Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Feb. 7, 1977 [sound recording].

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Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Feb. 7, 1977 [sound recording].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155861173

Chapin discusses how he first met and worked with Stokowski, his work on a recording of a reunion of Stokowski with the Philadelphia Orchestra for Columbia Records (with Howard Scott as recording engineer), the plan for a film of Tristan and Isolde that never materialized, Stokowski's absence from his daughter Sonya's wedding, his acquaintance with Evangeline Johnson Merrill and her daughters, Stokowski's failure with Turandot, Stokowski's Bach transcriptions, and Stokowski's insistence on being involved in the technical aspects of recording.

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 17 leaves.

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Daniel, Oliver

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Radio producer, music publishing executive, and writer, who died in 1991. Member of the Board of Directors of the American Symphony Orchestra; co-founder of the Contemporary Music Society. From the description of Research collection on Leopold Stokowski, 1945-1995. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155862197 Oliver Daniel was vice-president of Broadcast Music Incorporated. he was also the author of an important book on Leopold Stokowski. F...

Chapin, Schuyler

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Music administrator. From the description of Reminiscences of Schuyler Garrison Chapin : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309731332 Chapin was general manager of the Metropolitan Opera. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Feb. 7, 1977 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155861173 ...