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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 ("Pathétique"); R. Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
 
 
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 ("Pathétique"); R. Strauss: Death and Transfiguration [Import]

~ Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Richard Strauss (Composer), Leopold Stokowski (Conductor), Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (Orchestra)
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On this CD:
  1. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique", Op.74
    Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
    Performed by Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
    Conducted by Leopold Stokowski

  2. Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 24
    Composed by Richard Strauss
    Performed by Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
    Conducted by Leopold Stokowski

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3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting and entertaining account of these works..., Nov 14 2002
By Some Guy from Ohio (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews
Let me start by saying that I am an ardent admirer of Stokowski. He was truly a great conductor, both talented and creative. That said, these recordings are more like 1940's Hollywood film versions of these works than like the works themselves. The Hollywood Bowl and New York City Symphony Orchestras are NOT the Philadelphia Orchestra. The standard of ensemble playing here is entirely lower, and Stokowski has become more eccentric. Despite these shortcomings, the most important thing I can say about these renditions, is that they are not boring. I took the disc out of the box, with the intention of listening to a quick sample and moving on to other work, but I just couldn't turn it off. Whatever can be said about Stokowski, his recordings are always unique, and engaging. The sound is good for its age.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Pure Stokie, Aug 29 2000
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Leopold Stokowski excelled in the romantic Russian repertoire, and his interpretation of Tchaikovsky's Symphony no. 6 "Pathétique" is blazing : the first movement is simply one of the best on record. Nowhere else will you find such a passionate, desperately romantic view. Even though Tchaikovsky is not my favourite composer, I had to surrender !

Stokowski is not one of the conductors one usually associates to the music of Richard Strauss : the names of Clemens Krauss, Willem Mengelberg or Rudolf Kempe come first. But Stokowski's interpretation of "Death and Transfiguration" is a good surprise.

The recordings on this disc are live and were made in 1944 and 1945. They were transferred from vinyls, which accounts for the light surface noise heard at the beginning of "Death and Transfiguration". But those vinyls were pretty clean and, most of the time, sound is very clear, especially in the symphony. Their old age shouldn't prevent any serious music-lover to get these recordings fast.

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