Since you are interested in Symphonic Syntheses by Stokowski, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
MODEST MUSSORGSKY
Stokowski Mussorgsky: Symphonic Transcriptions (With music by Tchaikovsky) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Jose Serebrier (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Oct/2005 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE - Recording of the Month (Awards Issue 2005) "Brilliant recordings of Stokowski's technicolor spectaculars" |
BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Miraculous Mandarin (The) (Complete Ballet) / Hungarian Pictures / Dance Suite Bournemouth Symphony Chorus / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop, conductor [ Naxos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 17/Apr/2005 ] "There's really no reason not to acquire this CD" International record review (June 2005) |
MODEST MUSSORGSKY
Stokowski Symphonic Transcriptions of Mussorgsky (plus music by Tchaikovsky) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Jose Serebrier (cond) [ Naxos SACD / SACD - released 9/Oct/2005 ] MARBECKS STAFF RECORDING OF THE YEAR 2006 - "Brilliant recordings of Stokowski's technicolor spectaculars" (Gramophone) |
J.S. BACH / PURCELL / HANDEL
Stokowski Transcriptions Vol 1 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Jose Serebrier (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Oct/2006 ] "Stokowski's Bach transcriptions have received a great deal of attention on disc lately, but this is one of the very few recordings that has the genuine flavor that Stoki himself brought to them...The engineering supports the interpretations... |
J.S. BACH / PALESTRINA / CLARKE / HAYDN / etc
Stokowski Transcriptions Vol 2 (Incls Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Jose Serebrier (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2008 ] "The entire set of pieces rings with ennobled enthusiasm, a testament to Stokowski via the Leopold Stokowski Society and its most active disciple, Serebrier." (AudAud.com) |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 (1929, 1940) Sergey Rachmaninov (piano) / Philadelphia Orchestra / Leopold Stokowski / Eugene Ormandy [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 7/Jan/2006 ] "One could hardly do better than begin [this series] with such essential performances as Sergei Rachmaninov's own recordings of his works for piano and orchestra. The importance of these classic RCA performances as vital historical documents need not... |