Schoenbach discusses various aspects of the personality and career of Eugene Ormandy, including his early years in New York City, his generosity and sense of humor, his background as a violinist, his preference for high quality instruments, his health, and his retirement and final years. Schoenbach also talks about the transition from Leopold Stokowski to Ormandy as Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, his decision to leave the orchestra to become director of the Settlement School of Music, and the orchestra's participation in the first television broadcast of an orchestra concert. Anecdotes and opinions are offered about others, including Arthur Judson, Frederick Dorian, Arturo Toscanini, Jascha Heifetz, Marcel Tabuteau, Rudolf Serkin, Igor Stravinsky, Leonard Bernstein, Virgil Thomson, and Stephanie Goldner, Eugene Ormandy's first wife.
