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Leopold Stokowski

Leopold Anthony Stokowski (18 April 1882 – 13 September 1977) was an American conductor of British birth, and Polish and Irish descent. One of the leading conductors of the early and mid-20th century, he is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He was especially noted for his free-hand conducting style that spurned the traditional baton and for obtaining a characteristically sumptuous sound from the orchestras he directed.

Stokowski was music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the NBC Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Symphony of the Air and many others. He was also the founder of the All-American Youth Orchestra, the New York City Symphony, the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra and the American Symphony Orchestra.

Stokowski conducted the music for and appeared in several Hollywood films, most notably Disney's Fantasia, and was a lifelong champion of contemporary composers, giving many premieres of new music during his 60-year conducting career. Stokowski, who made his official conducting debut in 1909, appeared in public for the last time in 1975 but continued making recordings until June 1977, a few months before his death at the age of 95.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 18, 1882 (London), Died September 13, 1977 (Nether Wallop)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1943

Roles Represented in DAHR: director, conductor, arranger, speaker, choral director, orchestrator, author, organ, piano

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 701-725 of 942 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor CS-84553 12-in. 10/22/1934 Es ist vollbracht Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director, arranger  
Victor CS-84554 12-in. 10/22/1934 Es ist vollbracht Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor BS-84555 10-in. 10/22/1934 Gagliardia Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra orchestrator, director  
Victor CS-84558 12-in. 11/12/1934 Symphony no. 5, in E minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-84559 12-in. 11/12/1934 Symphony no. 5, in E minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-84560 12-in. 11/12/1934 Symphony no. 5, in E minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-84561 12-in. 11/12/1934 Symphony no. 5, in E minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-84562 12-in. 11/12/1934 Symphony no. 5, in E minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-84563 12-in. 11/12/1934 Symphony no. 5, in E minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-84564 12-in. 11/12/1934 Symphony no. 5, in E minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-84565 12-in. 11/12/1934 Symphony no. 5, in E minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-84566 12-in. 11/12/1934 Symphony no. 5, in E minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-84567 12-in. 11/12/1934 Symphony no. 5, in E minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-84568 12-in. 11/12/1934 Symphony no. 5, in E minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-84569 12-in. 11/12/1934 Symphony no. 5, in E minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-84570 12-in. 11/12/1934 Concerto grosso in D minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor CS-84571 12-in. 11/12/1934 Concerto grosso in D minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor CS-84572 12-in. 11/12/1934 Concerto grosso in D minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor CS-84573 12-in. 11/12/1934 Concerto grosso in D minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor CS-84574 12-in. 11/12/1934 Water music suite Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-84575 12-in. 11/12/1934 Water music suite Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-84576 12-in. 11/12/1934 Water music suite Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-84577 12-in. 11/12/1934 Water music suite Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-84578 12-in. 11/12/1934 Adoramus te Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor BS-84579 10-in. 11/12/1934 Minuet in A major Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
(Results 701-725 of 942 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stokowski, Leopold," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102771.

Stokowski, Leopold. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102771.

"Stokowski, Leopold." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102771

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