a nice man". Leopold Stokowski produced a lush sound, yet "one had the feeling that underneath there was something false. His speech was particularly affected... He gave the impression of a glittering, multi-coloured painted shell; when one looked inside one found an infinite emptiness." Only Toscanini escaped savage censure, although Freccia conceded that his reputation for strict observance of the score was a myth. He died on 16 November 2004, aged 98, survived by his wife. They had no children, although she had a daughter from her first marriage. Sources Telegraph obituary Gramophone obituary 1906 births 2004 deaths 20th-century Italian musicians American male conductors (music) Italian emigrants to the United States Italian conductors (music) Italian male conductors (music) People from Pistoia 20th-century American conductors (music) 20th-century American male musicians