Interview : conducted by Oliver Daniel, Dec. 5 and Dec. 10, 1977.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Shupp, Enos, interviewee.

Contributor:

Daniel, Oliver, interviewer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philadelphia Orchestra.

Genre:

Interviews.

Oral histories (literary works)

Sound recordings.

Transcripts.

Physical Description:

2 audiocassettes : analog

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

digital ; 4 3/4 in.

17 leaves

Contained In:

Oliver Daniel Research Collection on Leopold Stokowski. Folder 811; Box 56, CD 148 and 152.

Place of Publication:

Dec. 5 and Dec. 10, 1977.

Biography/History:

Music critic.

Summary:

Shupp discusses his memories of attending both regular and student Philadelphia Orchestra concerts conducted by Stokowski. He gives his opinions on Stokowski recordings. He describes the period of Stokowski's marriage to Gloria Vanderbilt and remembers attending a concert at the Hollywood Bowl in 1945 just before going overseas to serve in the Army, including how Stokowski interacted with audience members backstage afterwards. He compares Stokowski to Toscanini, Koussevitzky, and Van Karajan.

Notes:

Telephone interview recorded on Dec. 5 and Dec. 10, 1977, Philadelphia.

Original copy: cassette tapes 124 and 126; preservation copy: two 10 1/2 in. reel to reel tapes, 148 and 152; service copy: two compact disks, CD 148 and 152. Preservation and service copies recorded December 2000.