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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...

Smetana: Moldau; Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2; Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2010-12-14

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; George Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody no 1 in A major, Op. 11 no 1; Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast; Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Richard Wagner: Tri...
Performers: Froelich, Ralph; Garnick, Arthur; Schuman, Henry; Shapiro, Harvey [Cello]; Wright, Marilyn
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold

Stokowski conducts Vaughan Williams, Dvorák & Purcell

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-10-26

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aenaeas; Antonin Dvorák: Serenade for Strings
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold

International Record Review - Nigel Simeone
The Small Desmar label made two recordings with Leopold Stokowski in 1975, when the conductor was 93. They were released...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (08/16/1975); No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (08/18/1975-08/19/1975)....continue...

Wagner: Wotan's Farewell, Magic Fire Music; Chopin / Stokowski

2 CD / Classic / 2010-07-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 13 in A minor, Op. 17/4, CT. 63; Prelude for piano no 24 in D minor, Op. 28/24, CT. 189; Waltz for piano no 7 in C sh...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold

These sets feature a standard CD packaged with a special dual-sided DAD 24/96 - HDAD 24/192 combo disc. The original masters used come from legendary...continue...
Recording information: Houston Civic Center, Houston, TX....continue...

Stokowski: Beethoven Symphony no 7 / Leopold Stokowski, et al

1 CD / Cala Records / 2009-11-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Leopold Stokowski: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, transcription for orchestra (after Bach, BWV 582); Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's ...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold

This compact disc is an all-stereo compilation of Stokowski recordings that have never been issued on CD and will be the final release in this...continue...

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...

Dvorák: Symphony no 9; Schubert: Rosamunde, etc / Leopold Stokowski, et al

1 CD / Cala Records / 2009-06-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Rosamunde Incidental Music, Op. 26; Deutsche Tänze, Op. 33; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Leopold Stokowski Orchestra

Cala Records continue their Stokowski Series with more of the spectacular recordings that Stokowski made with his own hand-picked ensemble of brilliant New York virtuosi...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...

Stokowski conducts Blacher, Prokofiev, Milhaud, Egk, Wagner, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2009-03-12

Works: Boris Blacher: Variations on a Theme of Paganini for orchestra, Op. 26; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Suite no 3 for orchestra, Op. 101; Darius Milhaud: Concerto, for percussion & chamber orche...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Several of the recordings on this exciting program have never been released on CD!...continue...

Tchaikovsky Adagios

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-03

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Romeo & Juliet; Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; C...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hajdu, Istvan [Piano]; Josefowicz, Leila; Kotova, Nina; Moll, Phillip; Postnikova, Viktoria; Sakonov, Josef; Schnitzler, Mic...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Dutoit, Charles; Karajan, Herbert von; Maazel, Lorin; Haitink, Bernard; Stokowski, Leopold; Marriner, Sir Neville; Dorati, Antal; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Orbel...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; London Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Moscow Chamber Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orc...

This release is the perfect CD for those who would like an introduction to the music of Tchaikovsky, one of the best selling composer's of...continue...

Stokowski, the Eternal Magician - Debussy, Stravinsky, Wagner, Enescu

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-12-09

Works: George Enescu: Roumanian Rhapsodies (2), for orchestra, Op. 11; Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suite; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Leopold Stokowski Orchestra

This series on Cala of reissues of some of Stokowski's finest recordings show him at his best. Heard on CD for the first time is...continue...

Tchaikovsky, Villa-Lobos, Puccini, Leoncavallo, etc / Licia Albanese

1 CD / Testament / 2008-10-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Wolfgang Amadeus M...
Performers: Albanese, Licia; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Weissmann, Frieder; Marzollo, Dick; Morel, Jean Paul; Trucco, Victor; Stokowski, Leopold

Bizet: Symphony in C major, etc; Debussy: Children's Corner / Leopold Stokowski, et al

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-10-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Symphony in C major; L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 1; L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 2; Claude Debussy: Children's Corner
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Leopold Stokowski Orchestra

Stokowski's 1952 recordings of Bizet's charming Symphony and the colorful L'Arlesienne Suites, and his 1949 recording of Debussy's delightful Children's Corner Suite are heard here...continue...

Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder, etc / Eileen Farrell, Set Svanholm, et al

1 CD / Testament / 2008-10-14

Works: Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Siegfried
Performers: Farrell, Eileen [Soprano Vocals]; Svanholm, Set [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold; Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: Leopold Stokowski Orchestra; Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

Franck: Symphony in d; Messiaen, et al / Stokowski, et al

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: L'éventail de Jeanne; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 13 in A minor, Op. 17/4, CT. 63; Olivier Messiaen: L' Ascension, 4 meditations for orchestra, I/12a; Henri ...
Performers: Gray, David
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Hilversum Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

"That anyone can conduct in their late eighties is remarkable; that the results should have the incisive vitality of these recordings is truly amazing. Stokowski's...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Aurora's Wedding; Debussy, et al / Stokowksi

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Aurora's Wedding, ballet (short arrangement of "The Sleeping Beauty" by Diaghilev); Morceaux (2) for Piano, Op. 10; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Estam...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

Brahms, Mendelssohn / Stokowski, National PO

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

Schumann: Symphony no 2; et al / Stokowski, et al

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel, opera; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 53 in D major ("L'Impériale"/"Festino"), H. 1/53; Leopold Mozart: Divertimento for orchestra in F major "M...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Leopold Stokowski Orchestra

Stokowski - Classic 1947-1949 Columbia Recordings Vol 1

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Die Walküre; Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches, suite for orchestra, Op. 10; Olivier Messiaen: L' Ascension, 4 meditations for orches...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Stokowski - Classic 1947-1949 Columbia Recordings Vol 2

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Götterdämmerung; Jean Sibelius: Swanwhite, suite for orchestra, Op. 54; Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op...
Performers: Lipton, Martha
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Mussorgsky, Wagner: Opera Highlights / Stokowski

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Cauwet, Raymond; Mason, Lawrence; Rossi-Lemeni, Nicola
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Leopold Stokowski Orchestra; San Francisco Opera Chorus; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Stokowski - First Releases

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Leopold Stokowski: March, for orchestra ("Balance Test"); Tyrolean Dances, for orchestra (after Schubert); Stephen Foster: Oh! Susanna; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Richard Strauss: Salome, ...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold

Includes work(s): la marseillaise / serenade / saltarello by various composers....continue...

Stokowski in Rehearsal

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Spoken Word: Leopold Stokowski Introduces Tchaikovsky's Marche Slave (spoken word); Leopold Stokowski Rehearses Rimksy-Korsakov's Scheherazade; Pyotr Il'yich Tc...
Performers: Gruenberg, Erich
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold

Russian Masterworks

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Morceaux (2) for Piano, Op. 10; Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The F...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold

Stokowski - Classic 1947-49 Columbia Recordings Vol 3

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 6 in E minor; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"; Spoken Word: Spoken Introductory rema...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Stokowski - Tchaikovsky, Strauss / Hollywood Bowl Symphony

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74; Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra; New York City Symphony

Saint-Saëns: Samson and Delila Highlights; Tchaikovsky

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin
Performers: Albanese, Licia; Peerce, Jan [Tenor Vocals]; Stevens, Rise [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Leopold Stokowski Orchestra; Robert Shaw Chorale

Stokowski - Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky / Philadelphia

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov: In the Manger (Traditional Slavic Christmas Music); Alexander Glazunov: Scènes de ballet, suite for o...
Performers: Hilsberg, Alexander
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Highlights / Stokowski, NBC SO

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Morceaux (18) for piano, Op. 72; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Ludwig van Beethoven: Ruins of At...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Op66; Liszt: Préludes No3

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Les préludes, S 97; Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a
Performers: Miller, Mitch
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold

Beethoven: Symphony no 6; Liszt / Stokowski, NBC SO

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Spoken Word: Sounds of Nature, commentary with musical examples; Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Hungarian ...
Performers: Bachmann, Edwin; Berv, Arthur; Biase, Neal Di; Biro, Nicholas; Bloom, Robert; Carmen, Elias; Cooley, Carlton; Glantz, Harry; Renzi, Paul; Shapiro, Harvey [Cello]; Sklar, Philip; Steiner, Antoniette; ...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

The original LP release of Stokowski's recording of Beethoven's Symphony no. 6 was hailed by the critics: "The performance is worthy of the engineer's efforts,...continue...

Stokowski - Schubert, Brahms: Symphonies

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Richard Wagner: Siegfried; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: All-American Youth Orchestra; Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra

Mussorgsky, Borodin, Glière, etc / Stokowski, et al

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Khovanschina; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Reinhold Glière: The Red Poppy, ballet, Op. 70; Pyotr Il'yich Tcha...
Performers: Moscona, Nicola
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Leopold Stokowski Orchestra

Cala, in partnership with the Leopold Stokowski Society, returns to the catalog some of Stokowski's finest pre-stereo recordings of Russian orchestral music....continue...

The Heart of the Ballet - Tchaikovsky, etc / Stokowski

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Adolphe Adam: Giselle; Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 7 in A major, Op. 28/7, CT. 172; Waltz for Piano in...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Leopold Stokowski Orchestra

Elgar: Enigma Variations; Brahms: Symphony No. 1

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Performers: Georgiadis, John [Conductor]
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold

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...

Ultimate Classical Relaxation - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Concerto for oboe, violin, strings & continuo in F major (recons...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Boskovsky, Alfred; Brown, Iona; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; De Larrocha, Alicia; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Goo...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Stokowski, Leopold; Agoult, Raymond; Schiff, Andras; Dart, Thurston; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boskovsky, Willi; Brown, Iona; ; Karajan, Herbert von; Maazel, Lorin...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Phil...

One of four 'Ultimate' releases for February 2008, this superb 5CD set 'Ultimate Classic Collection' features many popular favourites. The set includes two CDs devoted...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7; Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet / Stokowski [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2007-05-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Italian Switzerland Radio/TV Orchestra

One of the most important conductors of the twentieth century in two live performances from 1969. Stokowski leads the Orchestra Giovanile Internazionale, and the International...continue...
Run Time: 53 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
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Klemperer, Ravel, Brahms, etc / Stokowski

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2007-04-24

Works: Otto Klemperer: Merry Waltz for orchestra; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Ottokar ...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

This stereo broadcast of a Royal Albert Hall concert given in May 1974 represents the last public appearance of Leopold Stokowski in England. The 1974...continue...

Stokowski and Kubelik Conduct - Stereo Recordings from 1952

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2006-11-01

Works: Jacob Avshalomov: Taking of T'ung Kuan, for orchestra; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Detroit Symphony Orchestra

It was Fritz Reiner who once said that Leopold Stokowski was "the man who invented high fidelity" and it is certainly true that of all...continue...

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, etc / Cluytens, Stokowski

1 CD / Archipel / 2006-07-02

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. 9
Conductors: Cluytens, André; Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra; Northwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Serenade / Stokowski

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-04-18

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra

4 CD / Music & Arts / 2006-02-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 violins, cello, strings & continuo in D minor ("L'estro armonico" no 11), Op. 3/11,; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Adoramus te Christe, motet for 4 voices (from Mo...
Performers: Rodzinski, Artur [Conductor]
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Stokowski, the first major musician to recognize the potentialities of the sound recording as a significant factor in our musical life, actually resisted the idea...continue...

Rhapsodies - Liszt, Enesco, Smetana, et al / Stokowski

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2005-07-26

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; George Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody no 1 in A major, Op. 11 no 1; Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast; Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Richard Wagner: Tri...
Performers: Froelich, Ralph; Garnick, Arthur; Schuman, Henry; Shapiro, Harvey [Cello]; Wright, Marilyn
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Symphony of the Air

The flash and fire of Liszt, the emotional surges of Smetana, the guts and glory of Wagner - all the colors in Stokowski's rhapsodic repertoire...continue...

Bizet: Symphony no 1, etc; Messiaen / Stokowski

1 CD / Archipel / 2005-03-01

Works: Georges Bizet: Symphony in C major; L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 1; L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 2; Olivier Messiaen: L'Ascension for Orchestra
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Leopold Stokowski Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Original Masters - Leopold Stokowski

5 CD / Decca / 2003-11-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Mein Jesu, was für Seelenweh, BWV 487; Wir gläuben all'an einen Gott, BWV...
Performers: Civil, Alan; Gray, David; Snell, Howard
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Hilversum Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Berlioz, Scriabin / Stokowski, New Philharmonia Orchestra

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Le Poème de l'extase (Poem of Ecstasy), symphony [No. 4] in C major, Op. 54; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Leopold Stokowski: Leopold Stokowski in conversa...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

This release presents the legendary conductor in one of his last concerts on June 18, 1968, at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The exotic,...continue...

Stokovsky - Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5, Romeo & Juliet

1 CD / Archipel / 2002-10-09

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Romeo and Juliet Overture
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Hague Residentie Orchestra; North German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Brahms: Symphony no 2 & 4 /Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra

1 CD / Archipel / 2002-05-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra