Stokowski, the Magical Conductor
His greatest Recordings 1945-1960
Documents 600090
Copyright : M.A.T. Music Theme Licensing Ltd.
Juin 2013
Vol. 1 - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
12 pistes - 1:14:36
1 Franz Liszt : Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, S 244, No. 2 (Orchestral Version) 8:42
2 Georges Enesco : Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 11 11:35
Maurice Ravel : Rapsodie espagnole in A Minor
- 3 I. Prélude à la nuit 3:54
- 4 II. Malagueña 1:57
- 5 III. Habanera 2:15
- 6 IV. Feria 6:24
7 Maurice Ravel : Miroirs: IV. Alborada del gracioso (Orchestral Version) 7:25
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
Ottorino Respighi : Pini di Roma
Symphony of the Air
- 8 I. I pini di Villa Borghese 2:42
- 9 II. Pini presso una catacomba 5:43
- 10 III. I pini del Gianicolo 6:24
- 11 IV. I pini della Via Appia 5:14
12 Bedrich Smetana : Má Vlast: II. The Moldau 12:21
Vol. 2 - Berliner Philharmoniker
19 pistes - 1:06:00
Igor Stravinsky : Petrushka, Suite
- 1 - I. Russian Dance 7:00
- 2 - II. The Shrovetide Fair (near evening) 0:55
- 3 - III. Dance of the Wet Nurses 2:24
- 4 - IV. Dance of the Peasant and the Bear1:17
- 5 - V. Dance of the Gipsy Girls 1:05
- 6 - VI. Dance of the Coachmen and Grooms 1:50
- 7 - VII. The Masqueraders 1:52
Igor Stravinsky : The Firebird, Suite
- 8 - I. Introduction 3:10
- 9 - II. Dance of the Firebird 0:15
- 10 - III. Variation of the Firebird 1:08
- 11 - IV. The Princesses’ Khovorod 5:29
- 12 - V. Infernal Dance of King Kashchei 3:51
- 13 - VI. Lullaby 3:48
- 14 - VII. Finale 3:34
Arnold Schoenberg : Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4
- 15 - I. Sehr langsam 2:21
- 16 - II. Etwas bewegter 10:19
- 17 - III. Schwer betont 1:56
- 18 - IV. Sehr breit und langsam 9:38
- 19 - V. Sehr ruhig 4:08
Vol. 3 - Leopold Stokowski Symphony Orchestra
12 pistes - 1:18:00
1 Paul Dukas : La Péri : I. Fanfare 2:22
2 Claude Debussy : Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune 11:20
Claude Debussy : Nocturnes
London Symphony Orchestra
Women's voices of the BBC Choral Society
- 3 I. Nuages 8:34
- 4 II. Fêtes 6:12
- 5 III. Sirenes 10:12
6 Claude Debussy : Suite bergamasque, L 75 - III. Clair de lune5:22
Claude Debussy : Ibéria, L 122
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
- 7 I. Par les rues et par les chemins 6:42
- 8 II. Les parfums de la nuit 9:02
- 9 III. Le matin d’un jour de fête 4:14
Jacques Ibert : Escales
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
- 10 I. Rome - Palermo 6:38
- 11 II. Tunis - Nefta 2:19
- 12 III. Valencia 5:03
Vol. 4 - Léopold Stokowski Symphony Orchestra
8 pistes - 1:16:32
Bela Bartok : Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
- 1 I. Andante tranquillo 10:12
- 2 II. Allegro 7:19
- 3 III. Adagio 7:35
- 4 IV. Allegro molto 8:02
Frank Martin : Petite Symphonie Concertante
- 5 I. Adagio. Allegro con moto 13:38
- 6 II. Adagio 4:17
- 7 III. Allegretto alla Marcia 3:53
8 Ernest Bloch : Schelomo 21:36
The Symphony of the Air - George Neikurg, cello
Vol. 5 - Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
12 pistes - 1:15:32
Gustav Holst : The Planets, Op. 32
- 1 I. Mars, the Bringer of War 6:36
- 2 II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace 8:03
- 3 III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger 4:04
- 4 IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity 7:37
- 5 V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age 7:47
- 6 VI. Uranus, the Magician 5:44
- 7 VII. Neptune, the Mystic 6:37
8 Samuel Barber : Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (Orchestral Version) 6:32
9 Harold Farberman : Evolution: I. Part 1 4:55
10 Vincent Persichetti : Divertimento For Band: VI. March 2:10
11 Jean Sibelius : Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela 7:56
12 Jean Sibelius : Finlandia, Op. 26 7:31
Vol. 6 -Houston Symphony Orchestra
8 pistes - 1:11:46
Dmitri Shostakovich : Symphony No. 1, Op. 10
The Symphony of the Air
- 1 I. Allegretto 9:28
- 2 II. Allegro ma non troppo 4:09
- 3 III. Lento 8:57
- 4 IV. Allegro molto 11:09
Reinhold Glière : Symphony No. 3, Op. 42 - "Ilya Murometz"
Houston Symphony Orchestra
- 5 I. Svyatogor, the Mighty Hero 11:20
- 6 II. Solovei, the Brigand 9:42
- 7 III. IPrince Vladimir 4:11
- 8 IV. The Heroic Deeds and Petrification 12:50
Vol. 7 - Houston Symphony Orchestra
6 pistes - 1:10:34
Dmitri Shostakovich : Symphony No. 11, Op. 103 - "The Year 1905"
- 1 I. The Palace Square: Adagio 15:06
- 2 II. January 9th: Allegro 19:53
- 3 III. Eternal Memory: Adagio 11:33
- 4 IV. Tocsin (Alarm): Allegro non troppo 15:53
Modest Mussorgsky : Pictures at an Exhibition (Orchestration : Maurice Ravel)
The Symphony of the Air
- 5 Pictures at an Exhibition: XV. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs 3:06
- 6 Pictures at an Exhibition: XVI. The Great Gate of Kiev 5:03
Vol. 8 - NBC Symphony Orchestra
10 pistes - 1:16:21
Camille Saint-Saëns : Samson et Dalila
NBC Symphony Orchestra
The Robert Shaw Chorale
Ferdinand Lemaire, Writer
- 1 Act I, Scene 1: "Arrêtez, ô mes frères!" (Samson, Jan Peerce) 8:46
- 2 Act I, Scene 6: "Printemps qui commence" (Dalila, Risë Stevens) 5:22
- 3 Act II, Scene 1: "Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse!" (Dalila) 3:37
- 4 Act II, Scene 2: "La victoire facile" (High Priest, Robert Merrill; Dalila, Risë Stevens) 6:22
- 5 Act II, Scene 2, 3: "Se pourrait-il?" (Dalila, Risë Stevens; Samson, Jan Peerce) 9:27
- 6 Act II, Scene 3: "Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix" (Dalila, Risë Stevens; Samson, Jan Peerce) 8:23
- 7 Act III, Scene 1: "Vois ma misère" (Samson, Jan Peerce) 6:25
- 8 Act III, Scene 2: "Bacchanale" 7:17
- 9 Act III, Scene 3: "Gloire à Dagon" (Dalila, Risë Stevens; High Priest, Robert Merrill; Samson, Jan Peerce) 6:41
10 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky : Yewgeny Onegin - Act I, Scene 2: "Puskáy pogíbnu ya" (Tatjana, Licia Albanese) 14:01
Vol. 9 - San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
8 pistes - 1:18:49
Modest Mussorgsky : Boris Godunov
- 1 Act I, Scene 2: "Da zdrástvuyet tsar’ / Skorbit dushá!" 9:20
- 2 Act II: "Dostíg ya víshey vlásti (Boris’ Monologue)" 5:37
- 3 Act II: "Uf, tyazheló! Day dukh pyeryevyedú (Clock Scene)" 3:44
- 4 Act IV, Scene 2: "Oy dúshno! dúshno! svyétu! (Farewell an Death of Boris)" 10:30
Aram Khachaturian : Symphony No. 2 - "The Bell"
The Symphony of the Air
- 5 Act I, Scene the Bell: "Andante maestoso" 15:10
- 6 Allegro risoluto 9:36
- 7 Andante sostenuto 12:31
- 8 Andante mosso 12:21
Vol. 10
23 pistes - 1:16:46
Richard Wagner :
The Symphony of the Air
- 1 Parsifal 11:11
- 2 Tristan und Isolde 10:19
Manuel de Falla : El Amor Brujo
Philadelphia Orchestra
Shirley Verrett
- 3 I. Introduccion y Escena 0:32
- 4 II. En la Cueva - La Noche 2:16
- 5 III. Canción del amor dolido 1:35
- 6 IV. El Aparecido 0:14
- 7 V. Danza del Terror 2:00
- 8 VI. El Círculo ágico 2:28
- 9 VII. A Media noche - Los Sortilegios 0:31
- 10 VIII. Danza ritual del Fuego 3:20
- 11 IX. Escena 2:17
- 12 X. Canción del Fuego fatuo 1:52
- 13 XI. Pantomima 1:32
- 14 XII. Danza de Juego de Amor 6:43
- 15 XIII. Final - Las Campanes del Amanecer 1:21
16 Joaquín Turina : La oración del torero, Op. 34
(Orchestral Version) 11:19
Georges Bizet : Carmen (Arranged by Stokowski for Orchestra)
New York City Symphony Orchestra
- 17 I. Prelude 1:07
- 18 II. Aragonaise (Arranged by Stokowski for Orchestra) 2:13
- 19 III. Intermezzo (Arranged by Stokowski for Orchestra) 3:02
- 20 IV. The Dragoons of Alcala (Arranged by Stokowski for Orchestra) 1:32
- 21 V. Nocturne (Arranged by Stokowski for Orchestra) 5:13
- 22 VI. Bullfight (Arranged by Stokowski for Orchestra) 2:06
- 23 VII. Habanera (Arranged by Stokowski for Orchestra) 2:03