Reminiscences of Otto Herz, 1975.

Biographical Note

Musician

Scope and Contents

Musical education; move to Budapest; early concerts, tours; demand as accompanist; immigration to United States, 1940; teaching at New York College of Music; Hungarian and American social life; chamber music sessions; piano, voice students; American Theater Wing, World War I veterans program; child prodigies; association with American singers; William Warfield world tour; Bartok, Kodaly, Hubay; return visits to Hungary; famous Hungarian conductors, musicians; The Bohemians (musician's club); mnemotechnical abilities

Subjects

• Emigration and immigration.
• Herz, Otto, 1894-1976--Interviews.
• Hungary--Civilization.
• Interviews.
• Mnemonics.
• Music--Instruction and study.
• Musical accompaniment.
• Musicians--Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Stein, Rose (Rózsi), interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr