Wartime recordings from two orchestras that Stokowski founded, the New York City Symphony at the behest of Mayor La Guardia, and the Hollywood Bowl Symphony for open-air summer concerts.
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Tchaikovsky |
Symphony
No.6 in B minor, Op.74 |
45:59 |
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Adagio:
Allegro non troppo |
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19:01 |
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2
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8:08 |
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3 |
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8:59 |
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9:51 |
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Strauss |
Death
and Transfiguration, Op.24 |
22:53 |
TT:
68:52 |
Reviews:
"Both evoke tears, but tears of pleasure and astonishment at sensations not before encountered in such familiar works. " American Record Guide
"It’s never unmoving - Stokowski was incapable of dullness..." www.musicweb.co.uk
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