KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Morning Concert: The Music of John Haussermann, 2 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Documentaries

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

MC.1980.07.02.B

Program Series

Morning Concert

Program Length

128 min

Part

2 of 2

Dates

1980-07-02 | broadcast
| 1980-07-02 | created

Description

One of the most unusual and inspiring stories in modern American music is that of composer John Haussermann. Born in 1909, to a wealthy family then living in Manila, Haussermann studied music at the Cincinnati Conservatory (1924–27) and at Colorado College, before going to Paris in 1930 to study organ with Marcel Dupré. While in Paris he became friends with Maurice Ravel and began serious study of composition with Paul Le Flem. Active in the Cincinnati area from the 1930s to the 1950s, he was the founder of the Contemporary Concert series in Cincinnati. In 1967 he moved to San Francisco where he was to reside until his death in 1986. An encouraging example to many others who live with a physical disability, Haussermann was born with cerebral palsy and was later confined to a wheelchair after being in a car accident, and yet he composed for decades in all media from chamber music to orchestral with the aid of a music secretary. In this program you will here some rare early recordings of his music, including the world premiere of perhaps his most famous composition the “Concerto for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 25”.

Genres

20th century classical
Orchestral music

Musical Selections

Symphony No. 3, Op. 34 [part 2] (1947) (6:46) -- Symphony No. 1, Op. 16 [3rd & 4th movements] (1937-38) (13:35) -- Poeme et Claire de Lune, for violin and piano, Op. 20 (1939-40) (10:42) -- Concerto for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 25 (1942) (24:06)

Performers

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (Symphony No. 3 ; Concerto)
Thor Johnson, conductor (Symphony No. 3)
NBC Orchestra (Symphony No. 1)
Hans Wilhelm Steinberg, conductor (Symphony No. 1)
Denes Zsigmondy, violin (Poeme)
Anneliese Nissen, piano (Poeme)
Margot Rebeil, soprano (Concerto)
Eugene Goossens, conductor (Concerto)

Subjects

20th century classical
Orchestral music
Symphonies
Violin and piano music
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Vocalises (High voice) with orchestra

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the GRAMMY Foundation.

Related places

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Amirkhanian, Charles
Haussermann, John, 1909-1986
Johnson, Thor
Steinberg, William, 1899-1978
Zsigmondy, Denes
Nissen, Anneliese
Rebeil, Margot
Goossens, Eugene, Sir, 1893-1962