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Interview with Michael Tilson Thomas, 1978

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Interview with Michael Tilson Thomas, 1978

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Title
Interview with Michael Tilson Thomas, 1978
Names
Tilson Thomas, Michael, 1944- (Interviewee)
Ross, Patrick (Interviewer)
Collection

Margaret Carson audio-visual materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1978
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1621
Topics
Tilson Thomas, Michael, 1944- -- Interviews
Conductors (Music) -- United States
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Source note: Title derived from the information on original cassette label; date from cassette label.
Venue: Recorded in New York 1978.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (47 min.) : analog, stereo
Description
The interview is probably recorded for a future broadcast. It traces Thomas's career from the starting point of his interest in conducting to the current position of leading the Buffalo Orchestra. Thomas discusses conductors who influenced him the most (Serge Koussevitzky, Leopold Stokowski, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Otto Klemperer, and above all, Wilhelm Furtwängler), the components required to have a successful performance, the importance of performing for an educated audience, his approach to learning the composers' style by performing their lesser known works before getting to their master works, and style and tonality of the music of Brahms, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, and Sibelius.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 928640225
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20834661
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f6e81ac0-b930-0133-1ba0-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Michael Tilson Thomas, 1978" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fb1b9140-b930-0133-986b-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Michael Tilson Thomas, 1978" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fb1b9140-b930-0133-986b-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1978). Interview with Michael Tilson Thomas, 1978 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fb1b9140-b930-0133-986b-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Michael Tilson Thomas, 1978