Famed conductor Leopold Stokowski introduced millions to the music of Bach through his extravagant orchestral arrangements. From a concert at the Aspen Music Festival, the orchestra called the ...
The music world was a far different place when Leopold Stokowski, music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1912-1938, took snippets of Bach's music and transcribed them freely for full ...
Musicians who perform works from before the 19th century face many challenges, including the need to decipher what the composer may have intended. The notes tell only part of the story. Allow Paul ...
Prince Leopold was Bach’s patron in the small town of Cöthen, where the young composer arrived to take up the post of Capellmeister in 1717. Leopold was a cultured and genial employer, who, according ...