List of Tracks for Swedlow Exhibit Listening Stations - By Year
1954
- Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi
John Barnett, conductor
August 3, 1954
- “I Only Have Eyes for You” by Harry Warren
Benny Goodman, clarinet
Leroy Anderson, conductor
August 7, 1954
- “Trumpeter's Lullaby” by Leroy Anderson
Leroy Anderson, conductor
August 7, 1954
- “Largo al factotum” from Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
Robert Merrill, baritone
William Steinberg, conductor
August 19, 1954
- “Nature Boy” by Eden Ahbez
Nat "King" Cole, vocalist; Nat King Cole Trio
Meredith Willson, conductor
August 21, 1954
- “Villanelle” by Eva Dell'Acqua
Lily Pons, soprano
Pierre Monteux, conductor
September 2, 1954
- "Je suis titania" from Mignon by Ambroise Thomas
Lily Pons, soprano
Pierre Monteux, conductor
September 2, 1954
1955
- “It Might as Well be Spring” from State Fair by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein
Jane Powell, vocalist
John Green, conductor
July 9, 1955
- “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’” from Oklahoma by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein
Gordon MacRae, vocalist
John Green, conductor
July 9, 1955
- “When You Wish Upon a Star” from Pinocchio by Leigh Harline
Cliff Edwards “Ukulele Ike,” vocalist
Sonny Burke, conductor
July 14, 1955
- Concerto in B minor for Cello and Orchestra, Opus 104 - I. Allegro by Antonín Dvořák
Gregor Piatigorsky, cello
Eduard van Beinum, conductor
July 19, 1955
- Symphony No. 4 in A major, Opus 90 “Italian” – IV. Presto by Felix Mendelssohn
Eduard van Beinum, conductor
July 21, 1955
- “Là ci darem la mano” from Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Leontyne Price, soprano & William Warfield, bass-baritone
Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
August 4, 1955
- “Summertime” from Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin
Leontyne Price, soprano
Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
August 4, 1955
- “It Ain’t Necessarily So” from Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin
William Warfield, bass-baritone
Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
August 4, 1955
- “Bess, You Is My Woman” from Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin
Leontyne Price, soprano & William Warfield, bass-baritone
Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
August 4, 1955
- Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs) - II. September by Richard Strauss
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
Izler Solomon, conductor
August 9, 1955
- “Deh vieni, non tardar” from The Marriage of Figaro
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
Izler Solomon, conductor
August 9, 1955
- Concerto in D major for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 77 - I. Allegro non troppo
by Johannes Brahms
Yehudi Menuhin, violin
Enrique Jordá, conductor
August 11, 1955
- Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 - I. Preludio by Johann Sebastian Bach
Yehudi Menuhin, violin
August 11, 1955
- “Almost Like Being in Love” by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner
Nat “King” Cole, vocalist
August 13, 1955
- “That’s My Girl” by Duke Ellington
Nat “King” Cole, vocalist
August 13, 1955
- “Sand and the Sea” by Hal Hester and Barry Parker
Nat “King” Cole, vocalist
August 13, 1955
- “Unforgettable” by Irving Gordon
Nat “King” Cole, vocalist
August 13, 1955
- “Coplas de Curro Dulce” by Fernando Obradors
Bidu Sayão, soprano
Carlos Chávez, conductor
August 18, 1955
- “Take the ‘A’ Train” by Duke Ellington
Dave Brubeck Quartet
August 19, 1955
- “Mamblues” by Cal Tjader
Cal Tjader, vibraphone & his Afro-Cuban Group
August 19, 1955
- “I Get a Kick Out of You” by Cole Porter
André Previn, piano
August 19, 1955
- “I Cried for You” by Arthur Freed, Gus Arnheim, Abe Lyman
Billie Holiday, vocalist
August 19, 1955
- “Them There Eyes” by Maceo Pinkard, William Tracey, Doris Tauber
Billie Holiday, vocalist
August 19, 1955
- “Lover Man” by Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman
Billie Holiday, vocalist
August 19, 1955
- “Clair de lune” by Claude Debussy
Walter Gieseking, piano
August 23, 1955
- “Unchained Melody” by Alex North
John Green, conductor
August 27, 1955
- “Quiet Village” by Les Baxter
Les Baxter, piano
John Green, conductor
August 27, 1955
- Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona
Leo Diamond, harmonica
John Green, conductor
August 27, 1955
- "O Fortuna" and "Fortune plango vulnera" (Fortuna imperatrix mundi)
from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
Roger Wagner Chorale
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
August 30, 1955
- Tanz and "Floret silva nobilis" from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
Roger Wagner Chorale
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
August 30, 1955
1956
- "Ouvre ton coeur" from Ivan the Terrible by Georges Bizet
Marian Anderson, contralto
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
July 12, 1956
- “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” by Obie Edwin Philpot
Marian Anderson, contralto
Raymond McFeeters, piano
July 12, 1956
- “Voi lo sapete” from Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni
Inge Borkh, soprano
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
July 19, 1956
- “Songs My Mother Taught Me” by Antonín Dvořák
Inge Borkh, soprano
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
July 19, 1956
- “Begin the Beguine” by Cole Porter
Patricia Morison, soprano; Byron Palmer, baritone
David Rose, conductor
July 21, 1956
- Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Opus 74, “Pathétique” - III. Allegro molto vivace
by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Igor Markevitch, conductor
July 24, 1956
- “Nessun dorma” from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini
Richard Tucker, tenor
Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor
August 2, 1956
- “But Not For Me” by George & Ira Gershwin
Nat “King” Cole, vocalist
August 3, 1956
- “Makin’ Whoopee” by Gus Kahn and Walter Donaldson
Nat “King” Cole, vocalist
August 3, 1956
- “Just One of Those Things” (instrumental) by Cole Porter
August 3, 1956
- “There Will Never Be Another You” by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren
Nat “King” Cole, vocalist
August 3, 1956
- “April in Paris” (instrumental) by Yip Harburg and Vernon Duke
August 3, 1956
- “Route 66” by Bobby Troup
Nat “King” Cole, vocalist
August 3, 1956
- “Pick Yourself Up” by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields
Nat “King” Cole, vocalist
August 3, 1956
- “Miss Otis Regrets” by Cole Porter
Nat “King” Cole, vocalist
August 3, 1956
- “Ask Me” by Sunny Skylar
Nat “King” Cole, vocalist
August 3, 1956
- “Vissi d’arte” from Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
Dorothy Kirsten, soprano
Carmen Dragon, conductor
August 4, 1956
- “Un bel di” from Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini
Dorothy Kirsten, soprano
Carmen Dragon, conductor
August 4, 1956
- “Willow Weep for Me” by Ann Ronell
Art Tatum, piano
August 15, 1956
- “Begin the Beguine” by Cole Porter
Art Tatum, piano
August 15, 1956
- Symphony No. 2 in D major, Opus 73 - III. Allegretto grazioso by Johannes Brahms
Bruno Walter, conductor
August 21, 1956
- The Planets, Opus 32 - lll. Mercury, The Winged Messenger by Gustav Holst
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
August 28, 1956
- “Vissi d’arte” from Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
Renata Tebaldi, soprano
Kurt Herbert Adler, conductor
August 30, 1956
- “Oh! My Papa” by Paul Burkhard
Eddie Fisher, vocalist
Hugo Winterhalter, conductor
September 1, 1956
- “If I'm Elected” by Al Frisch
Eddie Fisher, vocalist
Hugo Winterhalter, conductor
September 1, 1956
1957
- “When I Fall in Love” by Victor Young and Edward Heyman
Nat “King” Cole, vocalist
July 12, 1957
- “Where or When” by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
Nat “King” Cole, vocalist
July 12, 1957
- Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Opus 68 - ll. Andante sostenuto by Johannes Brahms
Georg Solti, conductor
August 6, 1957
- Wesendonck Lieder - V. “Träume” by Richard Wagner
Birgit Nilsson, soprano
William Steinberg, conductor
August 29, 1957
- Wesendonck Lieder - IV. “Schmerzen” by Richard Wagner
Birgit Nilsson, soprano
William Steinberg, conductor
August 29, 1957
1958
- Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 73, “Emperor” - I. Allegro
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Rudolf Serkin, piano
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
August 19, 1958
- “Just One of Those Things” by Cole Porter
Nat “King” Cole, vocalist
August 29, 1958
- “Mona Lisa” by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Nat “King” Cole, vocalist
August 29, 1958
- “Too Young” by Sidney Lippman and Sylvia Dee
Nat “King” Cole, vocalist
August 29, 1958
- “El Bodeguero” by Richard Egües
Nat “King” Cole, vocalist
August 29, 1958
- “Noche de ronda” by Maria Teresa Lara and Agustín Lara
Nat “King” Cole, vocalist
August 29, 1958
1959
- Symphony No. 7 in A major, Opus 92 - III. Presto by Ludwig van Beethoven
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
July 7, 1959
- Concerto in D major for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 61 - I. Allegro ma non troppo
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Berl Senofsky, violin
André Cluytens, conductor
July 9, 1959
- Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2 by Maurice Ravel
André Cluytens, conductor
July 14, 1959
- “But Not for Me” by George & Ira Gershwin
Ella Fitzgerald, vocalist
Nelson Riddle, conductor
July 24, 1959
- “They Can't Take That Away from Me” by George & Ira Gershwin
Ella Fitzgerald, vocalist
Nelson Riddle, conductor
July 24, 1959
- “Let's Call the Whole Thing Off” by George & Ira Gershwin
Ella Fitzgerald, vocalist
Nelson Riddle, conductor
July 24, 1959
- Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra - I. Allegro maestoso by Franz Liszt
Iturbi, piano & conductor
August 4, 1959
- “’Til There Was You” from The Music Man by Meredith Willson
Rini Willson, soprano
Meredith Willson, piano
August 15, 1959
- “76 Trombones” from The Music Man by Meredith Willson
Meredith Willson, conductor
August 15, 1959
- Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 83 - ll. Allegro appassionato
by Johannes Brahms
Leon Fleisher, piano
Thomas Schippers, conductor
August 18, 1959
- “Dich, teure Halle” from Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner
Eileen Farrell, soprano
Thomas Schippers, conductor
August 20, 1959
- Concerto in D major for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 35 – I. Allegro moderato
by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Michael Rabin, violin
Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
August 25, 1959
- Waltz from Sleeping Beauty by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
August 25, 1959
- Concerto No. 3 in D minor for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 30 - I. Allegro ma non tanto
by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Van Cliburn, piano
Edouard van Remoortel, conductor
September 4, 1959
- “Everybody Loves a Lover” by Robert Allen and Richard Adler
Shorty Rogers and his Band
October 3, 1959
- “Fine and Mellow” by Billie Holiday
Nina Simone, vocalist
October 3, 1959
- “For All We Know” by J. Fred Coots and Sam M. Lewis
Nina Simone, vocalist
October 3, 1959
- “I Loves You Porgy” by George Gershwin
Nina Simone, vocalist
October 3, 1959
- “Mack the Knife” by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht
Bobby Darin, vocalist
October 3, 1959
- "That’s All” by Bob Haymes and Alan Brandt
Bobby Darin, vocalist
October 3, 1959