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Leopold
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RECORDING INFORMATION Leopold Stokowski was one of the most dynamic and charismatic conductors of the twenthieth century. Born in London 18 April 1882 he went on to study at the Royal College of Music and after European travels returned to England where he held various posts. His first important orchestral post was a conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (1909-12) and from there he moved on to Philadelphia — the orchestra with which he remained for 24 years and with whom he is so closely and memorably identified. One of the most important Walt Disney films, and the one which introduced classical music to a wide audience, was Fantasia; his collaboration on this film brought his name to a wide public. Stokowski’s first appearances in Great Britain as a conductor since 1912 were during the 1951 Festival of Britain. He continued his work with other American orchestras and founded the American Symphony Orchestra. During the late 1960s and until shortly before his death in 1977 (he is buried in Nether Wallop in Hampshire in the UK). Stokowski worked with several European orchestras and made a number of recordings for Decca during the 1960s and 1970s — these originally appeared on the Phase 4 label. The recordings of Schubert: Symphony No.8 and Brahms: Symphony No.1 make their first international appearances on CD as part of this collection. |
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