Stokowski conducts

Samson and Delilah—Highlights

NBC Symphony Orchestra, His Symphony Orchestra

Code: CACD0540

£10.15 / €12.89

While not noted as an operatic conductor, Stokowski received critical praise for this recording of Samson and Delilah, a work he had never conducted before.

		Saint-Saëns		Samson and Delilah Highlights Risë Stevens Delilah, Jan Peerce Samson, Robert Merrill High Priest	62:32
	1			i.   Arrêtez, ô mes frères!	8:49
	2			ii.   Printemps qui commence	5:22
	3			iii.   Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse!	3:38
	4			iv.   La victoire facile	6:22
	5			v.   Se pourrait-il?	9:28
	6			vi.   Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix	8:25
	7			vii.   Vois ma misère	6:25
	8			viii.   Bacchanale	7:18
	9			ix.   Gloire à Dagon	6:45
	10	Tchaikovsky		Tatiana's Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin Licia Albenese Tatiana	14:03
TT: 76:35

Reviews:

"It’s a splendid performance, relishing all the voluptuous beauty of the score and making a winningly effective case for it." International Record Review

"...the performances fairly pulsating with orchestral expertise and energy." The Gramophone