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Title
Paul Sperry on WNCN radio : radio broadcast, 1987-02-10
Names
Dalferes, Clayelle (Host)
Sperry, Paul (Commentator)
Sperry, Paul (Performer)
Vallecillo, Irma (Performer)
Dohnányi, Christoph von (Conductor)
WNCN (Radio station : New York, N.Y.) (Distributor)
Cleveland Orchestra (Performer)
Collection

Margaret Carson audio-visual materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1987-02-10
Table of Contents
Part 1 (47 min.): Opening announcement -- To music (An die Musik) ; Passing bell (Zügenglöcklein) ; Dwarf (Zwerg) ; Swan song (Schwanengesang) ; At the bruck (Auf der Brücke) / Franz Schubert (Sperry, Vallecillo) -- Interviews with Sperry on singing in various vernaculars and choosing art songs over other music genres -- Night (Nochʹ) ; Fearful minute (Strashnai︠a︡ minuta) ; Lights were being dimmed (Uzh gasli v komnatakh ogni) ; To forget so soon (Zabytʹ tak skoro) / Tchaikovsky (Sperry, Vallecillo). |||| Part 2 (47 min.): At the ball (Sredʹ shumnogo bala) / Tchaikovsky (Sperry, Vallecillo) -- Interviews with Sperry on American songs -- Nocturne / Nevin (Sperry, Vallecillo) -- Long ago, sweetheart mine / MacDowell (Sperry, Vallecillo) -- Arriette / Beach (Sperry, Vallecillo) -- Side show / Ives (Sperry, Vallecillo) -- No one to love / Foster (Sperry, Vallecillo) -- Capture of Bacchus / Buck (Sperry, Vallecillo) -- Commentary and announcements -- Symphony no. 3, Eroica (unfinished towards the end of 3rd mvmt) / Beethoven (Cleveland Orchestra ; Christoph von Dohnányi) .
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1605
Topics
Songs (High voice) with piano
Symphonies -- Excerpts
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. An die Musik
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Zügenglöcklein
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Zwerg
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Schwanengesang (Song), D. 744
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Auf der Bruck
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Romansy, op. 60. Nochʹ
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Romansy, op. 28. Strashnai︠a︡ minuta
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Romansy, op. 63. Uzh gasli v komnatakh ogni
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Zabytʹ tak skoro!
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Romansy, op. 38. Sredʹ shumnogo bala
Nevin, Ethelbert, 1862-1901. Book of songs. Nocturne
MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908. Songs, op. 56. Long ago, sweetheart mine
Beach, Amy, 1867-1944. Songs, op. 1. Ariette
Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Side show
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. No one to love
Buck, Dudley, 1839-1909. Songs, op. 87. Capture of Bacchus
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Symphonies, no. 3, op. 55, E♭ major. Selections
Genres
Music
Radio programs
Notes
Source note: Title based on the original cassette label; credits from audition.
Content: All songs performed live. Each song is preceded by Sperry's brief interpretation of the lyrics into the English language. Symphony is broadcast from a CD recording.
Performers: Clayelle Dalferes, host ; Paul Sperry, tenor ; Irma Vallecillo, piano ; Cleveland Orchestra ; Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor.
Venue: Broadcast on WNCN radio New York 1987 February 10.
Language: Commentary in English; Sung in German, Russian, English.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 94 min.) : analog, stereo
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
German
Russian
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 927110702
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20826771
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 943f9660-b92c-0133-b5e1-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Paul Sperry on WNCN radio : radio broadcast, 1987-02-10" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1987. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97bdf840-b92c-0133-3f82-60f81dd2b63c

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Paul Sperry on WNCN radio : radio broadcast, 1987-02-10" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97bdf840-b92c-0133-3f82-60f81dd2b63c

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1987). Paul Sperry on WNCN radio : radio broadcast, 1987-02-10 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97bdf840-b92c-0133-3f82-60f81dd2b63c

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Paul Sperry on WNCN radio : radio broadcast, 1987-02-10