In a sense, then, this music is contemporary for him. As it turns out, while the reading and recording both have their problems, the sound is uniquely engaging. Fritz reiners famous chicago symphony recording of the mussorgskyravel. Ravel made the first and bestknown transcription of mussorgsky s work but, frankly, stokowski s is better. As usual, the good people of naxos deliver a quality performance and recording at a reasonable price. I know i am in the minority here, but stokowskis version is better than ravels. Its not just a transcription like the others who slavishly respect mosourskys. This disc offers the only recording of stokowskis transcription of the andante. Many have made discs of stokowski transcriptions, but none approach serebrier in both fidelity to the color and sensuality of the arrangements as well as a personal ability to inject life into the music. Stokowski transcriptions by leopold stokowski on spotify. There are presently two modern stereo recordings available of the stokowski transcriptions of mussorgskys music including the symphonic synthesis of boris godunov, pictures at an exhibition, etc.
Stokowski, orchestrations, and musical arrangements. Leopold stokowski born antoni stanislaw boleslawowicz april 18, 1882 september, 1977 was the conductor of the cincinnati symphony orchestra, the philadelphia orchestra, the nbc symphony orchestra, hollywood bowl orchestra and the symphony of the air. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Transcriptions for orchestra despatch information this despatch estimate is based on information from both our own stock and the uk suppliers stock. The cool french aesthete though with his own hidden daemons just like mussorgsky paints with precision but with impressionist or even postimpressionist hues. Engulfed cathedral londonking k30y 1546 when this is issued in this country grab it. The leopold stokowski club discography classical net. Except for some bach and other baroque transcriptions and excerpts from the conductors transcription of mussorgskys pictures and the scherzo from tchaikovskys fourth, all the items here are all from the 20th century which is appropriate since stokowski was one of the greatest supporters of modern composers from debussy and rachmaninoff to. There are presently two modern stereo recordings available of the stokowski transcriptions of mussorgsky s music including the symphonic synthesis of boris godunov, pictures at an exhibition, etc. Conductor leopold stokowski was more than ready to make changes to any.
Pictures at an exhibition symphonic transcription by leopold stokowski bydlo new philharmonia orchestra leopold stokowski. The angel trumpets and devil trombones of the toccata and fugue in d minor are colossal. Modest mussorgsky, leopold stokowski, pyotr ilyich. If youre looking for the best possible way to transcript music files, then the music transcription software is all that you need. He was especially noted for his freehand conducting style that spurned the traditional baton and for.
Pictures at an exhibition stokowski orchestration wikipedia. Certainly, it is the dark, russian tone which stokowski felt was essential and wanted to assure in his orchestration. Anton bruckner is regarded as one of the great symphonists of the nineteenth century. Leopold anthony stokowski, one of the true conducting luminaries of the twentieth century, was born in london in 1882. Provided to youtube by universal music group mussorgsky. Leopold stokowski the columbia stereo recordings 2012, cd. Except for some bach and other baroque transcriptions and excerpts from the conductors transcription of mussorgsky s pictures and the scherzo from tchaikovskys fourth, all the items here are all from the 20th century which is appropriate since stokowski was one of the greatest supporters of modern composers from debussy and rachmaninoff to.
Stokowski put all the showman and all the charlatan that was in him into his bach transcriptions and his late50s recordings of them are still aweinspiring. On november 17, 1939 stokowski and the philadelphia orchestra gave the premiere of stokowskis orchestration of modest mussorgskys tableaux dune exposition pictures at an exhibition. In terms of sheer aural charisma, they are simply impossible to beat. Pccld will be closing all locations to the public from march 14th through may 2nd to help mitigate the spread of covid19. This thread made me scramble for my old performance program. As one of the leopold stokowski societys chief aims is to encourage performances of stokowskis symphonic transcriptions we welcome his new bachstokowski selection as a brilliant successor to the disc of stokowskis transcriptions of music by mussorgsky 8. In the case of the piano piece pictures at an exhibition by modest mussorgsky, stokowski wasnt alone. They both seem so characteristic of the two arrangers. Like ravel, stokowski did not use mussorgskys urtext piano score. As oliver knussen so aptly encapsulates it in the booklet notes, the synthesis of mussorgsky and stokowski produces a third composer, who doesnt actually exist, a slavic bear of a composer born somewhere between the black sea and cape fear, whose. Modest mussorgsky, leopold stokowski, pyotr ilych tchaikovsky. For what its worth, which may be little, stokowski was born the year after mussorgsky died. Bach stokowski bach transcriptions 1973, vinyl discogs.
There have been other recordings of leopold stokowskis transcriptions of music of mussorgsky, later recordings by matthias bamert, and, naturally, many. Mussorgskys results were not entirely impressed upon the public, however, until they were orchestrated by maurice ravel many years later in the form we know them here. As oliver knussen so aptly encapsulates it in the booklet notes, the synthesis of mussorgsky and stokowski produces a third composer, who doesnt actually exist, a slavic bear of a composer born somewhere between the black sea and cape fear, whose orchestration is astonishingly original. Leopold stokowski was a mere lad in his seventies when he made these recordings of bach transcriptions in 195758 with his handpicked symphony orchestra. Leopold stokowski music, videos, stats, and photos. Pictures at an exhibition boris godunov night on bare mountain stokowski transcriptions acoustic reality experience gunstig ein. To a large degree ones reaction is personal either they are great fun or distasteful. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Favourites of mine are tchaikovskys solitude and mussorgskys entracte from khovantchina, minimasterpieces. Pictures at an exhibition boris godunov stokowski transcriptions by modest petrovich mussorgsky, leopold stokowski, pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky.
He gained little public approval until the last ten years of his life, but this epic cycle. Pictures at an exhibition symphonic transcription by leopold stokowski promenade gnome new philharmonia orchestra leopold. Leopold stokowski was one of the twentieth century conductors most in tune with the compositional style of mussorgsky, and was deeply read into mussorgskys scores. Leopold stokowskis orchestration of pictures at an exhibition by modest mussorgsky was completed in 1939 and premiered later that year, on 17 november, by the philadelphia orchestra mussorgskys original 1874 composition was a suite for piano, however, the piece has gained most of its fame through the many orchestrations of it that have been produced. Stokowski transcriptions by bach, handel, purcell listening. The library district will reopen monday may 4th 2020. Yes, these are the definitive late50s recordings of leopold stokowski conducting his symphony orchestra in his transcriptions of bach.
His symphonies broke new ground, the sheer size and scope of each work combining the passion of beethoven and the orchestral weight of wagner. His father was english, of polish and scottish descent, and his mother of irish lineage. Leopold stokowskis transcriptions of mussorgskys work, in the hands of conductor jose serebrier, piqued my interest, as did the multichannel production. The program, put together by ed, sounds just like something stokowski would have. One of the 20th centurys great conductors, leopold stokowski was also a prolific transcriber of music for the symphony orchestra, creating a unique repertoire by bringing masterpieces to the concert hall that were often unfamiliar to audiences of the time. He was the founder of the new york city symphony and the american symphony orchestra.
Hoteev found numerous discrepancies with conventional sheet music editions. Comparing the arrangements of pictures at an exhibition by ravel and stokowski is a fascinating exercise. Leopold stokowski the columbia stereo recordings 2012. Leopold stokowski 18821977 symphonic transcriptions modest mussorgsky 18391881 a night on a bare mountain 1867, arr stokowski 1939 917. Pictures at an exhibition boris godunov stokowski transcriptions leopold stokowski was not only one of the twentieth centurys greatest conductors, he was also an inveterate transcriber of music for the symphony orchestra, making some two hundred orchestral arrangements of works which had started life in other forms. Symphonic synthesis on boris godunov classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Refund policy, no drm protection and pricing is per second. Pictures at an exhibition, night on bald mountain, sennacherib. Bachstokowski orchestral transcriptions of bachs works by leopold stokokowski recordings of works for orchestra part 2. His own orchestral arrangements of works originally written either for solo organ or small baroque ensembles are probably still an acquired. Leopold stokowski s orchestration of pictures at an exhibition by modest mussorgsky was completed in 1939 and premiered later that year, on 17 november, by the philadelphia orchestra. Mussorgsky pictures at an exhibition comparative survey, september, 20 112 piano versions compared commentary. Pictures at an exhibition by modest petrovich mussorgsky, oliver knussen, cleveland orchestra from amazons classical music store.
Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. Buy stokowski symphonic transcriptions by leopold stokowski, modest petrovich mussorgsky, pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, jose serebrier, bournemouth symphony orchestra from amazons classical music store. Modest mussorgsky, leopold stokowski, pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, jose serebrier, bournemouth symphony orchestra pictures at an exhibition music. Leopold anthony stokowski 18 april 1882 september 1977 was an english conductor of polish descent. A stokowski spectacularnational philharmonic orchestraleopold stokowski, conductor1. Four stokowski london phase 4 classical lps pending to. One of these cds is on the chandos label with the bbc symphony orchestra conducted by matthias bamert, and the other is on the deutsche grammophon. Take the night on a bare mountain that opens this disc the opening is spectral, almost hallucinogenic here. Perhaps it is because his personality bothered them and this way they could attack him without seeming to.
Leopold stokowski was a musician first and used conducting as a means of reaching that goal. While the ravel is classic and rightly deserves to be standard, the stokowski version is a fun alternative. Pictures at an exhibitionnew philharmonia orchestraleopold stokowski, conductorlondon phase 4 14 tape lcl 75006recorded september 11. Pictures at an exhibition symphonic transcription by. Pictures at an exhibition symphonic transcription by stokowski promenade the old castle new. Also missed is stokowskis own arrangement of mussorgskys pictures at an exhibition on 21006 or 21110 neither better nor worse than ravels standard orchestration of the piano original just different, a virtue in itself which lent renewed interest and freshness to this overlyfamiliar piece. The suite is mussorgskys most famous piano composition, and has become a. Stokowski new philharmonia orchestra stereo 1966 wdebussystokowski. Louis players undertook to bring these oftrecorded works to disc in 1975, but i wish he had taken more time to recreate the color and character of. Mussorgsky, stokowski pictures at an exhibition amazon. Transcriptions of leopold stokowski page having an extensive commentary by leopold stokowskis student and colleague maestro jose serebrier. Bach transcriptions leopold stokowski on allmusic 2000. Your email address will never be sold or distributed to a third party for any reason. Stokowski transcriptions, an album by leopold stokowski, bournemouth symphony orchestra, jose serebrier on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Jose serebrier, leopold stokowski, johann sebastian bach. Jose serebrier assisted stokowski in their days with the american symphony orchestra, the memory and motivation for the coductor to record his mentors version of pictures at an exhibition in up to date 21st century sound, coupled with a number of other stoki specialties. Leopold stokowski was one of the twentieth century conductors most in tune with the compositional style of mussorgsky, and was deeply read into mussorgsky s scores. Mussorgsky pictures at an exhibition piano enthusiast. In addition to the notes, below, please click here to visit.
Leopold stokowski the phase four recordings, classical. Jul 20, 2018 provided to youtube by universal music group mussorgsky. The culmination of stokowski s sonic wizardry was his series of deccalondon phase four recordings beginning in 1964. One of the leading conductors of the early and mid20th century, he is best known for his long association with the philadelphia orchestra and his appearance in the disney film fantasia.
Stokowski passionately wanted to communicate his love of music to the masses in every way possible, even when it meant sharing his podium with mickey mouse. Leopold stokowski conductor play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Disc 5 of this set is a bonus disc titled serebrier on stokowski. Pictures at an exhibition boris godunov stokowski transcriptions by modest petrovich mussorgsky, leopold stokowski, pyotr ilyich. Working with music can prove to be very entertaining and you can edit audio files or transcript them to create musical tones of your own. Program notes, philadelphia orchestra, october 2014. Symphonic transcriptions by leopold stokowski 18821977 pictures at an exhibition 1939. Pictures at an exhibition symphonic transcription by leopold stokowski the great gate of kiev the cleveland orchestra oliver. Bachs works and bachinspired works by the composerarranger. Symphonic transcriptions by leopold stokowski oliver knussen pictures at an exhibition boris godunov symphonic synthesis entracte to khovanshchina act iv night on bare mountain witches sabbath oliver knussen cleveland orchestra. Of course he wrote many other transcriptions and this disc contains some of his finest. Pictures at an exhibition symphonic transcription by leopold stokowski promenade ballet of the unhatched chicks new philharmonia. Here at, we are committed to protecting your privacy. A 66minute program of band music by sir malcolm arnold including dances.
Pictures at an exhibition is a suite of ten pieces plus a recurring, varied promenade composed for piano by russian composer modest mussorgsky in 1874. Ten days later, on november 27, 1939, victor recorded stokowski and the philadelphians performing this work in the academy of music. His recordings of those works bothered some critics. Serebrier worked with stokowski himself, but then so did a lot of conductors.