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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 (Results 876-900 of 942 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor CS-03123 12-in. 11/28/1936 Good Friday spell Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor BS-03124 10-in. 11/28/1936 Mazurka in A minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra, with flute solo arranger, director  
Victor BS-03125 10-in. 11/28/1936 Mazurka in A minor Saul Caston ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra, with flute solo arranger, director  
Victor CS-03126 12-in. 11/28/1936 My soul is athirst Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director, arranger  
Victor CS-03127 12-in. 11/28/1936 My Jesus in Gethsemane Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director, arranger  
Victor BS-07551 10-in. 4/5/1937 Canope Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor BS-07552 10-in. 4/5/1937 Sacred mountain Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-07553 12-in. 4/5/1937 Tristan und Isolde—Prelude—Liebesnacht—Liedestod Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-07554 12-in. 4/5/1937 Tristan und Isolde—Prelude—Liebesnacht—Liedestod Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-07555 12-in. 4/5/1937 Tristan und Isolde—Prelude—Liebesnacht—Liedestod Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor BS-07556 10-in. 4/5/1937 Clair de lune Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor BS-07557 10-in. 4/5/1937 Clair de lune Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor CS-07558 12-in. 4/5/1937 Chorale from Easter cantata Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor CS-07559 12-in. 4/5/1937 Dances of the Polovetzki maidens Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra orchestrator, director  
Victor CS-07560 12-in. 4/5/1937 Dances of the Polovetzki maidens Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra orchestrator, director  
Victor CS-07561 12-in. 4/5/1937 Dances of the Polovetzki maidens Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra orchestrator, director  
Victor CS-07562 12-in. 4/5/1937 Dances of the Polovetzki maidens Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra orchestrator, director  
Victor BS-07563 10-in. 4/5/1937 Salome's dance Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor BS-07564 10-in. 4/5/1937 Salome's dance Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor BS-07565 10-in. 4/5/1937 Salome's dance Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-07588 12-in. 4/19/1937 Pétrouchka—Suite Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-07589 12-in. 4/19/1937 Pétrouchka—Suite Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-07590 12-in. 4/19/1937 Pétrouchka—Suite Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-07591 12-in. 4/19/1937 Pétrouchka—Suite Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-07592 12-in. 4/19/1937 Pétrouchka—Suite Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
(Results 876-900 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.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

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