Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, April 23, 1991.

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Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, April 23, 1991.

Barnard discusses his early recollections of hearing the Philadelphia Orchestra (as early as 1913) under Leopold Stokowski, his impressions of Eugene Ormandy's first appearances with the Phila. Orch., the differences between Stokowski and Ormandy, and between Ormandy and Riccardo Muti, meetings between Ormandy and the board of directors' Artistic Policy Committee, the relations between the board of directors and Ormandy, and between the board and the orchestra players, and Ormandy's skill as an accompanist.

Tape : 1 sound cassette : analog, stereo., Dolby processed.Transcript : 44 leaves.

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Former member of Board of directors of the Philadelphia Orchestra (1969-1981?). From the description of Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, April 23, 1991. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155896144 ...