Alfred Zwiebel

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

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Record collector Alfred Zwiebel discusses recordings of many famous stage works of the 20th century. He plays music for much of the show.

Zwiebel plays excerpts of the following:

Eugen d'Albert, Tiefland (The Lowlands), written 1903
Richard Strauss, Solome, composed 1903-1905
Giacomo Puccini, La rondine, 1917

Giacomo Puccini, Turandot, 1924
Werner Egk, Abraxas (ballet), 1950
Gian Carlo Menotti, The Consul, 1951


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


WNYC archives id: 72668
Municipal archives id: LT3876

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