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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 351-375 of 941 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor CVE-51875 12-in. 9/23/1929 Overture and Venusberg music Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-51876 12-in. 9/23/1929 Overture and Venusberg music Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-51877 12-in. 9/23/1929 Overture and Venusberg music Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-51878 12-in. 9/23/1929 Overture and Venusberg music Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-51879 12-in. 9/23/1929 Overture and Venusberg music Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-51880 12-in. 9/23/1929 Overture and Venusberg music Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-51881 12-in. 9/26/1929 Carnival of the animals Olga Barabini ; Mary Binney Montgomery ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra, with piano soloists director  
Victor CVE-51882 12-in. 9/26/1929 Carnival of the animals Olga Barabini ; Mary Binney Montgomery ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra, with piano soloists director  
Victor CVE-51883 12-in. 9/26/1929 Carnival of the animals Olga Barabini ; Mary Binney Montgomery ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra, with piano soloists director  
Victor CVE-51884 12-in. 9/26/1929 Carnival of the animals Olga Barabini ; Mary Binney Montgomery ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra, with piano soloists director  
Victor CVE-51885 12-in. 9/27/1929 Carnival of the animals Olga Barabini ; Mary Binney Montgomery ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra, with piano soloists director  
Victor BVE-51886 10-in. 9/27/1929 El capitan Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor BVE-51887 10-in. 9/27/1929 Manhattan Beach march Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor BVE-51888 10-in. 9/27/1929 The stars and stripes forever Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-56834 12-in. 4/28/1930 Finlandia Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-56835 12-in. 4/28/1930 Finlandia (Concluded) Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-56836 12-in. 4/29/1930 1812 overture Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-56837 12-in. 4/29/1930 1812 overture Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-56838 12-in. 4/29/1930 1812 overture Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-56839 12-in. 4/29/1930 1812 overture Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-56840 12-in. 4/30/1930 Notturno Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-56841 12-in. 4/30/1930 Alceste : Prelude Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-56842 12-in. 4/30/1930 La cathédrale engloutie Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director, orchestrator  
Victor CVE-56843 12-in. 4/30/1930 La cathédrale engloutie (concluded) Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director, orchestrator  
Victor CVE-64077 12-in. 3/17/1931 Fugue in G minor (The little) Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
(Results 351-375 of 941 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stokowski, Leopold," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102771.

Stokowski, Leopold. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102771.

"Stokowski, Leopold." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

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

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