Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Jan. 14, 1978 [sound recording].

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Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Jan. 14, 1978 [sound recording].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155861484

Abram discusses a performing Britten's piano concerto under Stokowski's direction and recalls social interactions with Stokowski during his marriage to Gloria Vanderbilt. He remembers attending his first orchestra concert as a young piano student at the Curtis Institute. He also mentions Ima Hogg and Leon Fleisher.

Tape 2 sound cassettes : 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 16 leaves.

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Abram, Jacques

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American pianist. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Jan. 14, 1978 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155861484 ...

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...

Britten, Benjamin

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Composed 1938. First performance at a Promenade Concert, by the British Broadcasting Co. Symphony Orchestra, London, Aug. 18, 1938, in Queen's Hall, Sir Henry J. Wood conductor, composer at the piano.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Concerto no. 1 in D major for piano and orchestra / Benjamin Britten. [1928]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43291276 Composed 1939. First performance by the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, New...

Philadelphia orchestra

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Vanderbilt, Gloria, 1924-....

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