Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, May. 3, 1976.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Tircuit, Heuwell, 1931-2010, interviewee.

Contributor:

Daniel, Oliver, interviewer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooper, Emil.

Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951.

Koussevitzky, Serge.

Genre:

Interviews.

Oral histories (literary works)

Sound recordings.

Transcripts.

Physical Description:

1 audiocassette : analog

1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, NAB standard ; 10 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tape

digital ; 4 3/4 in.

10 leaves

Contained In:

Oliver Daniel Research Collection on Leopold Stokowski. Folder 901; Box 51, CD 012.

Place of Publication:

May. 3, 1976.

Biography/History:

Percussionist, composer.

Summary:

Heuwell Tircuit discusses performing under Stokowski with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, Stokowski's preparation, orchestrations, rehearsals, and authority; his introduction of major works to the American repertoire, particularly Mahler's 8th symphony and Shostakovich's 10th symphony; his support for American composers, including Hovhaness; and Stokowski's transcriptions of Bach. Tircuit also mentions Fritz Reiner, George Szell, Serge Koussevitzky, and Emil Cooper and the Baton Rouge Orchestra.

Notes:

Recorded on May 3, 1976 in San Francisco, Calif.

Original copy: Cassette tape 13; preservation copy: one 10 1/2 in. reel to reel tape 12; service copy: one compact disk CD 012. Preservation and service copies recorded October and November 2000.