Stokowski rehearsal in German - Generalprobe in Deutsch - Bach Passacaglia

In 1969, Stokowski conducted the Saarbrucken Radio Symphony in a TV studio concert that included his own transcription of Bach’s Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor. As a young student he had spent many summers in Germany where he studied conducting under Artur Nikisch and attended the rehearsals of Mahler’s 8th Symphony, a work he introduced to America several years later. He retained his command of the German language even at the age of 87, as here, after many years spent in America. The complete performance has also been uploaded here.