"Here is one in the eye for those who think Stokowski was an inferior conductor of Mozart and Beethoven." www.musicweb.uk.net
"A disc to treasure for all Stokowskians." Penguin Guide to Compact Discs
Stokowski's name is inextricably linked with the Pastoral from its use in Walt Disney's Fantasia. Mozart's piece features the first-desk soloists from the Philadelphia Orchestra, each a virtuoso on their instrument.
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Mozart |
Sinfonia
Concertante in E flat major K297b
Marcel Tabuteau oboe, Bernard Portnoy clarinet,
Sol Schoenbach bassoon, Mason James horn |
35:09 |
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14:20 |
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11:01 |
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Andantino
(Theme and Variations)—Adagio—Allegro |
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9:39 |
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Beethoven |
Symphony
No.6 in F major, Op.68 Pastoral |
41:05 |
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Allegro
ma non troppo
Awakening
of pleasant feelings on arriving in the country |
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9:00 |
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5 |
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Andante
molto mosso
Scene
by the brook |
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16:00 |
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Allegro
Peasant's
merrymaking |
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2:35 |
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3:24 |
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Allegretto
Shepherd's
song—Happy and thankful feelings after the storm |
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9:42 |
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