| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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digital recording |
| Series |
Mercury living presence
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Mercury living presence.
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| Note |
The 2nd and 6th works, overtures; the 3rd, an orchestral suite; the 5th, a ballet for chorus and orchestra. |
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The libretto of the 5th work by the composer based on a scenario by Richard Bruce and Alain Locke. |
| Performer |
Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra ; Eastman School Chorus (5th work) ; Howard Hanson, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded May 6 and Oct. 28, 1956 (1st-4th works) and Oct. 25, 1959 (5th-6th), Eastman Theatre, Rochester, N.Y. |
| Note |
Originally released in 1957 and 1960 on analog discs: SR90134 (1st-4th works)--and SR90257 (5th-6th works), respectively. |
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Compact disc. |
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Program notes by Shirley Fleming (18 p.)--inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Mexican rhapsody / Robert McBride (11:00) -- Savannah River holiday / Ron Nelson (8:33) -- Kentucky mountain portraits / Lyndol Mitchell (13:46) -- Joe Clark steps out / Charles G. Vardell, Jr. (3:23) -- Sahdji : ballet / William Grant Still (20:15) -- Overture to the Creole "Faust" / Alberto Ginastera (7:59). |
| Language |
The 5th work sung primarily in English. |
| Subject |
Orchestral music.
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Orchestral music. |
| Genre/Form |
Orchestral music.
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| Subject |
Overtures.
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Overtures. |
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Suites (Orchestra)
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Suites (Orchestra) |
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Ballets.
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Ballets. |
| Genre/Form |
Overtures.
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Overtures.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Hanson, Howard, 1896-1981, conductor.
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McBride, Robert, 1911-2007.
Mexican rhapsody.
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Nelson, Ron, 1929-
Savannah River holiday.
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Mitchell, Lyndol, 1923-1963.
Kentucky mountain portraits.
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Vardell, Charles G. (Charles Gildersleeve), 1893-1962.
Joe Clark steps out.
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Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.
Sahdji.
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Ginastera, Alberto, 1916-1983.
Obertura para el "Fausto" criollo.
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Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra, performer.
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Eastman School of Music. Chorus, performer.
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| Note |
Title on container spine: Hanson conducts fiesta in hi-fi |
| Standard No. |
028943432429 |
| Music No. |
434 324-2 Mercury |
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SR90134 Mercury |
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SR90257 Mercury |
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