Stokowski conducts

The 1947-9 Columbia Recordings, Volume 3

New York Philharmonic

Code: CACD0537

$14.99

Stokowski's powerful reading of Vaughan Williams' Sixth Symphony is accompanied by the first commercial release of a Stokowski recording of Mozart, and pieces by Tchaikovsky, Scott and Weinberger.

		Vaughan Williams		Symphony No.6 in E minor	29:16
	1			i.   Allegro	7:13
	2			ii.   Moderato	6:54
	3			iii.   Scherzo	6:23
	4			iv.   Epilogue	8:45
	5	Tchaikovsky		Romeo and Juliet—Fantasy Overture	19:07
		Mozart		Symphony No.35 in D Haffner	15:17
	6			i.   Allegro con spirito	4:43
	7			ii.   Andante	4:32
	8			iii.   Menuetto—Trio	2:28
	9			iv.   Finale—Presto	3:32
		Thomas Jefferson Scott		From the Sacred Harp	7:46
	10			i.   Introductory remarks by the composer	0:55
	11			ii.   From the Sacred Harp	6:48
	12	Weinberger		Polka and Fugue from Schwanda the Bagpiper	7:30
TT: 78:58

Reviews:

"This is a collection brimful of Stokowski’s confident, irreverent, personable and intensely idiosyncratic music-making." www.musicweb.co.uk

"...what makes this an issue of prime importance is the recording of VW no. 6..." Classic Record Collector

"All in all, this is a fabulous issue..." International Record Review

"Stokowski’s is a magnificent and commanding performance of the Sixth Symphony in its own right..." RVW Society Journal