Stokowski: Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral"; Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos. 1, 2, 3 [Import]

Leopold Stokowski (Artist, Conductor), Ludwig van Beethoven; Franz Liszt; Spoken Word (Composer), NBC Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Elias Carmen; Harvey Shapiro; Alexander Williams; Philip Sklar; Paul Renzi; Arthur Berv; Robert Bloom; Neal Di Biase; Harry Glanz; Carlton Cooley; Nicholas Biro; Edwin Bachmann (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Elias Carmen; Harvey Shapiro; Alexander Williams; Philip Sklar; Paul Renzi; Arthur Berv; Robert Bloom; Neal Di Biase; Harry Glanz; Carlton Cooley; Nicholas Biro; Edwin Bachmann
• Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven; Franz Liszt; Spoken Word
• Audio CD (March 27, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Cala Records
• ASIN: B000K2Q7RI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #368,758 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest Pastoral performance ever recorded, July 12, 2007

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D. R. Schryer (Poquoson, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stokowski: Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral"; Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos. 1, 2, 3 (Audio CD)

Leopold Stokowski was one of the three or four greatest conductors of the 20th century, and quite possibly THE greatest. The performances presented on this CD were originally presented on LPs and, thus, have long been unavailable. They have only recently been made available on this remastered CD by the joint and loving efforts of Cala Records and The Leopold Stokowski Society (of which I am a member). The Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies are quite pleasant bonuses, but the major work on this CD is Stokowski's magnificent performance of Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony -- the finest performance of this masterpiece I have ever heard. If you are one of the many people who love this great symphony please get this recording of it while it is still available. It is one of the dozen or so greatest performances of any work I have ever heard.

Incidentally many people may be familiar with the abbreviated version of the Pastoral Symphony conducted by Stokowski in Walt Disney's classic film Fantasia. Pleasant though that performance was, it is surpassed by the complete performance presented on this disc.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive. Or Close., September 20, 2010

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Robert C. Hufford (Hopewell, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stokowski: Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral"; Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos. 1, 2, 3 (Audio CD)

The Leopold Stokowski Society has an ongoing project of releasing CDs of many of the great Maestro's recordings, and for this they are to be thanked. All of the volumes that I have seen are superbly presented, with good sound presentation and excellent notes. The record under discussion is no exception...

...This MAY be the finest Beethoven's Sixth I have ever heard. The other reviewer went into detail quite well, so I shant bore with repetition. The filler tracks of the first three of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies are well worth hearing. If I happen to prefer the original piano versions, that does not detract from the orchestral transcriptions. I still can't listen to the Second without thinking of Tom and Jerry...

All-in-all, a wonderfully done album of a classic performance. Enjoy...