Millions go to movies who would never go to a concert hall... they would even feel afraid of great music... but if they hear it in the cinema they realise this music is very interesting (Stokowski)
In the second of two programmes Leopold Stokowski, the veteran conductor, speaks of the things that have made him one of music's most legendary and controversial figures. He recalls Holly-wood in the 1930s when he worked with Walt Disney on Fantasia and discusses his transcriptions of Bach organ works. He talks about his recording experiences in pre-electrical days, his concern for concert-hall acoustics and his controversial views on orchestral seating. On a more personal level he recalls some of the composers he knew: Schoenberg, Rachmaninov, Richard Strauss, and Elgar.