Image Source: Wikipedia

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 526-550 of 942 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor CS-75172 12-in. 3/4/1933 Symphony no. 4, in E minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor LCS-75173 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) 3/4/1933 Symphony no. 4, in E minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-75174 12-in. 3/4/1933 Symphony no. 4, in E minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-75175 12-in. 3/4/1933 Symphony no. 4, in E minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor LCS-75176 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) 3/4/1933 Symphony no. 4, in E minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-75177 12-in. 3/4/1933 Das Rheingold Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor CS-75178 12-in. 3/4/1933 Das Rheingold Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor LCS-75179 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) 3/4/1933 Das Rheingold Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor CS-75180 12-in. 3/4/1933 Das Rheingold Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor CS-75181 12-in. 3/4/1933 Das Rheingold Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor LCS-75182 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) 3/4/1933 Das Rheingold Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor CS-75183 12-in. 3/4/1933 Das Rheingold Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor CS-75184 12-in. 3/4/1933 Das Rheingold Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor LCS-75185 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) 3/4/1933 Das Rheingold Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor CS-75186 12-in. 3/4/1933 Komm süsser Tod, part 1 Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor CS-75187 12-in. 3/4/1933 Komm süsser Tod, part 2 Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor LCS-75188 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) 3/4/1933 Komm süsser Tod Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor CS-75189 12-in. 3/4/1933 Komm süsser Tod Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra arranger, director  
Victor CS-75626 12-in. 3/25/1933 Götterdämmerung Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-75627 12-in. 3/25/1933 Götterdämmerung Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor LCS-75628 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) 3/25/1933 Götterdämmerung Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-75629 12-in. 3/25/1933 Götterdämmerung Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-75630 12-in. 3/25/1933 Götterdämmerung Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor LCS-75631 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) 3/25/1933 Götterdämmerung Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
Victor CS-75632 12-in. 3/25/1933 Götterdämmerung Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra director  
(Results 526-550 of 942 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stokowski, Leopold," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102771.

Stokowski, Leopold. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102771.

"Stokowski, Leopold." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102771

Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license

Feedback

Send the Editors a message about this record.