"Here without question was one of the world’s great ensembles, driven to the height of its powers by a conductor with total command." Classic Record Collector
This eclectic program comes from the period of Stokowski's highly successful Guest Conductorship of the New York Philharmonic, then engaged in trying to improve its performance standards to rival the orchestras of Boston and Philadelphia—a process to which Stokowski greatly contributed.
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1 |
Wagner |
The
Flying Dutchman Overture |
9:38 |
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2 |
Ippolitov-Ivanov |
The Village
from Caucasian Sketches
Michel Nazzi solo english horn, Willian Lincer solo
viola |
4:37 |
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Messiaen |
L'Ascension—Four Symphonic Meditations |
16:57 |
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3 |
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Majesté
du Christ demandant sa gloire à son Père |
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2:34 |
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Alléluias
sereins d'une âme qui désire le ciel |
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4:16 |
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5 |
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Alléluia
sur la trompette, alléluia sur la cymbale |
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5:04 |
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6 |
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Prière
du Christ montant vers son Père |
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4:46 |
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7 |
Griffes |
The White Peacock from Roman Sketches |
6:07 |
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8 |
Wagner
(arr. Stokowski) |
Wotan's
Farewell and Magic Fire Music from Die Walküre |
15:53 |
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9 |
Vaughan
Williams
(arr. Greaves) |
Fantasia on "Greensleeves" from Sir John
in Love |
4:15 |
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10 |
Tchaikovsky |
Francesca
da Rimini |
18:56 |
TT:
76:47 |
