Tchaikovsky - Aurora's Wedding (Stokowski) [1953]

01 Rimsky-Korsakoff Russian Easter Overture
02 Mussorgsky Khovantchina - The Red Square in Moscow
03 Mussorgsky Khovantchina - The hall in the castle of Prince Khovansky
04 Mussorgsky Khovantchina - Vasily Blashemmy church
05 Tchaikovsky Aurora's Wedding - Introduction - Prologue finale
06 Tchaikovsky Aurora's Wedding – Polacca
07 Tchaikovsky Aurora's Wedding - Introduction - Adagio - Allegro vivo
08 Tchaikovsky Aurora's Wedding – Candide
09 Tchaikovsky Aurora's Wedding - Coulante straw flower
10 Tchaikovsky Aurora's Wedding - Bread crumb fairy - Singing canary – Violente
11 Tchaikovsky Aurora's Wedding - The lilac fairy
12 Tchaikovsky Aurora's Wedding – Scene
13 Tchaikovsky Aurora's Wedding - Dance of the duchesses - Dance of marionettes
14 Tchaikovsky Aurora's Wedding - Dance
15 Tchaikovsky Aurora's Wedding - Pas de quatre
16 Tchaikovsky Aurora's Wedding - Red riding hood and the wolf
17 Tchaikovsky Aurora's Wedding - Pas de quatre
18 Tchaikovsky Aurora's Wedding - Cinderella and Prince Fortune
19 Tchaikovsky Aurora's Wedding - The bluebird and Princess Florine
20 Tchaikovsky Aurora's Wedding – Coda
21 Tchaikovsky Aurora's Wedding – Coda
22 Tchaikovsky Aurora's Wedding - Adagio 1 - Adagio 2
23 Tchaikovsky Aurora's Wedding - Finale - Apotheosis

Leopold Stokowski and His Symphony Orchestra

The Stokowski items are released with cooperation from the Leopold Stokowski Society of America; their president, Robert M. Stumpf, II, wrote notes, which include some intriguing details about the sessions. The orchestra was rather small (but does not sound small on these recordings) and consisted of some of the finest players in New York who would arrive in the studio for the sessions not knowing what was to be recorded—so rehearsals and recordings often were simultaneous. All of these Stokowski recordings were made in Manhattan Center from 1950-1954, just pre-stereo. Stokowski, as usual, was very involved with technical aspects of the recording; some vivid orchestral effects carry the Maestro's stamp. There are real treasures here, all in perfect transfers—minus the LP clicks and defects that plagued most disk issues. Russian Easter Overture features baritone Nicola Moscona singing the part written for a trombone. The three excerpts from Khovantchina display Stokowski at his most imaginative, replete with gongs. Identification of these is rather unusual; the section labeled "The Red Square in Moscow" is the Prelude to Act I, "The Hall in the Castle of Prince Khovansky" is better known as "The Dance of the Persian Slaves," and the third excerpt, "Vasily Blashemmy Church," is the Act 4 Entracte. Stokowski recorded music from Sleeping Beauty for RCA in 1947 (available on Cala 0522); this recording of music from the ballet arranged by Diaghilev and called Aurora's Wedding, was recorded in 1953. Glorious music-making throughout. ---classicalcdreview.com

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