Program notes by John Briggs on container. Title from container. Vocal selections sung in German. Fritz Kreisler, violin (2nd work) ; Marian Anderson, contralto (3rd work) ; Lauritz Melchior, tenor (4th work) ; Emanuel Feuermann, violoncello (5th work) ; Kirsten Flagstad, soprano (6th work) ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy, conductor. Recorded in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, between Dec. 13, 1936 and May 27, 1968.
Contents:
Ormandy in conversation with Roger Hall; recollections of his artistic collaboration with the soloists appearing in this album -- Pathétique Symphony : excerpt from the first movement / Tchaikovsky (11:54) -- Concerto for violin / Paganini/Kreisler (17:33) -- Alto rhapsody / Brahms (13:00) --Lohengrin: Lohengrin's farewell / Wagner (4:21) -- Don Quixote: Final variation / Strauss (4:36) -- Fidelio: Abscheulicher! = (Thou monstrous fiend) / Beethoven (7:10)
LCCN:
71760315
Locations:
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)
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