Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, February 26, 1990.

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Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, February 26, 1990.

Siegel discusses matters related to Eugene Ormandy's personal life, including his marriages, family, and children. She describes the transitions from Leopold Stokowski to Eugene Ormandy, and Ormandy to Ricardo Muti as music directors of the Philadelphia Orchestra, as well as other historical background of the orchestra. Anecdotes and opinions are offered concerning several artists, including Stokowski, Ormandy, Arturo Toscanini, Artur Rubinstein, Marian Anderson, Virgil Thomson, Howard Hanson, Van Cliburn, Seiji Ozawa, and Claude Monteux.

Tape : 1 sound cassette : analog, stereo., Dolby processed.Transcript : 58 leaves.

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Friend of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ormandy; wife of Adrian Siegel, violoncellist (1922-1959) and official photographer of the Philadelphia Orchestra. From the description of Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, February 26, 1990. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155892816 ...