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BBC Legend: Stokowski | BBC Legends BBCL50072

BBC Legend: Stokowski

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Label: BBC Legends

Cat No: BBCL50072

Barcode: 0880242500724

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 3

Release Date: 26th September 2011

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Contents

Artists

Rae Woodland
Janet Baker
London Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
New Philharmonic Orchestra
BBC Chorus
BBC Choral Society
Goldsmith’s Choral Union
Harrow Choral Society

Conductor

Leopold Stokowski

Works

Brahms, Johannes

Symphony no.4 in E minor, op.98

Klemperer, Otto

Merry Waltz

Mahler, Gustav

Symphony no.2 in C minor 'Resurrection'

Novacek, Ottokar

Perpetuum mobile, op.5 no.4

Ravel, Maurice

Rapsodie espagnole

Shostakovich, Dmitri

Symphony no.5 in D minor, op.47

Vaughan Williams, Ralph

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Symphony no.8 in D minor

Artists

Rae Woodland
Janet Baker
London Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
New Philharmonic Orchestra
BBC Chorus
BBC Choral Society
Goldsmith’s Choral Union
Harrow Choral Society

Conductor

Leopold Stokowski

About

Contents:
CD 1: BBCL41362
- Mahler: Symphony No.2 in C minor “Resurrection” (1963)
Rae Woodland, Janet Baker
BBC Chorus • BBC Choral Society • Goldsmith’s Choral Union • Harrow Choral Society • London Symphony Orchestra

"The Proms have rarely seen such a great event as the first ever performance in that festival of Mahler's Second Symphony, the Resurrection...On disc at last, this BBC Legends recording confirms that the legends were true." - The Guardian

CD 2: BBCL41652
- Shostakovich: Symphony No.5 in D minor, Op.47 (1964)
London Symphony Orchestra

- Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.8 in D minor (1964)
BBC Symphony Orchestra

"Decent sound for the vintage; thoughtful notes. All in all, a major release." - International Record Review

CD 3: BBCL42052
- Klemperer: Merry Waltz (1974)
- Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (1974)
- Ravel: Rhapsodie espagnole (1974)
- Brahms: Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98 (1974)
New Philharmonia Orchestra

- Nováček: Perpetuum mobile (1964)
London Symphony Orchestra

"The Stokowski performance was utterly electrifying… it’s a magnificent moment of a truly unforgettable concert" - International Record Review

Booklet notes: English, German and French
Total time: 3h 50mins (230 mins)

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