The result is this disc of some of his finest bach transcriptions. North from 1947 to 1953, leopold stokowski and his symphony orchestra made about 100 recordings for rca victor. The program here is the same as on the rca disc except that two items have had. The other three stokowski bach transcriptions were recorded for victors. Stokowski transcriptions by bournemouth symphony orchestra on napster. First, let me say that if anyone could orchestrate bach it was stokowski.
Bach symphonic transcriptions page 3 talk classical. Bach transcriptions leopold stokowski on allmusic 2000. Bach stokowski transcriptiontoccata and fugue in d minor. Its clever, if a tad impenetrable at times, but this is a performance thats bound to impress with its combination of weight and detail.
Chaconne the philadelphia orchestra victor 78rpm discs 83110 83114 recorded november 30, 1934 2. Some may be surprised he does not include by far the most famous of stokowskis bach transcriptions, the d minor toccata and fugue, but even more impressive is the extraordinarily powerful version of the great c minor passacaglia and fugue, here given a thrilling. Air, air on a g string was mir behagt, bwv 208, hunt cantata. The results were a spectacular success and through stokowskis bach transcriptions music lovers heard baroque music in a new guise. Chorale ein feste burg ist unser gott a might fortress from cantata bwv 80, transcribed for orchestra 2. Release stokowskis symphonic bach by bach, stokowski. An experimental of my stokowski s bach arrangements officially known as transcriptions collection. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases books electronics gift ideas home customer service computers gift cards sell. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems.
By johann sebastian bach 16851750, claude debussy 18621918, and ottorino respighi 18791936. This, the second installment of stokowskis symphonic transcriptions of bachs mostly organ works is very good indeed, but i think the naxos volumes recorded with the excellent bournemouth symphony orchestra stokowski. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. On naxos cd we have the full orchestral sound associated with the conductor only in the finales of the fugues in g and c. Leopold stokowski, a former organist, had begun a philadelphia tradition of. Print and download in pdf or midi fugue in g minor. Stokowski symphonic transcriptions johann sebastian bach 16851750. Stokowski made over 200 orchestral transcriptions and they often were featured on his programs with the.
Bachs contrapuntal majesty always fired stokowskis imagination. Stokowski and the czech philharmonic kick off with one of the conductors bestknown transcriptions, that of bachs toccata and fugue in d minor. In terms of sheer aural charisma, they are simply impossible to beat. Stokowskis bach transcriptions had sold well for rca and columbia wanted some recordings of their own. Johann sebastian bach, leopold stokowski, the london. Bach orchestral transcriptions transcribed by leopold stokowski. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Johann sebastian bach, leopold stokowski bach stokowski. 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. Leopold stokowski and his symphony orchestra by james h. Chorale jesu bleibet meine freude jesu, joy of mans desiring from cantata bwv 147, transcribed for orchestra 3. It was as a young church organist that leopold stokowski grew to love the music of bach. Symphonic transcriptions vol 2 johann sebastian bach 16851750 toccata and fugue in d minor, bwv 565 9. 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 stokowski s transcriptions of music by mussorgsky 8. Leopold stokowski made a large number of transcriptions for full orchestra, including the toccata and fugue in d minor for organ, which appeared in the film fantasia and the little fugue in g minor. Johann sebastian bach, leopold stokowski, the london symphony orchestra stokowski conducts bach. Log in to store this reply to your account for future reference, and to remove the live user verification test. The bach transcriptions, orchestrated by stokowski himself stokowsky was also an organist, and this comes through in his brilliant orchestrations of bachs organ music, include the famous toccata and fugue in d minor, heard in this orchestration in disneys fantasia. The symphonic synthesis of boris was of great interest to me since i have. Stokowskis bach arrangements 192774 6h48mins restored.
Stokowski, serebrier, bournemouth symphony orchestra stokowski. Stokowski performed glieres symphony ilya murometz in new york city on. Conducted by wolfgang sawallisch192320 the philadelphia orchestra at the minatomirai hall, yokohama, japan, in. Conventional wisdom has it that this orchestra was a mix of players from the new york philharmonic, the nbc symphony. Leopold stokowski orchestral transcriptions johann sebastian bach 16851750 passacaglia and fugue in c minor, bwv 582 overture suite no. By stokowski, leopold stokowski symphony orchestra, french national orchestra, and symphony of the air.
We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Bach leopold stokowski bach toccata and fugue in d minor fugue in c minor fugue in g minor adagio from toccata and fug. Arrangement of bachs little fugue in g minor for symphonic orchestra that i based on leopold stokowskis arrangement. For seller to provide shipping quote, please fill in your zipcode and country. Leopold stokowski transcriptions and orchestrations. Buy stokowski symphonic transcriptions by leopold stokowski, modest.
It is played here by the united states marine band and comes from a concert given in cincinnati in 1998, timothy w. List of transcriptions of compositions by johann sebastian. Adagio from toccata in c minor the philadelphia orchestra. Stokowski transcriptions sawallisch, philadelphia orchestra.
Here we have one of a pair so far of cds featuring the famous, if not infamous, transcriptions by leopold stokowski of the works of johann sebastian bach, played by the bbc philharmonic with great panache, recorded in the latest sparkling digital stereo sound by chandos, and conducted, as if his life depended on it, by matthias bamert. Next is another of silotis transcriptions from the sonatas and partitas for solo violin, the final movement of the partita no. Transcriptions, arrangements and original compositions by leopold stokowski. Leopold anthony stokowski 18 april 1882 september 1977 was an english conductor of polish descent. Bach transcriptions classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and. Sheep may safely graze fugue in g minor, bwv 578, little fugue. Johann sebastian bach, leopold stokowski, the london symphony orchestra. Bach transcriptions for orchestra, an album by johann sebastian bach, leopold stokowski, matthias bamert on spotify. Conventional wisdom has it that this orchestra was a mix of players from the new york philharmonic, the nbc symphony, and local freelancers.
Passacaglia and fugue in c minor bwv 582 by leopold stokowski, eugen dalbert, franz liszt, max reger, and the original organ work nikos athinaos staatsorchester frankfurt. Passacaglia and fugue in c minor international festival youth orchestra 1969. This was stokowskis original instrument when he came to the united states. Yes, these are the definitive late50s recordings of leopold stokowski conducting his symphony orchestra in his transcriptions of bach. Listen to fugue in g minor, bwv 578, little fugue arr. Bach wir glauben all an einen gott stokowskis wind band arrangement youtube stokowski made several bach arrangements for wind band, including the choraleprelude wir glauben all an einen gott. Later, he arranged a number of bachs organ works for full symphonic forces. Alexander siloti made many piano transcriptions of bach, most famously his prelude in b minor based on bachs prelude in e minor, bwv 855a. Js bach transcribed by leopold stokowski toccata and fugue in d minor bwv565.
Brahms concertos freire toscanini wagner stokowski. There are basically four different sets of stokowskis bach transcriptions. Stokowski reworked pieces by many composers, and the transcriptions heard on this cd cast novel perspectives on their originals, not least because of their astounding variety and ingenuity. Stokowski does us a great and blessed favor by transcribing these bach heavyweight compositions for orchestral settings. 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. When the leopold stokowski society approached me a few years ago with their idea that i should consider recording some of the stokowski transcriptions, my first reaction was that these scores probably didnt need new versions, since stokowskis numerous recordings were still available. He was especially noted for his freehand conducting style that spurned the traditional baton and for. Listening to these pieces, you know someone who knew the organ wrote them. Leopold stokowski symphony orchestraleopold stokowski london symphony. Performed by leopold stokowski and his symphony or.
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