Interview : conducted by Martin Bookspan, [1960].

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Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977,. Interview : conducted by Martin Bookspan, [1960].

Interview : conducted by Martin Bookspan, [1960].

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Stokowski was interviewed by Martin Bookspan for WQXR radio. Stokowski discusses the circumstances which caused him to leave the Philadelphia Orchestra, his excitement at returning to conduct and record with the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1959; his plan to conduct Schoenberg's Gurrelieder in Philadelphia the following season. Stokowski reminisces about Kreisler, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Paderewski, and Richard Strauss; discusses twentieth-century music and Pablo Casals's opinion of it; the Houston Symphony Orchestra and chorus; the Symphony of the Air and Stokowski's introduction of Shostakovich's 11th symphony in New York; and his performance and recording of Respighi's The Pines of Rome. Stokowski discusses his first U.S. performances of Orff's Carmina Burana, Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex, and Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov in the original orchestration; and talks about Texas humor.

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. tape.sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.Transcript 15 leaves.

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