeffer, Myron
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 9/25/1963

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Respighi's The Pines of Rome, an interview with Morton Gould [missing], and Haydn's Symphony No. 94 [missing].
Date: September 25, 1963
Duration: 25 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 10/16/1963

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and an interview with Samuel Shotsanov, Misha Mishakov, Edward Block, and Richard Moore.
Date: October 16, 1963
Duration: 56 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 6/5/1963

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Berlioz's Roman Carnival Overture and Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 performed by Vladimir Horowitz.
Date: June 5, 1963
Duration: 55 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 6/12/1963

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Verdi's Overture to La forza del destino, Ponchielli's Dance of the Hours, and Repighi's Feste Romane.
Date: June 12, 1963
Duration: 56 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 6/19/1963

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Elgar's Enigma Variations and Weber's Overture to Der Freischütz.
Date: June 19, 1963
Duration: 53 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 6/26/1963

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Verdi's Aida and a tribute to Toscanini.
Date: June 26, 1963
Duration: 53 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/3/1963

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever, Gershwin's American in Paris, Grofe's The Grand Canyon Suite, and Toscanini's arrangement of the Star-Spangled Ban… more
Date: July 3, 1963
Duration: 54 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/10/1963

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Mozart's Symphony No. 40, Prokofiev's Classical Symphony, and an interview with Howard Taubman.
Date: July 10, 1963
Duration: 54 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/17/1963

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Liadov's Kikimora, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, and an interview with Mrs. Lionel Pererra.
Date: July 17, 1963
Duration: 54 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/24/1963

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé, Strauss's Don Juan, and an interview with Carl Glassman.
Date: July 24, 1963
Duration: 55 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/31/1963

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Rossini's Overture to Semiramide, Schumann's Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish," and an interview with cellist Gregor Piatigorsky.
Date: July 31, 1963
Duration: 55 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 8/7/1963

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Rossini's Overture to Il signor Bruschino, Bizet's Carmen Suite No. 1, Waldteufel's Skater's Waltz arranged by Toscanini, Paganini's Moto Perpetuo, W… more
Date: August 7, 1963
Duration: 55 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 8/14/1963

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 and Egmont Overture.
Date: August 14, 1963
Duration: 56 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 8/21/1963

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Beethoven's Leonore Overture No. 3, and Haydn's Symphony No. 88.
Date: August 21, 1963
Duration: 55 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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