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.
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Bach, Johann Sebastian
Stokowski, Leopold - Arranger
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
1 Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra) 09:02
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Stokowski, Leopold - Arranger
6 Romances, Op. 73: No. 6. Again, as Before, Alone (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
2 6 Romances, Op. 73: No. 6. Again, as Before, Alone, "Solitude" (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra) 03:26
Wagner, Richard
Stokowski, Leopold - Arranger
Das Rheingold, Scene 4: Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla (arr. L. Stokowski)
3 Das Rheingold, Scene 4: Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla (arr. L. Stokowski) 08:13
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Stokowski, Leopold - Arranger
Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air, "Air on the G String" (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
4 Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air, "Air on the G String" (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra) 05:35
Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich
Stokowski, Leopold - Arranger
St. John's Night on Bald Mountain, "A Night on the Bare Mountain" (arr. L. Stokowski)
5 St. John's Night on Bald Mountain, "A Night on the Bare Mountain" (arr. L. Stokowski) 09:15
Stokowski, Leopold
Traditional Slavic Christmas Music
6 Traditional Slavic Christmas Music 03:04
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Stokowski, Leopold - Arranger
Was 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)
7 Was 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
Purcell, Henry
Stokowski, Leopold - Arranger
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: When I am laid in earth, "Dido's Lament" (arr. L. Stokowski for cello and orchestra)
8 Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: When I am laid in earth, "Dido's Lament" (arr. L. Stokowski for cello and orchestra) 04:21
Boccherini, Luigi
Stokowski, Leopold - Arranger
String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11, No. 5, G. 275: III. Minuetto (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
9 String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11, No. 5, G. 275: III. Minuetto (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra) 03:44
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Stokowski, Leopold - Arranger
Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578 (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
10 Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578, "Little Fugue" (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra) 03:36
Wagner, Richard
Stokowski, Leopold - Arranger
Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
11 Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries (arr. L. Stokowski) 05:35
Total Playing Time: 01:01:28
