Stokowski Stereo Collection

~ Release by Leopold Stokowski (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1CD: Beethoven/Handel/Humperdinck/Bach/Rachmaninoff/Wagner/Tchaikovsky/Gluck/Traditionals
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1The Heavens Are Telling (Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur), Op. 48, No. 4
vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Geistliche Lieder, S. 467: No. 6. Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur (for solo piano, Liszt)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
Song for Voice and Piano, op. 48 no. 4 in C major: Majestätisch und erhaben "Die Ehre Gottes in der Natur: Die Himmel rühmen des Ewigen Ehre"
part of:
Geistliche Lieder, S. 467 (for solo piano, Liszt)
Ludwig van Beethoven4:30
2Spiritual Deep River
vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Deep River (arr. Luboff)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Norman Luboff
arrangement of:
Deep River
[traditional]4:32
3Largo (adaptation of Ombra mai fu from Serse)
vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
George Frideric Handel3:19
4Hänsel und Gretel: Evening Prayer
vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Evening Prayer (english setting of "Abends, will ich schlafen gehn" (Abendsegen) from "Hänsel und Gretel")
composer:
Engelbert Humperdinck (German composer)
is based on:
Hänsel und Gretel: Akt II, 2. Szene. “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Hänsel, Gretel) (Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer, Nachtgebet / Evening Prayer / Prière du soir)
Engelbert Humperdinck5:08
5Cantata No. 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
choir vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir
vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
lyricist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translated version of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, BWV 147/10 (Stokowski orchestration)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
orchestration of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:47
6Songs, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise
choir vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir (in 1961)
vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra) (in 1961)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (in 1961)
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (catch-all for unknown arrangements) (in 1961)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1912)
arrangement of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (Vocalise, for voice and piano, original version)
Sergei Rachmaninoff8:06
7Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow (Doxology-Old Hundredth)
vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Old Hundredth (Psalm 100; arr. Vaughan Williams)
lyricist:
William Kethe
composer:
Loys Bourgeois (French renaissance composer)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1953)
is based on:
Old 100th (original tune)
[traditional]3:00
8Tannhäuser: Pilgrims' Chorus
vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
partial recording of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug III, Scene III. "Ich hörte Harfenschlag, wie klang er traurig!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1843 until 1845-04-13)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1842-06 until 1843-04)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug III
Richard Wagner4:07
9Cantata No. 208: Sheep May Safely GrazeJohann Sebastian Bach6:29
10Sacred Pieces for Unaccompanied Mixed Chorus: Pater Noster (No. 6)
vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
partial recording of:
Nine Church Pieces: no. 6. Our Father
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1885-04 until 1885-08)
part of:
Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 84)
part of:
Nine Church Pieces, TH 78, ČW 79-87 (for mixed choir)
Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski5:26
11Orfeo ed Euridice: O Saviour, Hear Me
vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
O Saviour, Hear Me!
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
arranger:
Dudley Buck (composer, organist)
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:39
12Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: Menuet for HornGeorge Frideric Handel2:51
14Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: AndanteGeorge Frideric Handel3:50
15Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: AllegroGeorge Frideric Handel2:53
16Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: Adagio e staccatoGeorge Frideric Handel3:16
17Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: BoureeGeorge Frideric Handel1:42
18Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: HornpipeGeorge Frideric Handel2:01
19Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: VI. AirGeorge Frideric Handel2:49
20Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: Alla HornpipeGeorge Frideric Handel3:50