I'm one of the boys, no better than the last second violinist. I'm just the lucky one to be standing in the center, telling them how to play.

He particularly favored Bruckner Debussy Dvořák Ravel Richard Strauss Tchaikovsky Sibelius and transcriptions of Bach. 2 and On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring)
Holst: The Planets (1975 RCA)
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. His Philadelphia Orchestra was the only real rival to Karajan’s Berlin for sonic beauty in the 50s-70s but was also a tighter and more versatile band.

Eugene Ormandy (November 18 1899 – March 12 1985) was a Hungarian-born conductor and violinist.