Interview : conducted by Oliver Daniel, June 10, 1978.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Miranda, Tony, interviewee.

Contributor:

Moe, Sharon, interviewee.

Daniel, Oliver, interviewer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American Symphony Orchestra (New York, N.Y.).

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.

20 leaves

Contained In:

Oliver Daniel Research Collection on Leopold Stokowski. Box 56, CD 165.

Place of Publication:

June 10, 1978.

Biography/History:

Miranda was principal French horn, American Symphony Orchestra; Sharon Moe, his wife, also played the French horn in ASO and was a composer.

Summary:

Miranda discusses Stokowski's approach in rehearsals; compares Stokowski and Toscanini; Stokowski's rapport with young people; and the letters Stokowski wrote to his favorite members of the orchestra. He mentions Mitch Miller and David Katz. Moe describes her audition for Stokowski, her first rehearsal with him, and his performance of one of her compositions.

Notes:

Telephone interview recorded on June 10, 1978, New York.

Original copy: cassette tape 135; preservation copy: one 10 1/2 in. reel to reel tape 165; service copy: one compact disk CD 165. Preservation and service copies recorded December 2000.