Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Jul. 8, 1976.

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Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Jul. 8, 1976.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155861050

Kostelanetz discusses his relationship with Stokowski as a conductor and as a neighbor in New York; the New York Philharmonic Promenade series; Stokowski's auditions of singers; Stokowski performing Kostelanetz's orchestration of George Gershwin's Promenade at Carnegie Hall; Stokowski's illness in London in ca. 1970; Stokowski rehearsing the orchestra on his 90th birthday; and Stokowski's relationship with his sons Stan and Chris.

Tape 1 sound cassette : analog.Tape 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, NAB standard ; 10 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tapeSound disc digital : 4 3/4 in.Transcript 7 leaves.

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