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Merce Cunningham on NPR's Performance today (Radio program), 1987-09-04

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Merce Cunningham on NPR's Performance today (Radio program), 1987-09-04

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Title
Merce Cunningham on NPR's Performance today (Radio program), 1987-09-04
Additional title: NPR's Performance today
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Cunningham, Merce (Interviewee)
Foster, Lawrence, 1941- (Conductor)
Gilbert, Kenneth (Instrumentalist)
Kirstein, Jeanne (Instrumentalist)
Loomans, Kathryn (Speaker)
Loomans, Kathryn (Host)
Mortensen, Lars Ulrik (Instrumentalist)
Pinnock, Trevor (Instrumentalist)
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 (Composer)
Cage, John (Composer)
Enesco, Georges, 1881-1955 (Composer)
Orchestre philharmonique de Monte-Carlo (Performer)
English Concert (Musical group) (Performer)
National Public Radio (U.S.) (Broadcaster)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1987-09-04
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1412
Topics
Cage, John
Cunningham, Merce
Event (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Chamber orchestra music
Music and dance
Toy piano music
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Concertos, harpsichords (3), string orchestra, BWV 1064, C major. Selections
Cage, John. Suite, piano
Enesco, Georges, 1881-1955. Suites, orchestra, no. 3, op. 27, D major. Selections
Genres
Music
Speeches
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title, date, performers and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original cassette and container, and audition.
Content: Handwritten note on original cassette and container: "Performance Today ; 9/14/87; Merce Cunningham".
Performers: Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, and Lawrence Foster, conductor; Jeanne Kirstein, toy piano; Kenneth Gilbert, Trevor Pinnock, and Lars Ulrik Mortensen, harpsichords, with the English Concert.
Venue: Recorded for and broadcast on NPR in an unidentified location.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (30 minutes) : analog
Sound quality is good.
Description
Program host Kathryn Loomans introduces the program on Merce Cunningham and John Cage; finale of Georges Enesco's Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D Major, Opus 27, ca. 1:08-5:48; John Cage's Suite for Toy Piano, ca. 6:50-14:22; Loomans announces an upcoming performance of one of Merce Cunningham's Events; Cunningham speaks with Loomis about his collaborative process with John Cage; he speaks about the music and dance being played together for the first time during the premiere performance of a work; he speaks about the dance as independent from the music; he speaks about his intentions as a choreographer and how he envisions communicating with his audience; Loomans gives a tribute to the recently deceased composer Morton Feldman that includes comments by music commentator James [?], ca. 21:00-22:53; Loomans makes announcements about several upcoming performances; finale of Johann Sebastian Bach's Concerto in C major for 3 harpsichords, ca. 24:37-29:12; Loomans concludes the program.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 913889117
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20732289
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): df092820-b8f2-0133-68e8-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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  • 1987: Created
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Merce Cunningham on NPR's Performance today (Radio program), 1987-09-04" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1987. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e29268d0-b8f2-0133-49b8-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Merce Cunningham on NPR's Performance today (Radio program), 1987-09-04" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e29268d0-b8f2-0133-49b8-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1987). Merce Cunningham on NPR's Performance today (Radio program), 1987-09-04 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e29268d0-b8f2-0133-49b8-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Merce Cunningham on NPR's Performance today (Radio program), 1987-09-04