Stokowski conducts

A French Concert (Phase 4 Stereo)

Hilversum Radio Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra

Code: CACD0525

£10.15 / €12.89

Both the Franck and even more so the Messiaen pieces give Stokowski full scope for "sensuousness sound and incandescent brilliance," as one critic described the original Phase 4 release of these recordings.

	1	Ravel		Fanfare from L'Eventail de Jeanne	2:09
	2	Chopin (arr. Stokowski)		Mazurka in A minor, Op.17 No.4	5:53
		Messiaen		L'Ascension—Four Symphonic Meditations	19:40
	3			i.   Majesté du Christ demandant sa gloire à son Père	3:42
	4			ii.   Alléluias sereins d'une âme qui désire le ciel	5:03
	5			iii.   Alléluia sur la trompette, alléluia sur la cymbale	6:11
	6			iv.   Prière du Christ montant vers son Père	4:34
	7	Duparc (arr. Stokowski)		Extase David Gray solo horn	3:06
		Franck		Symphony in D minor	43:42
	8			i.   Lento—Allegro non troppo	18:05
	9			ii.   Allegretto	12:35
	10			iii.   Allegro non troppo	12:51
TT: 74:30

Reviews:

"You will be amazed and thrilled—you will be seduced—by the Franck. It is like no other recording." American Record Guide

"That anyone can conduct in their late eighties is remarkable; that the results should have the incisive vitality of these recordings is truly amazing." BBC Music Magazine