CALA RECORDS
CACD0551

LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI and various Symphony Orchestras BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.7 - First Stereo Release on CD BACH: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV582 MENDELSSOHN: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream GLUCK: Sicilienne from Armide BEN HAIM: From Israel - Suite for Orchestra Stokowski's late 1950s stereo recordings of Beethoven's 7th Symphony and Paul Ben-Haim's From Israel Suite now make their CD debuts. Stokowski the arranger is illustrated by his sumptuous transcriptions of music by Bach and Gluck.   The Mendelssohn Scherzo was recorded 'binaurally' in 1941, and this too makes its first stereophonic appearance on CD. Cala Records is proud to present these recordings remastered to CD standard.

PROGRAM LISTING BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)       Symphony No.7 in A, Op.92     37:42   1. i. Poco sostenuto - Vivace     11:59   2. ii. Allegretto     10:18   3. iii. Presto - Assai meno presto     8:08   4. iv. Allegro con brio     7:17       Symphony of the Air BACH (1685-1750)   5. Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV582       (transc. Stokowski)     13:48       International Festival Youth Orchestra MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)   6. Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream     4:23       All-American Youth Orchestra GLUCK (1714-1787)   7. Sicilienne from Armide (arr. Stokowski)     3:05       Leopold Stokowski and his Symphony Orchestra BEN HAIM (1897-1974)       From Israel - Suite for Orchestra     18:18   8. i. Prologue     3:23   9. ii. Song of Songs     3:56 10. iii. Yemenite Melody     3:04 11. iv. Siesta     3:10 12. v. Celebration     4:15       Symphony of the Air

   

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