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Shostakovich: Symphony Nos. 1 & 11; Khachaturian: Symphony No. 2 / Stokowski

2 CD / Widescreen / 2011-07-13

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 11 in G minor, Op. 103 "Year 1905"; Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Aram Khachaturian: Symphony no 2 in A minor ("Symphony with Bells")
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Houston Symphony Orchestra

Icon - Leopold Stokowski - The Maverick Conductor

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582; Komm, süsser Tod, komm, sel'ge Ruh'!, BWV 478; English Suite no 2 in A minor, BWV 807; Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 720; C...
Performers: Babikian, Virgina; Baker, Julius; Gardner, Guy; Hager, Clyde; Neikrug, George
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Houston Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; ORTF National Orchestra

One of the most flamboyant conductors of the 20th century, Leopold Stokowski was born at Marylebone in London in 1882, the son of a Polish...continue...