Stokowski conducts
His Symphony Orchestra
Symphony of the Air
All-American Youth Orchestra
International Festival Youth Orchestra
Code: CACD0551
"...shows the conductor at his most disciplined and consistently energetic" International Record Review
"...you may enjoy a vigorous, well-played, clearly recorded Seventh." Fanfare Magazine
Remastered from "binaural" recordings made by Columbia in 1941 and United Artists recordings from 1958, this disc includes the first digital productions of the Beethoven and Ben-Haim pieces.
Beethoven
Symphony No.7 in A, Op.92
1. Poco sostenuto–Vivace
2. Allegretto
3.Presto–Assai meno presto
4. Allegro con brio
5. Bach (arr. Stokowski): Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV582
6. Mendelssohn: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream
7. Gluck (arr. Stokowski): Sicilienne from Armide
Ben Haim: From Israel–Suite for Orchestra
8. Prologue
9. Song of Songs
10. Yemenite Melody
11. Siesta
12. Celebration
"Bizet's Symphony receives a lithe and graceful reading ... an attractive disc that shows another side of this great conductor's versatility ..." Sunday Telegraph
Warmly applauded by the critics on its LP release in 1952, Stokowski's Bizet is full of charm and panache.
Bizet
Symphony in C
1. Allegro vivo
2. Adagio
3. Allegro vivace
4. Allegro vivace
Debussy (arr. Caplet)
Children's Corner Suite
13. Dr. Gardus ad Parnassum
14. Jimbo's Lullaby
15. Serenade for the Doll
16. The Snow is Dancing
17. The Little Shepherd
18. Golliwogg's Cake-Walk
