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Leopold Stokowski - Great Recordings from the BBC Legends Ar

Romantic Dramatic Virtuosic Triumphant Romantic
$53.99

Details

Composer
Various
Artist
Leopold Stokowski
Format
CD
Label
ICA Classics
Released
Mar 14, 2025
Catalog #
ICAB5183
UPC
5060244551831

About

Leopold Stokowski's eminence as one of the truly great conductors of the 20th century in a career spanning six decades is exemplified in this second 6-CD set featuring live BBC performances of many of the works he performed in concert during his final years. While the best-selling Volume 1 contained titles that had previously been issued, the present Volume includes eight new BBC broadcasts not officially released before, as well as 3 CDs from the BBC Legends series but here newly remastered by Paul Baily to reflect how Stokowski wanted his recordings to sound.

Tracklist 57 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 St. John's Night on Bald Mountain, "A Night on the Bare Mountain" (arr. by L. Stokowski) 09:40
    Track
    1
    Title
    St. John's Night on Bald Mountain, "A Night on the Bare Mountain" (arr. by L. Stokowski)
    Duration
    09:40
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  3. 2 Kamarinskaya 06:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    Kamarinskaya
    Duration
    06:28
    Composer
    Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  4. 3 24 Preludes, Op. 34: No. 14. in E-Flat Minor (arr. L. Stokowski) 03:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    24 Preludes, Op. 34: No. 14. in E-Flat Minor (arr. L. Stokowski)
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  5. 4 Pastorale (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra) 03:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    Pastorale (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  6. 5 1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49 15:53
    Track
    5
    Title
    1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49
    Duration
    15:53
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  7. 6 Le poème de l'extase (The Poem of Ecstasy), Op. 54, "Symphony No. 4" 18:35
    Track
    6
    Title
    Le poème de l'extase (The Poem of Ecstasy), Op. 54, "Symphony No. 4"
    Duration
    18:35
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  8. 7 No. 3. Plaintive Song: Andante 02:56
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 3. Plaintive Song: Andante
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Anatoly Lyadov
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  9. 8 No. 4. Humorous Song I Danced with the Gnat: Allegretto 00:45
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 4. Humorous Song I Danced with the Gnat: Allegretto
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Anatoly Lyadov
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  10. 9 No. 6. Cradle Song: Moderato 02:05
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 6. Cradle Song: Moderato
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Anatoly Lyadov
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  11. 10 No. 8. Village Dance Song: Vivo 01:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 8. Village Dance Song: Vivo
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Anatoly Lyadov
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  12. 11 Knyaz Igor (Prince Igor), Act II: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens 10:57
    Track
    11
    Title
    Knyaz Igor (Prince Igor), Act II: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens
    Duration
    10:57
    Composer
    Alexander Borodin
    Ensemble
    John Alldis Choir, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  13. Disc 2
  14. 1 Act I: Prelude 09:49
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I: Prelude
    Duration
    09:49
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  15. 2 Act III: Prelude 06:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act III: Prelude
    Duration
    06:19
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  16. 3 Act III: Tanz der Lehrbuben 03:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act III: Tanz der Lehrbuben
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  17. 4 Act III: Aufzug der Meistersinger 03:12
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act III: Aufzug der Meistersinger
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  18. 5 Prologue: Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt (Siegfried's Rhine Journey) 11:40
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prologue: Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt (Siegfried's Rhine Journey)
    Duration
    11:40
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  19. 6 Act III: Siegfrieds Trauermarsch (Siegfried's Funeral March) 07:27
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act III: Siegfrieds Trauermarsch (Siegfried's Funeral March)
    Duration
    07:27
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  20. 7 Act III: Brünnhildes Opfer und Erlösung 19:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act III: Brünnhildes Opfer und Erlösung
    Duration
    19:34
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Berit Lindholm
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  21. 8 Rienzi: Overture 11:34
    Track
    8
    Title
    Rienzi: Overture
    Duration
    11:34
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Ensemble
    New Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  22. Disc 3
  23. 1 Sacrae symphoniae: Sonata pian e forte (arr. by L. Stokowski) 06:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sacrae symphoniae: Sonata pian e forte (arr. by L. Stokowski)
    Duration
    06:24
    Composer
    Giovanni Gabrieli
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  24. 2 I. Allegro con brio 05:46
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Michael Tippett
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  25. 3 II. Adagio cantabile 09:57
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Adagio cantabile
    Duration
    09:57
    Composer
    Michael Tippett
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  26. 4 III. Allegro molto 07:54
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Allegro molto
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    Michael Tippett
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  27. 5 2 Episoden aus Lenaus Faust, S110/R427: No. 2. Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke (Erster Mephisto Walzer) 11:47
    Track
    5
    Title
    2 Episoden aus Lenaus Faust, S110/R427: No. 2. Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke (Erster Mephisto Walzer)
    Duration
    11:47
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  28. 6 I. Tempo giusto 13:15
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Tempo giusto
    Duration
    13:15
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    New Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  29. 7 II. Humoreske: Allegretto 03:18
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Humoreske: Allegretto
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    New Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  30. 8 III. Proposta seria: Adagio 04:07
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Proposta seria: Adagio
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    New Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  31. 9 IV. Tema con variazioni 09:59
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Tema con variazioni
    Duration
    09:59
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    New Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  32. Disc 4
  33. 1 I. Adagio - Allegro molto 10:08
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro molto
    Duration
    10:08
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    New Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  34. 2 II. Largo 13:59
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    13:59
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    New Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  35. 3 III. Scherzo: Molto vivace 07:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
    Duration
    07:04
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    New Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  36. 4 IV. Allegro con fuoco 12:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro con fuoco
    Duration
    12:42
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    New Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  37. 5 Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2 16:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
    Duration
    16:02
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Ensemble
    New Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  38. 6 Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582 (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra) 13:38
    Track
    6
    Title
    Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582 (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
    Duration
    13:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  39. Disc 5
  40. 1 I. Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso 14:05
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso
    Duration
    14:05
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  41. 2 II. Molto vivace 10:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Molto vivace
    Duration
    10:21
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  42. 3 III. Adagio molto e cantabile 13:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio molto e cantabile
    Duration
    13:45
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  43. 4 IV. Finale: Presto - Allegro assai 25:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto - Allegro assai
    Duration
    25:26
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Heather Harper, Helen Watts, Alexander Young, Donald McIntyre
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  44. 5 Overture to Collin's Coriolan, Op. 62, "Coriolan Overture" 06:55
    Track
    5
    Title
    Overture to Collin's Coriolan, Op. 62, "Coriolan Overture"
    Duration
    06:55
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  45. Disc 6
  46. 1 Promenade 01:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    Promenade
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  47. 2 I. Gnomus 02:11
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Gnomus
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  48. 3 Promenade 01:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    Promenade
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  49. 4 II. The Old Castle 03:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. The Old Castle
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  50. 5 IV. Bydlo [A Polish Ox-Wagon] 01:50
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Bydlo [A Polish Ox-Wagon]
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  51. 6 Promenade 00:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    Promenade
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  52. 7 V. Ballet de poussins dans leurs coques (Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks) 01:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    V. Ballet de poussins dans leurs coques (Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks)
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  53. 8 VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle 02:31
    Track
    8
    Title
    VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  54. 9 VIII. Catacombae: Sepulchrum romanum 01:25
    Track
    9
    Title
    VIII. Catacombae: Sepulchrum romanum
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  55. 10 VIII. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua 02:12
    Track
    10
    Title
    VIII. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  56. 11 IX. The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga) 02:37
    Track
    11
    Title
    IX. The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga)
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  57. 12 X. La grande porte de Kiev (The Great Gate of Kiev) 04:50
    Track
    12
    Title
    X. La grande porte de Kiev (The Great Gate of Kiev)
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  58. 13 I. Andante - Allegro con anima 14:11
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Andante - Allegro con anima
    Duration
    14:11
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    New Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  59. 14 II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza 13:24
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
    Duration
    13:24
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    New Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  60. 15 III. Valse: Allegro moderato 06:00
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Valse: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    06:00
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    New Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  61. 16 IV. Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace 12:24
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace
    Duration
    12:24
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    New Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski
  62. 17 Short speech by Leopold Stokowski 01:40
    Track
    17
    Title
    Short speech by Leopold Stokowski
    Duration
    01:40
    Performer
    Leopold Stokowski
  63. 18 Khovanshchina, Act IV: Entr'acte (arr. L. Stokowski) 04:36
    Track
    18
    Title
    Khovanshchina, Act IV: Entr'acte (arr. L. Stokowski)
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Ensemble
    New Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leopold Stokowski