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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 942 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-20888 | 10-in. | 10/22/1917 | Hungarian dance no. 5 | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-20889 | 10-in. | 10/22/1917 | Hungarian dance no. 6 | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-20890 | 12-in. | 10/22/1917 | Dance arabic | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-20891 | 10-in. | 10/22/1917 | Danse de la fee-dragee | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-21056 | 12-in. | 11/6/1917 | A midsummer night's dream : Scherzo | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | CVE-21057 | 12-in. | 3/10/1927 | Afternoon of a faun | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | director | |
Victor | C-21057 | 12-in. | 11/6/1917 | Afternoon of a faun : Prélude | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | CVE-21058 | 12-in. | 3/10/1927 | Afternoon of a faun | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | director | |
Victor | C-21058 | 12-in. | 11/6/1917 | Afternoon of a faun : Prélude | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-21059 | 10-in. | 11/6/1917 | Afternoon of a faun : Prélude | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-21066 | 12-in. | 11/8/1917 | Dance of the spirits | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-21067 | 10-in. | 11/8/1917 | Anitra's dance | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-21225 | 12-in. | 12/4/1917 | Symphony no. 6, Pathétique : Third movement | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-21226 | 12-in. | 12/4/1917 | Symphony no. 6, Pathétique : Second movement : Allegro con grazia | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-21230 | 12-in. | 12/4/1917 | Symphony no. 6, Pathétique : Third movement | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-21239 | 12-in. | 12/6/1917 | Symphony no. 6, Pathétique : Second movement : Allegro con grazia | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-21240 | 12-in. | 12/6/1917 | Scherzo | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-21240 | 10-in. | 12/6/1917 | Scherzo | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-21241 | 12-in. | 12/6/1917 | Scherzo | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-22808 | 12-in. | 5/5/1919 | Tannhäuser : Overture | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-22809 | 12-in. | 5/5/1919 | España rapsodie | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | C-22810 | 12-in. | 5/5/1919 | Festival in Baghdad | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | B-22811 | 10-in. | 5/5/1919 | Largo | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | BVE-22812 | 10-in. | 3/10/1927 | Carmen suite : Prelude to Act l | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | director | |
Victor | B-22812 | 10-in. | 5/5/1919 | Carmen : Prélude to act 1 | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | conductor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stokowski, Leopold," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102771.
Stokowski, Leopold. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102771.
"Stokowski, Leopold." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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