| Description |
1 audio disc : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
004758 001350 |
| 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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mono |
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digital recording |
| Note |
The 1st work is the composer's abridged version of the opera; the 2nd work is an orchestral suite from the motion picture. |
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Libretto of the 1st work by Gertrude Stein. |
| Performer |
In the 1st work: Beatrice Robinson-Wayne, Inez Matthews, sopranos; Altonell Hines, mezzo-soprano; Ruby Greene, alto; Charles Holland, David Bethea, tenors; Edward Matthews, Randolph Robinson, baritones; Abner Dorsey, bass; chorus and orchestra; Virgil Thomson, conductor. In the 2nd work: Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded Aug. 30, 1946 (2nd work) and June 25, 1947 (1st work). |
| Note |
Previously released material. |
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Compact disc. |
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Durations: 47:58; 13:50. |
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Program notes by the composer and libretto (31 p. : ill.) in container. |
| Contents |
The plow that broke the plains : orchestral suite. Prelude ; Pastorale : (Grass) ; Cattle ; Speculation : (Blues) ; Drought ; Devastation. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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| Subject |
Suites (Orchestra)
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Suites (Orchestra) |
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Motion picture music, Arranged -- Excerpts.
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Motion picture music, Arranged. |
| Genre/Form |
Excerpts.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946, librettist.
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Robinson-Wayne, Beatrice, performer.
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Matthews, Inez, performer.
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Hines, Altonell, performer.
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Greene, Ruby, performer.
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Holland, Charles, performer.
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Bethea, David, performer.
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Matthews, Edward, 1904-1954, performer.
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Robinson, Randolph, performer.
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Dorsey, Abner, performer.
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Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989, conductor.
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Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977, conductor.
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Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989.
Plow that broke the plains. Suite.
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Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, performer.
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| Added Title |
4 saints in 3 acts |
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Plow that broke the Plains (Motion picture)
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Plow that broke the plains.
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| Music No. |
09026-68163-2 RCA Victor Gold Seal |
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