Stokowski conducts

Tchaikovsky 6, Strauss Death and Transfiguration

Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, New York City Symphony Orchestra

Code: CACD0506

£10.15 / €12.89

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.

		Tchaikovsky		Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74	45:59
	1			i.   Adagio: Allegro non troppo	19:01
	2			ii.   Allegro con grazia	8:08
	3			iii.   Allegro molto vivace	8:59
	4			iv.   Finale: Adagio lamentoso	9:51
	5	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