Eugene Ormandy Quotes
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Kupferberg, Herbert. The Book of Classical Music Lists. Facts on File, 1985.
This famous decree issued the day of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It called for all prisoners held in the occupied countries of Europe to be transported to Germany. Most were Jews that had already been rounded up. This was Hitler’s euphemism for the murder of almost all of the prisoners, Jews and Christians.
Eugene Ormandy KBE was a Hungarian-American conductor and violinist, best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director. His 44-year association with the orchestra is one of the longest enjoyed by any conductor with a single orchestra. Under his baton, the Philadelphia Orchestra had three gold records and won two Grammy Awards.