Interview [sound recording] : conducted by Preben Opperby, Aug. 21, 1961.

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Interview [sound recording] : conducted by Preben Opperby, Aug. 21, 1961.

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Stokowski discusses his resignation from the Houston Symphony Orchestra, his relationship with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the state of contemporary music, his performances of Puccini's Turandot with the Metropolitan Opera, and his feelings for Schoenberg's Gurrelieder. He mentions Ormandy and Mitropoulos.

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 4 leaves.

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