Leopold Stokowski - Great Recordings from the BBC Legends Archive
Leopold Stokowski’s eminence as one of the truly great conductors of the 20th century over a career spanning more than six decades is exemplified in this set, which features live performances in stereo of symphonies and other works he conducted in concert during his final years and which, in many cases, he had premiered on record as well. In one of the many outstanding reviews of these live concerts, the distinguished Times critic William Mann wrote of the 1963 ‘Proms’ premiere of Mahler’s Symphony No.2: “A performance which was superb by any standards, meticulously loyal, noble and deeply felt out of long and thoughtful experience”. The set has been newly remastered to reflect Stokowski’s instructions on how he wanted his recordings to sound.
Product Description:
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Release Date: May 24, 2024
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UPC: 5060244551800
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Catalog Number: ICAB5180
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Label: ICA Classics
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Number of Discs: 6
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Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, Johannes Brahms, Benjamin Britten, Manuel de Falla, Cesar Franck, Gustav Mahler, Ottokar Novacek, Sergei Prokofiev, Maurice Ravel, Alexander Scriabin, Dmitri Shostakovich, Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
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Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Chorus, BBC Choral Society, Goldsmith’s Choral Union, Harrow Choral Society, BBC Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir
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Performer: Rae Woodland, Janet Baker, Gloria Lane, Sophia van Sante
Works:
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Symphony No. 2 in C minor ‘Resurrection’
Composer: Gustav Mahler
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Chorus, BBC Choral Society, Goldsmith’s Choral Union, Harrow Choral Society
Performer: Rae Woodland (Soprano), Janet Baker (Mezzo-Soprano)
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
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Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Ensemble: London Symohony Orchestra
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
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Symphony No. 8 in D minor
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
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Le Poème de l’extase, Op. 54
Composer: Alexander Scriabin
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
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Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Composer: Hector Berlioz
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
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The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
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Symphony No. 7 in A, Op.92
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
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El amor brujo
Composer: Manuel de Falla
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Gloria Lane (Mezzo-Soprano)
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
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Das Ziel: Merry Waltz
Composer: Otto Klemperer
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
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Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
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Rapsodie espagnole
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
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Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
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Perpetuum mobile, Op. 5, No. 4
Composer: Ottokar Nováček
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
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L’Éventail de Jeanne: Fanfare
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
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Symphony in D minor
Composer: César Franck
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
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Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir
Performer: Sophia van Sante (Mezzo-Soprano)
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski