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Aug 22, 2020 · Stokowski was the foremost champion of the contemporary composer during his six-decades conducting career and once he became a US citizen in 1915, his advocacy of American composers...
Apr 9, 2022 · With the Beethoven 5th in 1931, Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra made the world's first 'long-playing' recording in what was an experimental attempt by RCA Victor to introduce...
Sep 13, 2022 · Leopold Stokowski - A Legendary 20th Century Maestro. This programme is being uploaded on 13 September 2022 to mark the 45th Anniversary of Leopold Stokowski's death at the age of 95 on...
Leopold Anthony Stokowski (18 April 1882 – 13 September 1977) was a British-born American conductor. One of the leading conductors of the early and mid-20th century, he is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Apr 14, 2024 · Leopold Stokowski was a virtuoso British-born U.S. conductor known for his flamboyant showmanship and the rich sonorities of his orchestras and for his influence as a popularizer of classical music. Stokowski was trained at the Royal College of Music, London, and Queen’s College, Oxford, and held.
Stokowski was one of the first Western conductors to recognize the genius of Dmitri Shostakovich, whose Symphonies Nos. 1, 3, 6, and 11 received their first American performances under the maestro — and he would have introduced No. 7 if Arturo Toscanini hadn’t snatched the U.S. premiere away.
The conductor Leopold Stokowski was a man of tantalising contradictions. As a performer he was a perfectionist but seemed unconcerned with the liberties that he took when rearranging original...
May 18, 2018 · Stokowski, Leopold ( Antoni Stanislaw) (1882–1977) US conductor, b. Britain. Stokowski was director (1909–12) of the Cincinnati Symphony and conductor (1912–36) of the Philadelphia Orchestra. He became known for his individual interpretations and flexibility of approach. World Encyclopedia.
Leopold Anthony Stokowski (18 April 1882 – 13 September 1977) was a British-born American conductor. One of the leading conductors of the early and mid-20th century, he is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Stokowski & "Fantasia": A Quest for the Limelight. During Leopold Stokowski’s tenure as music director of The Philadelphia Orchestra (1912-41), patrons would often line up around the block of the Academy of Music, even in poor weather, to hear the world-renowned ensemble.
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Albums
Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Debussy: 3 Nocturnes; Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole
1994
Stokowski: The Maverick Conductor
2009
Maestro Celebre, Vol. 2: R. Strauss, Bloch, McDonald, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich
2002
Leopold Stokowski Conducts Wagner
2003
Heart of the Ballet
2007
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5; Glazunov: Violin Concerto
1997
