The New American Orchestras

Series: Art of Conducting Series

Duration: 28

Year Published: 1993

Creator: British Broadcasting Corporation

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Examines the effect on American orchestras of the migration of European conductors to the United States in the early twentieth century. Discusses briefly the varying styles of Toscanini, Stokowski and Koussevitzky and what they brought to conducting regarding both the orchestra and the audience. Includes footage of several musical performances and an interview with Stokowski.


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