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Oratorio Society of New York, 1944-12-23: Messiah

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Title
Oratorio Society of New York, 1944-12-23: Messiah
Additional title: Messiah
Names
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 (Composer)
Greenfield, Alfred M., 1902-1983 (Conductor)
Stevenson, Barbara, soprano (Performer)
Silva, Viola (Performer)
Haugh, Harold (Performer)
Greenwell, Gean (Performer)
Muscanto, Mischa (Performer)
Potter, Harrison (Performer)
Porter, Hugh, 1897-1960 (Performer)
Oratorio Society of New York (Performer)
Collection

Oratorio Society of New York

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1944-12-23
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LJ-16 11554
Topics
Oratorios
Genres
Music
Live sound recordings
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger from information on original discs; credits from Carnegie Hall archives.
Content: Streaming files transferred from five original 16 in. 33 1/3 rpm lacquer discs. Each side corresponds to one file.
Performers: Barbara Stevenson, soprano ; Viola Silva, contralto ; Harold Haugh, tenor ; Gean Greenwell, bass ; Mischa Muscanto, violin ; Harrison Potter, piano ; Hugh Porter, organ ; Oratorio Society of New York ; Alfred Greenfield, conductor.
Venue: Recorded live in Carnegie Hall in New York City 1944 December 23.
Language: Sung in English.
Physical Description
Audio disc
Extent: 6 audio discs (approximately 151 min.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, lacquer, mono. ; 16 in.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20883259
RLIN/OCLC: 936187757
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f7d52bd0-b95b-0133-b37c-3c07547a230f
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1685: Creator Born
  • 1759: Creator Died
  • 1944: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Oratorio Society of New York, 1944-12-23" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1944. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f9cae820-b95b-0133-d9d6-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Oratorio Society of New York, 1944-12-23" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f9cae820-b95b-0133-d9d6-3c07547a230f

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1944). Oratorio Society of New York, 1944-12-23 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f9cae820-b95b-0133-d9d6-3c07547a230f

Wikipedia Citation

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Oratorio Society of New York, 1944-12-23