- Title: V-0808
- Summary: MUSIC HALLS: CLASSICAL MUSIC PERFORMANCES AT MUSIC HALLS
- Description:14:31:18 - CROWDS OUTSIDE OF THEATRE CIRCA 1940s EXTERIOR CARNEGIE HALL, NEW YORK CITY. CARS PASS ON STREET AS CROWD ENTERS THEATRE 14:31:57 - MARQUEE POSTERS FOR CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA CONCERTS: BEETHOVEN. BILLBOARD ANNOUNCING VARIOUS CLASSICAL CONCERTS 14:32:34 - 5TH AVENUE DOUBLE-DECKER BUS PASSES IN FRONT OF NICE EXTERIOR OF CARNEGIE HALL. TRAFFIC ON 57TH ST. FRONT EXTERIOR ENTRANCE OF CARNEGIE HALL. 14:33:42 - CROWDS MILLING ABOUT IN FRONT. CLASSICAL MUSIC AUDIENCE ENTER CARNEGIE HALL THEATRE FOR PERFORMANCE. THEATRE AUDIENCE WAIT OUTSIDE 14:34:59 - POSTER FOR PHILHARMONIC SYMPHONY CONCERT AT CARNEGIE HALL. PHILHARMONIC SYMPHONY SOCIETY OF NEW YORK. CONDUCTOR: ARTUR RODZINSKI. (IS THAT BILL CLINTON??!!) 14:35:19 - MARQUEE POSTER FOR ALL SOVIET CONCERT. 14:35:28 - MARQUEE POSTERS FOR MARIAN ANDERSON RECITAL AT CARNEGIE HALL CIRCA 1940. EARLY BLACK PERFORMER AT WHITE CONCERT HALL. SAILORS WALK BY. OTHER BILLBOARD POSTERS ANNOUNCING CLASSICAL CONCERTS. 14:35:43 - SOLD OUT SIGNS ON SOME POSTERS. SHOWN: NY PHILHARMONIC, RAY LEV, YEHUDI MENUHIN, KREISLER, ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN. "SOLD OUT" SOLD OUT PERFORMANCES. 14:36:23 - SYMPHONY STATION. SYMPHONY HALL IN BOSTON. EXTERIOR BOSTON SYMPHONY HALL. TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF OPERA HALL. MEN GO DOWN STAIRS TO SUBWAY 14:36:31 - 63RD SEASON MARQUEE POSTER OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. GIANT POSTER. SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY CONDUCTOR. VARIOUS CONCERT PROGRAMS AND POSTERS ARE SEEN 14:37:08 - REHEARSAL CALL POSTED. 5 PM. "SCHEHERAZADE" 14:37:16 - EMPTY AUDITORIUM. 14:37:23 - INTERIOR SYMPHONY HALL. BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WARMS UP, TUNES UP AT REHEARSAL, ON STAGE. HUGE ORGAN PIPES AT BACK. 14:39:17 - GOOD LS OF SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PERFORMING 14:40:39 - MS CONDUCTOR CONDUCTS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. VARIOUS SHOTS OF KOUSSEVITZKY CONDUCTING 14:42:00 - CU BOSTON SYMPHONY CONDUCTOR KOUSSEVITZKY CONDUCTING & INSTRUCTING VARIOUS MEMBERS & SECTIONS OF ORCHESTRA. AT PODIUM CONDUCTS ORCHESTRA WITH BATON. REHEARSES ORCHESTRA ISSUES ORDERS TO MUSICIANS. FUSSY CONDUCTOR. THICK RUSSIAN ACCENT. "YOU MUST CRESENDO MORE"
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1940
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1940s
- File Name: V-0808