LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI
BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 5;
SCHUBERT: SYMPHONY NO. 8 (UNFINISHED);
DEBUSSY: PRÉLUDE À L'APRÉS-MIDI D'UN FAUNE;
WAGNER: PRELUDE TO DIE MEISTERSINGER
All filmed in England, 1969 & 1972.
Source: BBC Archive.
BONUS: PIERRE MONTEUX CONDUCTING DUKAS' THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE
Filmed in London, 1961.
Source: BBC Archive.
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The conductor Leopold Stokowski, as inspired as ever in his twilight years. There's Beethoven's Fifth and Schubert's "Unfinished" with the LPO, and Wagner and Debussy with the LSO - as fabulous to watch as to hear.

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