Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, October 31, 1991.

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Garfield, Bernard,. Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, October 31, 1991.

Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, October 31, 1991.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155896073

Garfield describes his early years in music, his audition for his position with the Philadelphia Orchestra, his concept of the bassoon sound and how it fits in the orchestra (and where this fit into Ormandy's concept of orchestral sound), acoustics of the Academy of Music, Fisher Hall (N.Y.), Boston Symphony Hall and the preferences of recording technicians, Eugene Ormandy's conducting style (especially his downbeat), Ormandy's repertoire and practice of conducting from memory, Ormandy's methods of motivating players, Ormandy's later years, and Ormandy as an accompanist. Garfield also offers opinions and anecdotes concerning other artists, including Sol Schoenbach, Leopold Stokowski, Leonard Bernstein, Alec Wilder, and Serge Koussevitsky.

Tape : 1 sound cassette : analog, stereo., Dolby processed.Transcript : 56 leaves.

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