Leopold Stokowski - The Complete Decca Recordings (2018) [22CD Box Set]
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BAND/ARTIST: Leopold Stokowski
- Title: The Complete Decca Recordings
- Year Of Release: 2018
- Label: Decca
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: FLAC (Tracks)
- Total Time: 18:09:49
- Total Size: 5,53 GB (+3%rec.)
- WebSite: Album Preview
How do you describe Leopold Stokowski in one word? Showman, impresario, visionary, firebrand, agent provocateur, magician? Take your pick as all that and more. It’s 40 years since the passing of one of the most colorful characters in Decca’s roster and one of the most indefatigable innovators in music performance history.
Especially effective at projecting the unique Phase 4 experience were the recordings made by legendary conductor, Leopold Stokowski. It was the perfect musical marriage; at the same time, Phase 4 perfectly captured to the full the maestro's unique imagination. “More tone! More tone!” was a favorite admonition of the Maestro to his orchestras – though what he did to obtain that ‘Stokowski Sound’ was only in part quantifiable: his brilliance as an orchestrator; strong and broad vibrato and free bowing from the strings; free breathing for the brass and woodwind; knife-edge precision of attack; and absolute perfection of ensemble. The rest was down to a telepathic communication of something less tangible that was surely down to the power of mesmerism.
A relentless innovator, Stokowski experimented with orchestral seating, famously lining up the string basses across the rear of the stage and, in an early instance, massing all the violins on the left side of the orchestra and the cellos on the right. One of the first modern conductors to give up the use of the baton, Stokowski employed graceful, almost hypnotic, hand gestures to work his magic. In his pursuit of that “spontaneous, impulsive expression” he had a fundamentally different musical outlook to his contempoarries (and even sometimes his own musicians). Although, regardless of whether or not they agreed with his interpretations, they greatly admired his results; he commanded one of the largest audience followings in conducting history, and his influence as a populariser of classical music was worldwide.
Tracks:
CD 1
Beethoven: The Heavens Are Telling, Op.48, No.4
Traditional: Deep River
Handel: Serse, HWV 40: Largo (from "Ombra mai fu")
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel Act 2: Evening Prayer
Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Arr. Luboff)
Rachmaninov: Vocalise, Op.34, No.14
Traditional: Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow (Doxology, Old Hundredth)
Wagner: Tannhäuser, WWV 70 Pilgrims' Chorus
Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze (Arr. Stokowski)
Tchaikovsky: 9 Sacred Pieces, TH 78 6. Pater Noster
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice Act 2 "O Saviour, Hear me" (from "Dance of the Blessed Spirits")
The New Symphony Orchestra Of London, The Norman Luboff Choir, Leopold Stokowski
CD 2
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Gruenberg, Leopold Stokowski
CD 3
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Debussy: Préludes / Book 1, L. 117: La cathédrale engloutie (orchestrated by Leopold Stokowski)
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 4
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake & Sleeping Beauty Selections
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 5
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Hugh Bean, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 6
Wagner: Orchestral Music from "The Ring"
Barry Tuckwell, London Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 7
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 in E Minor
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 8
Handel: Messiah (Excerpts)
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 9
Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain
Tchaikovsky: Slavonic March, Op.31, TH.45
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite
London Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 10
Beethoven: Symphony No.9 in D Minor – "Choral"
Heather Harper, Helen Watts, Alexander Young, Donald McIntyre
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 11
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14, H 48
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 12
Tchaikovsky: Romeo And Juliet, Fantasy Overture TH.42
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov - Symphonic Synthesis by Leopold Stokowski
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Leopold Stokowski
CD 13
Tchaikovsky: Overture 1812, Op.49
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances From Prince Igor
Stravinsky: Pastorale
Royal Philharmonic Chorus, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 14
Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C Minor
Schubert: Symphony No.8 in B Minor – "Unfinished"
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 15
Debussy: La Mer, L.109
Ravel: Daphnis & Chloë – Suite No.2, M 57b
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H 111 Ballet des Sylphes
Ives: Orchestral Set No.2
Messiaen: L'Ascension (Four symphonic meditations for orchestra)
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 16
Ravel: Fanfare from "L'Eventail de Jeanne", M.80
Franck: Symphony in D Minor
Hilversum Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 17
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96 Prelude
Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86
Glazunov: Violin Concerto In A Minor, Op.82
Silvia Marcovici, London Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 18
Brahms: Symphony No.1 In C Minor, Op. 68
Tchaikovsky: Slavonic March, Op.31, TH.45
Chopin: Mazurka No.13 in A minor, Op.17 No.4
Schubert: Moment musical in F minor, D.780 No.3
Byrd: Pavan: The Earl of Salisbury & Galliard (after Francis Tregian)
Tchaikovsky: 12 Pieces, Op.40, TH.138: Chant sans paroles (Arr. Stokowski)
Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary
Duparc: Extase
Howard Snell, David Gray, London Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
Rachmaninov: Prélude in C sharp minor, Op.3, No.2
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 19
Elgar: Variations On An Original Theme, Op.36 "Enigma"
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 20
Bach: Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565
Bach: Prelude in E Flat Minor
Bach: Mein Jesu! Was fur Seelenweh, BWV 487
Bach: "Wir glauben all an einen Gott", BWV 437
Bach: Easter Cantata, BWV 4 Chorale "Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn"
Bach: Passacaglia & Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 21
Scriabin: Le Poème de l'Extase, Op .54
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, Op.34
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
Dvorák: Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op.72, No.2
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 22
Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A Major
Beethoven: Egmont Overture Op.84
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
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Especially effective at projecting the unique Phase 4 experience were the recordings made by legendary conductor, Leopold Stokowski. It was the perfect musical marriage; at the same time, Phase 4 perfectly captured to the full the maestro's unique imagination. “More tone! More tone!” was a favorite admonition of the Maestro to his orchestras – though what he did to obtain that ‘Stokowski Sound’ was only in part quantifiable: his brilliance as an orchestrator; strong and broad vibrato and free bowing from the strings; free breathing for the brass and woodwind; knife-edge precision of attack; and absolute perfection of ensemble. The rest was down to a telepathic communication of something less tangible that was surely down to the power of mesmerism.
A relentless innovator, Stokowski experimented with orchestral seating, famously lining up the string basses across the rear of the stage and, in an early instance, massing all the violins on the left side of the orchestra and the cellos on the right. One of the first modern conductors to give up the use of the baton, Stokowski employed graceful, almost hypnotic, hand gestures to work his magic. In his pursuit of that “spontaneous, impulsive expression” he had a fundamentally different musical outlook to his contempoarries (and even sometimes his own musicians). Although, regardless of whether or not they agreed with his interpretations, they greatly admired his results; he commanded one of the largest audience followings in conducting history, and his influence as a populariser of classical music was worldwide.
Tracks:
CD 1
Beethoven: The Heavens Are Telling, Op.48, No.4
Traditional: Deep River
Handel: Serse, HWV 40: Largo (from "Ombra mai fu")
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel Act 2: Evening Prayer
Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Arr. Luboff)
Rachmaninov: Vocalise, Op.34, No.14
Traditional: Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow (Doxology, Old Hundredth)
Wagner: Tannhäuser, WWV 70 Pilgrims' Chorus
Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze (Arr. Stokowski)
Tchaikovsky: 9 Sacred Pieces, TH 78 6. Pater Noster
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice Act 2 "O Saviour, Hear me" (from "Dance of the Blessed Spirits")
The New Symphony Orchestra Of London, The Norman Luboff Choir, Leopold Stokowski
CD 2
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Gruenberg, Leopold Stokowski
CD 3
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Debussy: Préludes / Book 1, L. 117: La cathédrale engloutie (orchestrated by Leopold Stokowski)
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 4
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake & Sleeping Beauty Selections
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 5
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Hugh Bean, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 6
Wagner: Orchestral Music from "The Ring"
Barry Tuckwell, London Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 7
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 in E Minor
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 8
Handel: Messiah (Excerpts)
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 9
Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain
Tchaikovsky: Slavonic March, Op.31, TH.45
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite
London Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 10
Beethoven: Symphony No.9 in D Minor – "Choral"
Heather Harper, Helen Watts, Alexander Young, Donald McIntyre
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 11
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14, H 48
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 12
Tchaikovsky: Romeo And Juliet, Fantasy Overture TH.42
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov - Symphonic Synthesis by Leopold Stokowski
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Leopold Stokowski
CD 13
Tchaikovsky: Overture 1812, Op.49
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances From Prince Igor
Stravinsky: Pastorale
Royal Philharmonic Chorus, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 14
Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C Minor
Schubert: Symphony No.8 in B Minor – "Unfinished"
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 15
Debussy: La Mer, L.109
Ravel: Daphnis & Chloë – Suite No.2, M 57b
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H 111 Ballet des Sylphes
Ives: Orchestral Set No.2
Messiaen: L'Ascension (Four symphonic meditations for orchestra)
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 16
Ravel: Fanfare from "L'Eventail de Jeanne", M.80
Franck: Symphony in D Minor
Hilversum Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 17
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96 Prelude
Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86
Glazunov: Violin Concerto In A Minor, Op.82
Silvia Marcovici, London Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 18
Brahms: Symphony No.1 In C Minor, Op. 68
Tchaikovsky: Slavonic March, Op.31, TH.45
Chopin: Mazurka No.13 in A minor, Op.17 No.4
Schubert: Moment musical in F minor, D.780 No.3
Byrd: Pavan: The Earl of Salisbury & Galliard (after Francis Tregian)
Tchaikovsky: 12 Pieces, Op.40, TH.138: Chant sans paroles (Arr. Stokowski)
Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary
Duparc: Extase
Howard Snell, David Gray, London Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
Rachmaninov: Prélude in C sharp minor, Op.3, No.2
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 19
Elgar: Variations On An Original Theme, Op.36 "Enigma"
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 20
Bach: Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565
Bach: Prelude in E Flat Minor
Bach: Mein Jesu! Was fur Seelenweh, BWV 487
Bach: "Wir glauben all an einen Gott", BWV 437
Bach: Easter Cantata, BWV 4 Chorale "Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn"
Bach: Passacaglia & Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 21
Scriabin: Le Poème de l'Extase, Op .54
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, Op.34
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
Dvorák: Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op.72, No.2
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
CD 22
Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A Major
Beethoven: Egmont Overture Op.84
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
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