American-Scandinavian Foundation collection of noncommercial recordings [sound recording]

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id: 344
origination: American-Scandinavian Foundation
date statement: 1948-1958
key date: 1948
identifier (local_mss): 20474
org unit: Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
call number: *L (Special) 90-23
b-number: b14473554
total components: 115
total series: 0
max depth: 1
boost queries: (none)
component layout: Berg Layout
Extended MARC Fields: false
Extended Navigation: false
created: 2013-04-01 14:58:53 UTC
updated: 2026-01-20 20:50:54 UTC
status note: (missing)
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unitid: {"value"=>"*L (Special) 90-23", "type"=>"local_call"}

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unitdate: {"type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1948/1958", "value"=>"1948-1958"}
date_inclusive_start: 1948
date_inclusive_end: 1958
keydate: 1948
date_start: 1948
date_end: 1958
unittitle: {"value"=>"American-Scandinavian Foundation collection of noncommercial recordings [sound recording]"}
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repository: {"value"=>"The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. <div class=\"address\"> New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498</div>"}
abstract: {"value"=>"These noncommercial spoken word and music recordings concerning Scandinavia were collected under the auspices of the American-Scandinavian Foundation. Most of the spoken word recordings consist of panel discussions in English hosted by William Kennedy and Vernon Brooks. Topics of these programs include Swedish film, Danish ballet, and a discussion of the music of Harald Sæverud. Additional spoken word recordings include an interview with Anaïs Nin."}
langmaterial: {"value"=>"Materials in English"}
prefercite: {"value"=>"American-Scandinavian Foundation collection of noncommercial recordings [sound recording], Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library"}
origination: {"value"=>"American-Scandinavian Foundation", "type"=>"corpname"}
scopecontent: {"value"=>"These noncommercial spoken word and music recordings concerning Scandinavia were collected under the auspices of the American-Scandinavian FoundationMost of the spoken word recordings consist of panel discussions in English hosted by William Kennedy and Vernon BrooksTopics of these programs include Swedish film, Danish ballet, and a discussion of the music of Harald SaeverudAdditional spoken word recordings include an interview with Ana'is Nin. The music recordings feature Scandinavian performers as well as composersOrchestral music is predominant, with a smaller representation of chamber and vocal musicOrchestras appearing in the collection are the Helsinki Philharmonic, Stockholm Philharmonic, Musikselskabet \"Harmonien\" (Bergen, Norway), Statsradiofoniens symfoniorkester (Copenhagen), and the Swedish Radio Symphony OrchestraConductors include Herbert Blomstedt, Sixten Ehrling, Carl Garaguly, and Harald SseverudSoloists for orchestral and chamber music performances include Gosta Bjorling, Holger Gilbert-Jespersen, Kabi Laretei, Anders Naslund, and Tore Westlund. The most prominently represented composers in the collection are Hugo Alfven, Sven Erik Beck, Niels Viggo Bentzon, Karl Birger Blomdahl, Klaus Egge, Edvard Grieg, Vagn Holmboe, Ludwig Irgens Jensen, Lars-Erik Larsson, Jón Leifs, Ingvar Lidholm, Leevi Antti Madetoja, Aarre Merikanto, Carl Nielsen, Knut Nystedt, Selim Palmgren, Ture Rangstrom, Hilding Rosenberg, Harald Saeverud, Jean Sibelius, Svend Erik Tarp, Geirr Tveitt, and Fartein Valen."}
extent_statement: 175 sound recordings : analog

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