Interview conducted by John Bird, May 22, 1967 [sound recording].

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Interview conducted by John Bird, May 22, 1967 [sound recording].

In what seems to be part of a longer interview, Boult comes to Stokowski by way of Percy Grainger and discusses the influence of Stokowski's recordings on himself as a young conductor, the experience of going to a Philadelphia Orchestra concert, and his opinion of Stokowski's performance of Holst's The Planets in London.

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 1 compact disc : digital : 4 3/4 in.Transcript 3 leaves.

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