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Table of Contents:

• An American in Paris / George Gershwin (17:41)
• Appalachian spring / Aaron Copland
• Candide : overture / Leonard Bernstein (4:19)
• Lincoln portrait / Aaron Copland (15:00)
• Contextures : riots, decade '60 / William Kraft.

Contributors:

Mehta, Zubin , conductor

Peck, Gregory, 1916-2003 , speaker

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937

Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990

Kraft, William

Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

English words in fourth work.

Included Works:

American in Paris [by Gershwin, G.]

Appalachian spring [by Copland, A.] (arranged)

Candide [by Bernstein, L.] > Overture

Lincoln portrait [by Copland, A.]

Contextures, no. 1 [by Kraft, W.]

Other Related Resources:

Reproduction of: Overture to 'Candide' [by Bernstein, L.] (London : Decca Record, 1976; 1 sound disc : 33 1/3 rpm, stereo. ; 30 cm., in slipcase; Decca SXL 6811 — OCLC Number 421829395)

Reproduction of: Lincoln portrait [by Copland, A.] (New York, N.Y. : London, [1969]; 1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo. ; 12 in.; CS 6613 — OCLC Number 9543647)

Related Series:

Decca sound, the analogue years; CD 11

Subjects:

Overtures

Ballets

Orchestral music

Monologues with music (Orchestra)

Genres:

Overtures

Ballets (Music)

Art music

Performers:

Los Angeles Philharmonic ; Zubin Mehta, conductor ; Gregory Peck, narrator (4th work).

Production Credits:

Recording producer, Ray Minshull ; balance engineers, James Lock, Gordon Parry.

Performance Medium:

Orchestra
Speaker; orchestra
1 ensemble: orchestra
1 performer and 1 ensemble: voice; orchestra

General Notes:

Title from disc label.
(1st-3rd works) recorded 1976 April 19 Royce Hall, University of California, Los Angeles.
(4th work) recorded 1968 May 8 Royce Hall, University of California, Los Angeles.
(5th work) recorded 1968 April 29-30 Royce Hall, University of California, Los Angeles.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc (1:17:06) ; 4 3/4 in.
no. 1

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 149,108

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 028947854371
Publisher Number, Decca: 478 5437 (set)
Publisher Number, Decca: 478 5963 (CD 11)

OCLC Numbers:

908646565