Interview with Dean Dixon, 1971

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Title
Interview with Dean Dixon, 1971
Names
Dixon, Dean, 1915-1976 (Interviewee)
Berger, David, 1916-1997 (Interviewer)
Collection

Germany Today (Radio program)

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1971-01
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-7 2669
Topics
Dixon, Dean, 1915-1976
Conductors (Music)
African American conductors (Music)
Genres
Radio programs
Interviews
Notes
Source note: Title from tape reel container.
Venue: Recorded West Germany 1971 January
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audio tape reel (15 min.) ; 7 in.
Description
David Berger interviews African-American conductor Dean Dixon (Germany Today, program no. 555), who discusses his reasons to move from the USA to Europe, and his conducting career there in the 1960's-1970's, including his experience as a principal conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony in Sweden in 1953-1960, and of the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) in Frankfurt, Germany in 1961-1974, conducting both classical and contemporary musical works. He also talks about his recordings made in Germany; social benefits for professional musicians in Germany; and his plans to move back to the USA in the near future.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 909918403
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20629356
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dabbbca0-b8c3-0133-e6ac-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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  • 1915: Creator Born
  • 1971: Created
  • 1976: Creator Died
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Dean Dixon, 1971" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1971. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/decb7f40-b8c3-0133-6df9-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Dean Dixon, 1971" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/decb7f40-b8c3-0133-6df9-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1971). Interview with Dean Dixon, 1971 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/decb7f40-b8c3-0133-6df9-60f81dd2b63c

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Interview with Dean Dixon, 1971