Materials relating to Davis's interviews with various singers (Dawn Upshaw, Victoria de los Angeles, Thomas Hampson, Frederica von Stade, Elisabeth Söderström, among others) conductors (Zubin Metha, Karl Böhm, Trevor Pinnock, Christopher Hogwood, among others), composers (Robert Wright), and other musicians. The series consists primarily of audio material (interview recordings on CD and cassette tape), but also includes a pad containing interview notes. Further interview notes may be found within Davis's professional notebooks, housed in Series I. Notably, this series features cassette recordings of a number of interviews with musicians, conductors, and administrators at the New York Philharmonic. This series also includes a number of unidentified cassette tapes that were stored alongside cassette tapes which contained recordings of interviews.
Box 21 Item 1-3
Interview with Dawn Upshaw, undated, 3 audiocassettes
On both sides of items 1-3.
Box 21 Item 4
Interview with Jan de Gaetani, undated, 1 audiocassettes
Box 21 Item 4
Interview with Eileen Farrell, undated, 1 audiocassettes
Box 21 Item 6
Interview with baritone and professor of voice, Kevin McMillan, undated, 1 audiocassettes
Only one side is labeled, but the interview may span both sides.
Box 21 Item 7
Interview with conductor and Juilliard president, William Schumann, undated, 1 audiocassettes
Box 21 Item 9
Interview with Victoria de los Angeles, undated, 1 audiocassettes
Box 21 Item 10
Interview with composer/lyricist Robert Wright and his collaborator George Forrest, undated, 1 audiocassettes
On both sides of item 10.
Box 21 Item 11
Interview with Dame Janet Baker, undated, 1 audiocassettes
Box 21 Item 11
Interview with conductor Eric Leinsdorf, undated, 1 audiocassettes
Box 21 Item 12
Interview with conductor Trevor Pinnock, undated, 1 audiocassettes
Only one side is labeled, but the interview may span both sides.
Box 21 Item 13
Interview with conductor Christopher Hogwood, undated, 1 audiocassettes
On both sides of item 13.
Box 21 Item 14
Interview with conductor Zubin Mehta, undated, 1 audiocassettes
On both sides of item 14.
Box 21 Item 15
Audio tape labeled "Webster" on both sides, possibly an interview with New York Philharmonic managing director, Albert K. Webster, undated, 1 audiocassettes
Label on the tape case says: 'Robert Dick. Side A, 1: "Flames Must Not Encircle Sides," 2. "Piece in Gamelan Style," 3. "Or"; Side B, 1. "Young Teeth," 2. "T=C10 (bass flute)," 3. "Whispers and Landings," 4. "Glimpse from the Blimpse (bass flute)." All works composed and performed by Robert Dick and all were recorded acoustically without any overdubs or electronics. circa 1983 by Robert Dick.' [This label may not reflect the contents of the tape].
Box 21 Item 16
Interview(s) with musicans of the New York Philharmonic: "Ware" [John Ware?] and "Benedetti" [Evangeline Benedetti?], undated, 1 audiocassettes
Box 21 Item 16
Interview(s) with musicans of the New York Philharmonic: "Benedetti" [Evangeline Benedetti?] and "Smith", undated, 1 audiocassettes
Box 21 Item 17
Audio tape labeled "Shanet" on one side and "Leinsdorf - Shanet" on the other, possibly interviews with Howard Shanet and Eric Leinsdorf, undated, 1 audiocassettes
One side is only labeled "Shanet" and the other is labeled "Shanet-Leinsdorf" (likely Erich Leinsdorf).
Box 21 Item 18
Audio tape labeled "Webster 1" on one side and "Webster 2" on the other, possibly an interview with New York Philharmonic managing director, Albert K. Webster, undated, 1 audiocassettes
Label saying "This and That/William Elliott, Misc. Music 1975-1980, stereo only" has been crossed out on one of the sides.
Box 21 Item 19
Interview with Los Angeles Philharmonic general director, Ernst Fleischmann, undated, 1 audiocassettes
On both sides of item 19.
Box 21 Item 20
Audio tape labeled "Webster 3," "Whyte," "Bernsohn," and "O'Brien" on one side, undated, 1 audiocassettes
Label is only on one side of item 20. These are most likely interviews relating to the New York Philharmonic; however, it is unclear if these are seperate interviews or just a single interview. "Bernsohn" is likely to be cellist Lorin Bernsohn, "Webster" is likely New York Philharmonic managing director, Albert K. Webster, "Whyte" is likely violinist Donald Whyte, "O'Brien" is likely bassist Orin O'Brien.
Box 21 Item 21
Interview with Elisabeth Söderström, undated, 1 audiocassettes
On both sides of item 21.
Box 21 Item 22
Interview with Frederica von Stade, undated, 1 audiocassettes
Only one side is labeled, but the interview may span both sides.
Box 21 Item 23
Interview with Thomas Hampson, undated, 1 audiocassettes
Only one side is labeled, but the interview may span both sides.
Box 21 Item 24
Interview with Thomas Hampson, undated, 1 audiocassettes
Box 21 Item 25
Interview with conductor Karl Böhm, with Met[ropolitan Opera] artistic liaison, Sissy Strauss, as intermediary, undated, 1 audiocassettes
On both sides of item 25.
Box 21 Item 27
Unlabeled audio cassette tape, undated, 1 audiocassettes
Both sides and case unlabeled.
Box 21 Item 189-190
CDs labeled "E + P interviews", undated, 2 compact disks
One CD has additional labeling "1. Wozzeck, 2. I cavalieri di Ekebù, 3. I masnadieri, 4. Elisa, 5. Boris Godunov"; another has labeling "1. Il mulatto (The Barrier), 2. Leonore, 3. Prisoniero (P + Wayne Shirley), 4. libretto reading."
Box 21 Item 191-193
Interview with Victoria de los Angeles, undated, 3 compact disks
Box 25 Folder 6
Pad containing interview notes, undated