Interview : conducted by Oliver Daniel, Oct. 25, 1976.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Krasner, Louis, 1903-1995, interviewee.

Contributor:

Daniel, Oliver, interviewer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Berg, Alban, 1885-1935. Concerto--violin, orchestra.

Berg, Alban.

Scherchen, Hermann, 1891-1966.

Scherchen, Hermann.

Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951. Concertos--violin, orchestra--op. 36.

Schoenberg, Arnold.

Syracuse Symphony Orchestra.

Philadelphia Orchestra.

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.

13 leaves

Contained In:

Oliver Daniel Research Collection on Leopold Stokowski. Folder 679; Box 52, CD 040.

Place of Publication:

Oct. 25, 1976.

Summary:

Krasner discusses his own personal and musical background and training; his commissioning of the Berg violin concerto and his support for new music; meeting his wife who was performing Berg's Lyric Suite; the first performance of the Berg concerto with Scherchen conducting; the first performance in North America with Koussevitzky and the second with Stokowski. Krasner also premiered the Schoenberg concerto with Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra and describes the difficulty of hearing cues when Stokowski rearranged the orchestra seating. He also discusses meeting Stokowski again many years later when Stokowski guest conducted the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra; Stokowski's ability to work with less experienced musicians; as well as his support for women in the orchestra. Krasner also mentions Stock, Mitropoulos, Rodzinski, Webern, Sanroma, and Toscanini.

Notes:

Recorded on Oct. 25, 1976 in Boston, Mass. at the Ritz-Carlton.

Original copy: cassette tape 34; preservation copy: one 10 1/2 in. reel to reel tape 40; service copy: one compact disk CD 040. Preservation and service copies recorded October and November 2000.