Interview [sound recording] : conducted by Martin Bookspan, 197-.

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Interview [sound recording] : conducted by Martin Bookspan, 197-.

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Martin Bookspan interviewed Stokowski in Nether Wallop England about his conducting the Mahler Symphony no. 8 for the first time in Philadelphia and New York with the Philadelphia Orchestra; and the April 1950 performance of the same symphony with the New York Philharmonic. They also discuss Stokowski's recordings in England of Sibelius's Symphony no. 1 and The Swan of Tuonela.

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 3 leaves.

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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