Arranger(s): Stokowski, Leopold
Conductor(s): Serebrier, José
Artist(s): Walden, Timothy
Label: Naxos
Genre: Orchestral
Period: 20th Century; Baroque; Classical; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.578305
Barcode: 747313830572
Release Date: 04/2016

STOKOWSKI TRANSCRIPTIONS (Bournemouth Symphony, Serebrier)

Leopold Stokowski was both one of the twentieth century’s greatest conductors and an inveterate orchestral arranger. This compendium features a colourful selection of his transcriptions, which received the highest praise when first released in a series played by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under the distinguished baton of José Serebrier, one-time associate conductor to Stokowski himself.

Tracklist

Stokowski, Leopold - Arranger
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
1Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)09:02
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
Stokowski, Leopold - Arranger
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
26 Romances, Op. 73: No. 6. Again, as Before, Alone, "Solitude" (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)03:26
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Stokowski, Leopold - Arranger
Wagner, Richard
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
3Das Rheingold, Scene 4: Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla (arr. L. Stokowski)08:13
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Stokowski, Leopold - Arranger
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
4Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air, "Air on the G String" (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)05:35
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
Stokowski, Leopold - Arranger
Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
5St. John's Night on Bald Mountain, "A Night on the Bare Mountain" (arr. L. Stokowski)09:15
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
Stokowski, Leopold
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
6Traditional Slavic Christmas Music03:04
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Stokowski, Leopold - Arranger
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
7Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!, BWV 208, "Hunt Cantata": Aria: Schafe konnen sicher weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze) (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)05:37
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
Stokowski, Leopold - Arranger
Purcell, Henry
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
Walden, Timothy (cello)
8Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: When I am laid in earth, "Dido's Lament" (arr. L. Stokowski for cello and orchestra)04:21
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
Walden, Timothy (cello)
Stokowski, Leopold - Arranger
Boccherini, Luigi
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
9String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11, No. 5, G. 275: III. Minuetto (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)03:44
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
Stokowski, Leopold - Arranger
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
10Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578, "Little Fugue" (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)03:36
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
Stokowski, Leopold - Arranger
Wagner, Richard
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
11Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries (arr. L. Stokowski)05:35
Serebrier, José (Conductor)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)

Total Playing Time: 01:01:28