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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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 942 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-26506 10-in. 6/6/1922 Adeste fideles Stokowski Chorus Mixed vocal chorus instrumentalist, organ, choral director  
Victor B-26507 10-in. 6/6/1922 Hymn of praise Stokowski Chorus Mixed vocal chorus choral director  
Victor C-26527 12-in. 6/12/1922 Pater noster Stokowski Chorus Mixed vocal chorus instrumentalist, organ, choral director  
Victor B-26528 10-in. 6/12/1922 Silent night Stokowski Chorus Mixed vocal chorus choral director, instrumentalist, organ  
Victor C-27012 12-in. 10/9/1922 Viennese dances Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, conductor  
Victor B-27013 10-in. 10/9/1922 Waltz from Kermesse scene, part 1 Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-27014 10-in. 10/9/1922 Waltz from Kermesse scene, part 2 Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-27064 10-in. 11/6/1922 Fireworks Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-27065 10-in. 11/6/1922 Song without words Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra conductor  
Victor C-27066 12-in. 11/6/1922 Siegfried's death march, part 1 Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra conductor  
Victor C-27067 12-in. 11/6/1922 Siegfried's death march, part 2 Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-27068 10-in. 11/6/1922 Hungarian dance no. 1 in G minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra conductor  
Victor CVE-27069 12-in. 10/12/1927 Khowantchina : Entr'acte Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor C-27069 12-in. 11/13/1922 Khowantchina : Entr'acte Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-27099 10-in. 12/4/1922 Waltz from Kermesse scene Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-27300 10-in. 12/4/1922 Gotterdammerung : Finale, part 1 Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-27301 10-in. 12/4/1922 Gotterdammerung : Finale, part 2 Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra conductor  
Victor C-27900 12-in. 4/30/1923 Tannhäuser march, part 1 Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra conductor  
Victor C-27901 12-in. 4/30/1923 Tannhäuser march, part 2 Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra conductor  
Victor CVE-27902 12-in. 5/2/1927 March of the smugglers Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor B-27902 10-in. 4/30/1923 March of the smugglers Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra conductor  
Victor CVE-27903 12-in. 5/2/1927 Soldiers changing the guard Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor B-27903 10-in. 4/30/1923 Soldiers changing the guard Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra conductor  
Victor C-27904 12-in. 4/30/1923 Symphony no. 5 in E minor : Andante cantabile Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra conductor  
Victor C-27905 12-in. 4/30/1923 Symphony no. 5 in E minor : Andante cantabile Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra conductor  
(Results 76-100 of 942 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stokowski, Leopold," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102771.

Stokowski, Leopold. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102771.

"Stokowski, Leopold." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.

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

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