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Phonograph Record

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Collection Type

  • Video and sound recordings

GUSN

GUSN-257922

Description

Handel, THE ROYAL FIREWORKS; Purcell, TRUMPET VOLUNTARY; Berlioz, FAUST, and other shorter pieces; front cover black background; yellow, red and gray; black, white, red lettering; red, yellow, white firecracker design top right corner; left center, image of a man waving baton in right hand, pointing his finger lefthand; back cover summarizes pieces and conductor; lists other works performed by him.

Details

Descriptive Terms

phonograph records
vinyl
paper (fiber product)
cardboard
music
musical performances
Music
Record, Phonograph

Inscription

"HANDEL - HARTY/ Suite from the music for 'The Royal Fireworks'/ (left center)Eduard Van Beinum/ conducting the/Concertegebouw Orchestra/ of Amsterdam/ (right center) Trumpet Voluntary/ Jeremiah Clarke, arr Wood/ formerlyattributed to Purcell/ BERLIOZ/ The Damnation nof Faust/ Dance of the Sylphs/ Minuet of the / Will o' the Wisps/ Hungarian March/ 'Racoczy'/ LONDON/ LS620/ Long Playing microgroove full frequency range recording" (printed)
(top right and left corners) "LS620/ Handel: Fireworks Music/ Berlioz: Damnation of Faust/ Excerpts"/ [summarizes piece]; [summarizes information on conductor] "Eduard Van Beinum was born in Arnhem, Holland, opn September 3rd, 1901"; [lists other recordings by the conductor]; / (in pen, top right corner) "Witherwax . . . " (the rest of the inscription is covered by black tape) (printed)

Associated Person

Handel (composer)
Jeremiah Clarke (creator of musical arrangment)
Eduard Van Beinum (conductor)
Berlioz (composer)
The Concertgebouw, Orchestra of Amsterdam (performers)

Associated Building

Original To Gropius House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

London

Dimensions

10 1/4 x 10 1/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ati Gropius Johansen

Accession Number

1998.44

Places

England (United Kingdom) [country]
United States

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