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Get the "Complete" instead...

Ryan Kouroukis | Toronto, Ontario Canada | 11/30/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Even though this disc offers a good introduction to Stokowski's early firey Bach transcriptions for a cheap price, it is a terrible re-mastered sound...sorry to say.



If you're serious about getting Stokowski's famous early Bach transciptions, you must get the Pearl edition which offers the complete mono recordings on 2 cd's, in excellent remastered sound! It's desert island material!



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Definitive transcriptions of Bach for orchestra.

D. R. Schryer | Poquoson, VA United States | 08/26/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Although Leopold Stokowski was one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century he began his career as an organist, and he especially loved the music of Bach. After he established himself as a conductor, Stokowski transcribed several of his favorite works by Bach for orchestra. Stokowski's transcriptions were well received by the public and thereby exposed Bach's works to a wider audience; but, initially many critics and musical purists felt that Stokowski's transcriptions had sullied Bach's music. Fortunately, the Bach/Stokowski transcriptions are now generally recognized as masterpieces and performed by other conductors. But no one conducts them with quite the genius and love as Stokowski himself did. This CD presents several of the greatest Bach/ Stokowski transcriptions conducted by Stokowski himself -- and at a bargain price. If, like Stokowski, you too love the music of Bach, please get this CD while it's still available."

Poor recording quality

David Bland | Teaneck, NJ USA | 11/30/2006

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Very, very poor recording quality. This CD should have been cleaned up before its release. A huge disapointment to me"