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Leopold Stokowski
Bach/Stokowski: Toccata & Fugue in D Minor (excerpt)
from: VAI DVD 4237
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Historic Telecasts: Fritz Reiner, Paul Hindemith, Leopold Stokowski
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Do you have the 10: ... ( 1 year ago by theinze2378)

Do you have the 10:30 min long version? I had it on my Myspace page but it's missing now. I love the beginning!

this music is just ... ( 1 year ago by joost07)

this music is just amazing. Thanks for uploading this! btw: didn't there used to be a full version of this masterpiece on youtube???

This is what ... ( 1 year ago by billyguns2)

This is what inspired me to become a classical musician: hearing Stokowski conduct this piece in the re-release of Disney's FANTASIA. How great to have this, thank you. Does the entire performance exist?

theinze2378 That ... ( 1 year ago by gerryrains)

theinze2378 That version is currently on YouTube. A search for Stokowski Bach Toccata turns up six results, one of which is the version that you are seeking. Gerry

oh my god ! bugs ... ( 9 months ago by BIGMAN1968)

oh my god ! bugs bunny ! ! !

My niece once ... ( 9 months ago by wienerphil)

My niece once exclaimed "Who's that rabbit named Leopold?"

no, he always ... ( 8 months ago by WWNS)

no, he always begins the piece in the middle of the toccata to the end of the fugue.

To be more concise: ... ( 8 months ago by billyguns2)

To be more concise: does the entire performance exist ON FILM? Sometimes film can be lost or damaged, thereby resulting in a partial viewing experience. I see that you are a literalist, and a snotty one at that. Ten to one you;re a bitchy queen, but whatever you are I don't care to know you. EVER.

Awful, truly awful. ... ( 7 months ago by spinoza1111)

Awful, truly awful. Has nothing to do with Bach. The orchestration is not a problem. The problem is that Stokowski terrorised musicians out of solidarity with each other, and every musician is playing for him...not even listening to the others. The effect is a train wreck filled with dissonance.
One gets the impression that each musician has been so alienated by the "great man" that he simply doesn't care any more.

Aaron Copland, ... ( 7 months ago by spinoza1111)

Aaron Copland, around the time of Stokowski, commented on the low culture of classical orchestra members: he noted that they seldom were to be found studying a score not on the season repertoire or a book about music.
This was because clowns like Leopold Stokowski terrorised (and union-busted) musicians into producing the crap we're now hearing which sounds like a bunch of circus musicians being pursued by a bear.

you're a moron. ... ( 6 months ago by Snakewood87)

you're a moron. this is not BACH. It's Stokowski. His transcriptions were done around the wars, so they're incredibly bleak and also incredibly powerful. treat them as a gorgeous transcription, not as bach...because he never intended it to be bach...it's pure stokowski and the passion coming from the musicians is incredible.

idiot... you dont ... ( 5 months ago by haidiCRO)

idiot... you dont know shit!!!! This is ART!!

It's still bach, ... ( 5 months ago by AbsoluteZ3R0)

It's still bach, but I understand what you're saying, the emotional and overall musical impact of this performance comes from Stokowski's arrangement, not from the composition itself. Listening to it on organ is completely different is more "Bach"

wow anybody else ... ( 3 months ago by kinpopdj)

wow anybody else hear the violins at the beginning of the fugue?? ugh!

I agree. Pretty out ... ( 3 months ago by lutheranorthodoksi)

I agree. Pretty out of tune.

Stokowski! ... ( 2 months ago by dabart)

Stokowski! Perfection! Bravo!

AHAHAH THAT WAS ... ( 2 months ago by BIGMAN1968)

AHAHAH THAT WAS FUNNY I always loved looney tunes and of course symphonic music and Opera.

its the violas ( 2 days ago by darije77)

its the violas

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