"Here is one in the eye for those who think Stokowski was an inferior conductor of Mozart and Beethoven." www.musicweb.uk.net
"A disc to treasure for all Stokowskians." Penguin Guide to Compact Discs
Stokowski's name is inextricably linked with the Pastoral from its use in Walt Disney's Fantasia. Mozart's piece features the first-desk soloists from the Philadelphia Orchestra, each a virtuoso on their instrument.
| | Mozart | Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major K297b Marcel Tabuteau oboe, Bernard Portnoy clarinet, Sol Schoenbach bassoon, Mason James horn | 35:09 |
| 1 | | | 14:20 |
| 2 | | | 11:01 |
| 3 | | | | Andantino (Theme and Variations)—Adagio—Allegro |
| 9:39 |
| | Beethoven | Symphony No.6 in F major, Op.68 Pastoral | 41:05 |
| 4 | | | | Allegro ma non troppo Awakening of pleasant feelings on arriving in the country |
| 9:00 |
| 5 | | | | Andante molto mosso Scene by the brook |
| 16:00 |
| 6 | | | | Allegro Peasant's merrymaking |
| 2:35 |
| | | | 3:24 |
| 8 | | | | Allegretto Shepherd's song—Happy and thankful feelings after the storm |
| 9:42 |
TT: 76:22 |