Leopold Stokowski
- Type: Classical Performer
- Country: United States
- Born: United States
Biography
Leopold Stokowski (born Antoni Stanisław Bolesławowicz) (April 18, 1882 – September 13, 1977) was the conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the NBC Symphony Orchestra, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and the Symphony of the Air. He was the founder of the New York City Symphony and The American Symphony Orchestra. He conducted the music for and appeared in Disney’s Fantasia. Stokowski appeared as himself in the motion picture The Big Broadcast of 1937, conducting two of his Bach transcriptions.
Leopold Stokowski Discography
- Symphony No. 5 'From the New World' (1927) - Album - rated 3.6/5
- Tod und Verklärung (1934) - Album - rated 3.88/5
- Symphony No. 5 (1940) - Album - rated 3.85/5
- L'ascension (1949) - Album - rated 3.62/5
Frequent Collaborators
- The Philadelphia Orchestra
- AntonÃn Dvořák
- AntonÃn Dvořák, The Philadelphia Orchestra & Leopold Stokowski
- Claude Debussy
- Claude Debussy
- Claude Debussy & The Philadelphia Orchestra & Leopold Stokowski
- Claude Debussy / Leopold Stokowski and His Symphony Orchestra / Robert Shaw Chorale
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Dmitri Shostakovich, The Philadelphia Orchestra & Leopold Stokowski
- His Symphony Orchestra
- New York Philharmonic
- Olivier Messiaen
- Olivier Messiaen, New York Philharmonic & Leopold Stokowski
- Richard Strauss