Boris Blacher Sergey Prokofiev Darius Milhaud - Leopold Stokowski Conducts Blacher Prokofiev Milhaud and Others (32 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Boris Blacher, Sergey Prokofiev, Darius Milhaud
Leopold Stokowski Conducts Blacher, Prokofiev, Milhaud and Others
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (26) - Disc #1
1. Variations on a Theme of Paganini for orchestra, Op. 26: Thema - Quasi Presto
2. Variations on a Theme of Paganini for orchestra, Op. 26: 1. Un poco meno
3. Variations on a Theme of Paganini for orchestra, Op. 26: 2. Variation
4. Variations on a Theme of Paganini for orchestra, Op. 26: 3. Ferace
5. Variations on a Theme of Paganini for orchestra, Op. 26: 4. Un poco meno
6. Variations on a Theme of Paganini for orchestra, Op. 26: 5. Pi? mosso
7. Variations on a Theme of Paganini for orchestra, Op. 26: 6. L'istesso tempo
8. Variations on a Theme of Paganini for orchestra, Op. 26: 7. Variation
9. Variations on a Theme of Paganini for orchestra, Op. 26: 8. Vivace
10. Variations on a Theme of Paganini for orchestra, Op. 26: 9. Tempo 1
11. Variations on a Theme of Paganini for orchestra, Op. 26: 10. Andante
12. Variations on a Theme of Paganini for orchestra, Op. 26: 11. Allegretto
13. Variations on a Theme of Paganini for orchestra, Op. 26: 12. Variation
14. Variations on a Theme of Paganini for orchestra, Op. 26: 13. Un poco meno
15. Variations on a Theme of Paganini for orchestra, Op. 26: 14. Tempo 1
16. Variations on a Theme of Paganini for orchestra, Op. 26: 15. Variation
17. Variations on a Theme of Paganini for orchestra, Op. 26: 16. Prestissimo
18. Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 3 for orchestra, Op. 101: Julia
19. Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 3 for orchestra, Op. 101: Julias Todd
20. Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 3 for orchestra, Op. 101: Romeos und Julias Grab
21. Concerto, for percussion & chamber orchestra (or piano), Op. 109
22. Franz?sische Suite: 1. Satz
23. Franz?sische Suite: 2. Satz
24. Franz?sische Suite: 3. Satz
25. Franz?sische Suite: 4. Satz
26. Franz?sische Suite: 5. Satz
Track Listings (6) - Disc #2
1. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Vorspiel und Isoldes Liebestod
2. Khovanshchina, opera in 5 acts, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov: Intermezzo
3. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: Andante - Allegro con anima
4. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza
5. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: Valse. Allegro moderato
6. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: Finale. Andante maestoso. Allegro vivace

An exciting program featuring some recordings that have never been released on CD.

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All Artists: Boris Blacher, Sergey Prokofiev, Darius Milhaud, Werner Egk, Richard [Classical] Wagner, Modest Mussorgsky, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Leopold Stokowski, SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra, SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Title: Leopold Stokowski Conducts Blacher, Prokofiev, Milhaud and Others
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: haenssler CLASSIC
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 3/10/2009
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 4010276021520

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An exciting program featuring some recordings that have never been released on CD.

CD Reviews

A good collection of Stoki specialties doomed by poor sound

Larry VanDeSande | Mason, Michigan United States | 02/14/2010

(3 out of 5 stars)

"In 2010, with the technology that's available to recording companies, I wonder why a release like this ever has to be. The inimitable Leopold Stokowski recorded all this music in the 1950s, mostly for radio, and these have all been previously released. They form another collection of Stokowski specialties, many of which mainline conductors steer clear from.

Stoki is in his element here, parading through this collection with elan. My complaint is the miserable sound, poor even by mid-1950s radio standards. With the technology available today to clean up this kind of thing, this release should have been better. It appears Amazon imported this from Hannsler Classics and the recording company did nothing to improve the old sound.

For those interested in this collection, here are its contents:

-- Boris Blacher: Orchestral Variations on a Theme by Paganini Op. 26

-- Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Suite 3 Op. 101 (three selections)

-- Darius Milhaud Concerto for Percussion (may be the same recording that's on this much better collection Leopold Stokowski Conducts Music Of France.

-- Werner Egk: French Suite After Rameau for big orchestra

-- Richard Wagner: Tristan and Isolde Vorspeil & Liebestood

-- Modest Mussorgsky: Intermezzo for Kovanshcihina

-- Peter Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 (done much better on this modern stereo recording Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5/Glazunov: Violin Concerto.

Stokowski fans like me will find this recording attractive but beware poor sound, especially at this price. You can find all this repertory elsewhere on Amazon."