KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Harold Lawrence on Howard Hanson and the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra (1981)
Analog Audio
Event Type
InterviewsOrigin
Steve WolfeIdentifier
AM.1981.01.01Program Series
Morning ConcertProgram Length
42 minDates
1981-01-01 | createdDescription
Steve Wolfe interviews Harold Lawrence who at the time, was President and Executive Director of the Oakland Symphony. Lawrence was also a known producer for Mercury Records from 1956-1967. The two discuss the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra recordings while Lawrence was at Mercury Records, and the American composer and conductor Howard Hanson, who was Director of the Eastman School of Music. The technical setup and recording procedures of various projects are discussed in good detail as well as the development of recording quality within Mercury Records and other labels.Genres
Orchestral musicSubjects
OrchestrasSound recording industry
Sound -- Recording and reproducing
Orchestral music--20th century
Record producers