Oral history conducted by George Diehl, November 16, 1975.

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Oral history conducted by George Diehl, November 16, 1975.

Recorded on the 75th anniversary of the first concert given by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Ormandy discusses various topics, including trends and challenges in orchestral programming, music education and the role of programming in educating the public, what he looks for in choosing new players for the orchestra, how he maintains the high level of performance standard in the orchestra, and the legacy left to him by Leopold Stokowski.

Tape : 1 sound cassette : analog, stereo., Dolby processed.Transcript : 11 leaves.

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Ormandy, Eugene

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Epithet: conductor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000699.0x0001db Conductor; Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, 1938-1980. From the description of Oral history conducted by Herbert Kupferberg, October 1969. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 213481085 From the description of Oral history conducted by Herbert Kupferberg, October 1969. (University of Pennsyl...

Diehl, George K. (George Karl), 1924-

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