Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, July 18, 1990.

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Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, July 18, 1990.

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Booth discusses his experiences as a player in the Philadelphia Orchestra under the direction of both Eugene Ormandy and Riccardo Muti, and offers anecdotes revealing aspects of Ormandy's personality and relations with orchestra members. Booth also describes Ormandy's characteristics as a conductor, including his memory, general ability, capability as an accompanist to vocal soloists, restrictions he enforced on orchestra members against outside performances, and the editorial practices he used to help achieve the "Philadelphia Sound", especially in regard to the string section. He also offers opinions and anecdotes about other figures, including Dylana Jensen, Glenn Gould, Leonard Bernstein, Samuel Barber, Rudolf Serkin, and Frederick Mann.

Tape : 1 sound cassette : analog, stereo., Dolby processed.Transcript : 79 leaves.

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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