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Stokowski

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Sto·kow·ski  (st-kôvsk, -kôf-, -kou-), Leopold Antoni Stanislaw 1882-1977.
British-born American conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra (1914-1936) and other major symphonies. He founded the American Symphony Orchestra in 1962.

Stokowski [stəˈkɒfskɪ]
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(Biographies / Stokowski, Leopold (1887-1977) M, USnational of birth: British, MUSIC: conductor) Leopold. 1887-1977, US conductor, born in Britain. He did much to popularize classical music with orchestral transcriptions and film appearances, esp in Fantasia (1940)
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Noun1.Stokowski - United States conductor (born in Britain) (1882-1977)Stokowski - United States conductor (born in Britain) (1882-1977)


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Leopold Stokowski, founder of the American Symphony Orchestra, reportedly said of the symphony: “His musical utterance comes directly from the heart and is a spontaneous expression of his innermost feeling.
Stokowski addresses the continuing concern of noisy hospital environments.
This Stokowski recording of works by Tchaikovsky comes from 1974, and for the first time since its recording Pentatone Classics present it in its original four-channel configuration.
 
 
 
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