Research Catalog

Title

Neville Marriner in interview and recordings on WQXR, 1978-05-05 ; Interview with Rollin Smith.

Publication

1978.

Details

Additional Authors

• Marriner, Neville
• Smith, Rollin
• Sherman, Robert, 1932-
• Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
• Respighi, Ottorino, 1879-1936.
• Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.
• WQXR (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
• Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, performer.

Found In

Margaret Carson audio-visual materials.

Description

2 streaming audio files (approximately 68 min.) : digital, stereo.

Summary

In New York, after conducting one of two concerts as part of the "Music in May" festival at Avery Fisher Hall "Music in May" (on May 4th), Neville Marriner, a renowned British conductor and at the time, music director of the Los Angeles Symphony orchestra, speaks with Sherman, the WQXR radio journalist, about his upcoming concert with the pianist Earl Wild following day; the programs and repertoires of his recordings and concerts; his moving on from conducting chamber orchestras to symphonies orchestras and operas; American and British instrumentalists; and shocks Sherman by revealing that the orchestra he founded and that bears the name of the church St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields) never records and seldom performs in the church because of its very bad acoustics and noisy location (Trafalgar Square in London). This program includes excerpts from Marriner's recordings with this orchestra (finale from Symphony C in major by Bizet, prelude to "Birds" by Respighi, and excerpt from the overture to "The siege of Corinth" by Rossini) and several radio commercials and announcements, and lasts approximately 48 minutes (the entire 1st part and 11 min. of the 2nd part). The remaining 20 minutes is a conversation between the organist Rollin Smith and 2 unidentified people: a man and a woman. Smith scrutinizes organists, organ music and organs; points to difficulties of organ playing in comparison to piano playing and being at the mercy of unknown and often inferior instruments; expresses his wish to see churches consolidate and organize organ recitals; and more.

Alternative Title

Margaret Carson audio-visual materials.

Subjects

• Sound recordings
• Interviews
• Organ (Musical instrument)
• Organists > United States > Interviews
• Conductors (Music) > Great Britain > Interviews
• Smith, Rollin > Interviews

Genre/Form

• Interviews.
• Sound recordings.

Note

• Title created by cataloger from audition; date presumed from audition.
• Credits on the original cassette label differ from those that are announced.
• Streaming files transferred from original audiocassettes.

Access (note)

• Access to original items restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the NYPL Research Libraries.

Source (note)

• Margaret Carson

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of: Margaret Carson audio-visual materials, *L(Special) 92-23.

Call Number

*LTC-A 1530

OCLC

912322336

Title

Neville Marriner in interview and recordings on WQXR, 1978-05-05 ; Interview with Rollin Smith.

Production

1978.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Playing Time

003348 003348

Type of Content

spoken word

Type of Medium

audio

computer

Type of Carrier

online resource

Performer

1st part: Neville Marriner, interviewee and conductor ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. 2nd part: Rollin Smith, interviewee.

Event

Broadcast on WQXR radio in New York 1978 May 5.

Access

Access to original items restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the NYPL Research Libraries.

Linking Entry

Forms part of: Margaret Carson audio-visual materials, *L(Special) 92-23.

Source

Gift; Margaret Carson, 1992.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Added Author

Marriner, Neville, interviewee.

Smith, Rollin, interviewee.

Sherman, Robert, 1932- interviewer.

Container of (work): Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Symphonies, C major. Allegro vivace.

Container of (work): Respighi, Ottorino, 1879-1936. Uccelli. Preludio.

Container of (work): Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Siège de Corinthe. Ouverture. Selections.

WQXR (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, performer.

Carson, Margaret, 1911-2007, donor.

Added Title

Margaret Carson audio-visual materials.

Found In:

Margaret Carson audio-visual materials.

Research Call Number

*LTC-A 1530