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Schoenberg: Gurrelieder; Verklarte Nacht / James McCracken, Gre Brouwenstijn, Nel Rankin, Forbes Robinson, John Lanigan. Stokowski

2 CD / Guild / 2013-01-08

Works: Spoken Word: BBC Announcement; Anonymous: English National Anthem; Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder; Verklärte Nacht, for string sextet, Op. 4
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

The performance of Gurrelieder comes from a performance at the Edinburgh International Festival, August 20, 1961, while Verklärte Nacht, with Leopold Stokowski and his Symphony...continue...
Recording information: Usher Hall, Edinburgh (08/20/1961); Usher Hall, Edinburgh (09/03/1952)....continue...

Stokowski conducts music for strings by J.Staruss, Borodin, Paganini, Rachmaninov, Handel, Purcell, Gluck et al. (rec. 1957-58)

1 CD / Guild / 2012-09-11

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Alexander Borodin: Quartet for Strings no 2 in D major; Niccolò Paganini: Molto perpetuo, for violin & orchestra (or piano), MS 66 ...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: ; Stokowski Symphony Orchestra

Recorded in 1957-58, this compilation of music for strings comes from various Capitol and Seraphim LPs....continue...
Recording information: 1957-1958....continue...

Stokowski Conducts Stravinsky, Hindemith, Hartmann, Hanson, Harris & Hovhaness

2 CD / Guild / 2012-03-13

Works: Recorded Sound: NBC Sunday Concert Broadcast commentary; Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in C; Howard Hanson: Symphony no 4, Op 34 "The Requiem"; Roy Harris: Symphony no 7; Paul Hindemith: Symphony in E fl...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold

All the works on this 2-CD set were recorded live between 1943 and 1956 and have been remastered. Of special note is the Harris Symphony...continue...

Leopold Stokowski Conducts Hovhaness, Milhaud, Copland, Serebrier

1 CD / Guild / 2010-01-12

Works: Alan Hovhaness: Symphony no 1 ("Exile Symphony"), Op. 17; Darius Milhaud: Symphony, for orchestra no 1, Op. 210; Aaron Copland: Symphony no 2 ("Short Symphony"); José Serebrier: Symphony no 1
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold

This wonderful collection of symphonies comes from live recordings made in 1942 through 1944 and 1957. These are first performances conducted by Stokowski and show...continue...

Stokowski conducts Tchaikovsky - The Storm Op 76, Symphony no 5, etc

1 CD / Guild / 2009-04-14

Works: Spoken Word: Announcement; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Storm, overture for orchestra, Op. 76; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; The Tempest, Op. 18
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

The Storm and Symphony No. 5 come from live recordings made on November 29, 1942 and The Tempest was recorded live on March 7, 1943....continue...

Sibelius: Symphonies no 1 & 7, Finlandia, etc / Stokowski, et al

1 CD / Guild / 2008-08-12

Works: Spoken Word: Announcement; Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 46; Symphony no 7 in C major, Op. 105
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Helsinki Symphony Orchestra

Recorded live at Helsinki University's Festival Hall on 17 June 1953, this disc is of exceptional interest as Stokowski never recorded an integral set of...continue...

Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, etc / Stokowski, Frankfurt RSO, et al

1 CD / Guild / 2008-04-01

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

These performances from the remarkable Leopold Stokowski come from broadcast concerts in Stuttgart and Frankfurt...continue...

Prokofiev, Brahms, MacDowell, Taylor / Stokowski, NBC SO

1 CD / Guild / 2008-04-01

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges Suite, Op. 33a; Edward MacDowell: Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 23; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Joseph Deems Taylor: Ramuntcho
Performers: Nash, Frances
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

As historical recordings go, this is certainly self-recommending! A true magician at the podium, Stokowski produced electrifying results in these performances, conducting Toscanini's amazing group...continue...