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On matters of intonation and technicalities I am more than a martinet— I am a martinetissimo.

Leopold Stokowski

As a boy I remember how terribly real the statues of the saints would seem at 7 o'clock Mass-before I'd had breakfast. From that I learned always to conduct hungry.

Leopold Stokowski

It is my profound wish that this entire collection shall be devoted to the advancement of fine music for the continued enjoyment of music enthusiasts throughout the United States, be they students of the arts, performing artists, or members of that vast audience of music lovers among the American public.

Leopold Stokowski

A painter paints his pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. We provide the music, and you provide the silence.

Leopold Stokowski

Music comes from the heart and returns to the heart... music is spontaneous, impulsive expression... its range is without limit... forever growing... can be one element to help us build a new conception of life in which the madness and cruelty of wars will be replaced by a simple understanding of the brotherhood of man.

Leopold Stokowski

The highest reaches of music come thrillingly close to the central core and essence of life itself.

Leopold Stokowski

Leopold Stokowski

Leopold Stokowski

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Born: April 18, 1882

Died: September 13, 1977 (aged 95)

Bio: Leopold Anthony Stokowski was a British conductor of Polish and Irish descent.

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