Interview [sound recording] : conducted by Deryck Cooke, Sept. 1965.

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Interview [sound recording] : conducted by Deryck Cooke, Sept. 1965.

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In the intermission of a music program on BBC Radio, Stokowski discusses memories from his youth in London, his history with Mahler's eighth symphony, his impression of Carl Nielsen's sixth symphony which he is about to play on the radio program, the composers Sibelius and Schoenberg, and new music in general.

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 5 leaves.

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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