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Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, October 22, 1991.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 59
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- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Segall, Irving, interviewee.
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Oral histories.
- Physical Description:
- 1 audiocassette : analog, stereo, Dolby processed
- 48 leaves
- Contained In:
- Eugene Ormandy Oral History Collection.
- Place of Publication:
- October 22, 1991.
- Biography/History:
- Violist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, 1963- .
- Summary:
- Segall discusses aspects of his experience with Philadelphia Orchestra, including his own audition, the "Philadelphia Sound" and Eugene Ormandy's responsibility for it, Ormandy's conducting style, rehearsal technique, skill as an accompanist, and his last concert at Carnegie Hall, contemporary music programming, and the transition to Riccardo Muti as Music Director.
- Notes:
- Copyright held by the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.
- Recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Forms part of: Eugene Ormandy Archive.
- Access Restriction:
- Access: Open.
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