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Articles by Leopold Stokowski

Sibelius
by Leopold Stokowski

Articles about Stokowski and his work

Stokowskis Orchesterfassung der Passacaglia in c-Moll von Bach
Formal analysis of Stokowski's transcription of Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in c minor (in German)
by Björn Ley

Stokowski Stalked
About Stokowski's recordings of Native Brazilian Music
by Daniella Thompson

Articles about Fantasia

Fantasia!
by John Aldred

The American WideScreen Museum offers several interesting historic articles about Fantasia and related technical inventions Stokowski was involved with:

Program of 1940 Stereophonic Sound Demonstration

Stereophonic Reproduction from Film
by Harvey Fletcher, Bell Telephone Laboratories (1940)

Fantasound
by William E. Garity and J.N.A. Hawkins (1941)

The Future of Fantasound
by Edward H. Plumb, Music Department, Walt Disney Studio, Burbank, California (1942)

Experiences in Roadshowing Fantasia
by William E. Garity, Walt Disney Studio, and Watson Jones, RCA Manufacturing Company (1942)

Personal Recollections

Stokowski
A personal memoir by Pamela Goldsmith
Unfortunately the author does not agree with the publication of a link to her website, so interested readers are asked to search for the article themselves, perhaps with help of public search engines.

The night Stokowski left the Peanut shattered
A personal memoir by Helene Hanff

Stokowski: Memories of a Wizard
Jose Serebrier shares his recollections of Leopold Stokowski with Simon Callow

Musical Memories
by Raymond Weaver

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