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Phonograph Record

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Collection Type

  • Video and sound recordings

Date

1940-1970

GUSN

GUSN-258242

Description

MONTEVERDI: MADRIGALS; front cover green background; scene foreground at right, five people with one in front holding a paper; river left, boat in water with person in it; building across back of image; title across top in blue lettering on black background; record cover in plastic covering.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Inscription

(top left corner) "nonesuch/ n"; (across top) "MONTEVERDI/ MADRIGALS/ NU0VO MARRIGALETTO ITALIANO/ UNDER THE DIRECTION OF EMILIO GIANI"; (top center) "" (printed)
[information from front repeated]; [summary of where the pieces originated]; "SIDE ONE/ LAMENTO D'ARIANNA (Publ. in Book 6, 1614)/ LAGRIME D'AANTE AL SEPOLCRO/ DE LL'AMATA (Publ. in Book 6, 1914/ SIDE TWO/ ECCO SILVIO (five madrigals from Book 5, 1605); [listing of pieces]; (at bottom) "Recorded in Europe by CLUB FRANCAIS DU DISQUE, Paris/ Cover art . . . LYN SWEAT/ Cover design . . . WILLIAM S. HARVEY/ NONESUCH RECORDS . 51 West 51st Street . New York, N.Y. 10019 (printed)
[information repeated from cover] (printed)

Associated Person

Emilio Giani (director)
Club Francais du Disque, Paris (recording)
William S. Harvey (cover design)
Lyn Sweat (cover art)

Associated Building

Original To Gropius House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Nonesuch Records

Dimensions

12 3/8 x 12 3/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ati Gropius Johansen

Accession Number

1998.72

Places

New York state (United States)
New York City (New York state)
Europe

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