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CACD0538

Stokowski Conducts Baroque Masterworks

VIVALDI The Four Seasons

HANDEL Messiah Highlights

'Phase 4 Stereo' - 2-CDs for the price of 1


Cala Records presents the 22nd release in its critically acclaimed series of historical recordings of the legendary conductor Leopold Stokowski.   Featuring two of the most popular and endearing works in classical music, these sumptuous 1966 'Phase 4 Stereo' recordings are here newly re-mastered with 24-bit 96kHz technology.   Records and Recording described the Messiah highlights as "perfectly straightforward, beautifully sung and played," while The Four Seasons was hailed by Gramophone as "a dramatic performance of magnificently rich quality."   Produced in association with The Leopold Stokowski Society, this 2-CD set celebrates the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Society.


PROGRAM LISTING

CD 1.

VIVALDI:
The Four Seasons
45:50
Le Quattro Stagioni
Spring 11:43
[ 1.] Allegro 3.32
[ 2.] Largo 3.33
[ 3.] Allegro 4.30

Summer 11:32
[ 4.] Allegro non molto 5.54
[ 5.] Adagio-Presto 2:31
[ 6.] Presto 3:07

Autumn 12:05
[ 7.] Allegro 5.14
[ 8.] Adagio molto 3:05
[ 9.] Allegro 3:47

Winter 10:11
[10.] Allegro non molto 4:05
[11.] Largo 2:27
[12.] Allegro 3:26

TT: 45:50 ADD
CD 2.

HANDEL:
Messiah Highlights
58:05
[ 1.] Overture 3:27
[ 2.] Every valley shall be exalted 4:18
[ 3.] And the glory of the Lord 3:57
[ 4.] Pastoral Symphony 4:51
[ 5.] Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened... He shall feed his flock... Come unto Him 8:50
[ 6.] Thy rebuke hath broken His heart... Behold and see if there be any sorrow 3:46
[ 7.] He was cut off out of the land of the living... But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell 3:22
[ 8.] Why do the nations 5:46
[ 9.] Hallelujah 4.51
[10.] I know that my Redeemer liveth 7:20
[11.] Since by man came death 2:19
[12.] Amen 4:44

Total Time: 58:05 ADD


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