| Description |
4 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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digital recording |
| Series |
Great interpreters
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Great interpreters (Andante (Firm))
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| Performer |
Leopold Stokowski, conductor, with various orchestras and accompanists. |
| Event |
Recorded between 1926 and 1941 in various locations. |
| Note |
All selections previously released. |
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Compact discs. |
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Program notes in English, French, and German by Jed Distler and Tim Page and article taken from the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians : Macmillan, 2nd ed. (95 p. : ill.) included. |
| Contents |
Scheherazade : op. 35 / Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (44:21) -- Polovtsian dances from Prince Igor / Alexander Borodin (16:17) -- Solitude : op. 73, no. 6 / Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (2:58) -- Toccata and fugue in D minor, BMV 565 / J.S. Bach (8:30) -- Selections from L'Arlésienne / Georges Bizet (20:23) -- Carnival of the animals / Camille Saint-Saëns (19:29) -- The nutcracker : op. 71a / Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (19:42) -- Passacaglia and fugue in C minor, BMV 582 / J.S. Bach (13:07) -- Hungarian rhapsody no. 2 / Franz Liszt (8:09) -- The swan of Tuonela (8:51) ; Valse triste (4:34) / Jean Sibelius -- Poem of ecstasy : op. 54 (17:41) ; Prometheus : the poem of fire, op. 60 (17:12) / Alexander Scriabin -- Symphony no. 9 in E minor : "From the New World", op. 95 / Antonin Dvořák (41:18) -- Tod und Verklärung = (Death and transfiguration), op. 24 / Richard Strauss (23:21) -- Prelude in E-flat minor, op. 34, no. 14 / Dmitri Shostakovich (3:14). |
| Genre/Form |
Orchestral music.
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| Subject |
Suites (Orchestra)
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Suites (Orchestra) |
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Operas -- Excerpts.
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Operas -- Excerpts. |
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Orchestral music, Arranged.
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Orchestral music, Arranged. |
| Genre/Form |
Orchestral music, Arranged.
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| Subject |
Canons, fugues, etc. (Orchestra), Arranged.
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Canons, fugues, etc. (Orchestra), Arranged. |
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Suites (Orchestra) -- Excerpts.
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Suites (Orchestra) -- Excerpts. |
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Suites (Pianos (2) with orchestra)
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Suites (Pianos (2) with orchestra) |
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Ballets -- Excerpts.
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Ballets -- Excerpts. |
| Genre/Form |
Symphonic poems.
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Symphonic poems.
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| Subject |
Incidental music -- Excerpts.
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Incidental music -- Excerpts. |
| Genre/Form |
Symphonies.
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Symphonies.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908.
Shekherazada.
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Borodin, Aleksandr Porfirʹevich, 1833-1887.
Kni͡azʹ Igorʹ. Polovet͡skai͡a pli͡aska.
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Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
Romansy, op. 73. Snova, kak prezhde; arranged.
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Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
Toccatas, organ, BWV 565, D minor; arranged.
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Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Arlésienne. Selections.
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Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921.
Carnaval des animaux.
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Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
Shchelkunchik. Suite.
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Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
Passacaglia, organ, BWV 582, C minor; arranged.
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Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886.
Rhapsodies hongroises. No 2; arranged.
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Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957.
Lemminkäis-sarja. Tuonelan joutsen.
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Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957.
Kuolema. Valse triste.
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Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, 1872-1915.
Poėma ėkstaza.
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Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, 1872-1915.
Prométhée.
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Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904.
Symphonies, no. 9, op. 95, E minor.
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Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
Tod und Verklärung.
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Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975.
Preludes, piano, op. 34. No. 14; arranged.
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| ISBN |
0971276447 |
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9780971276444 |
| Standard No. |
699487298521 |
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00699487298521 |
| Music No. |
2986--2989 Andante |
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