Stokowski Transcriptions Vol 2 (Incls Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565)
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Stokowski Transcriptions Vol 2 (Incls Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Jose Serebrier (Conductor)
[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 1 February 2008
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"The entire set of pieces rings with ennobled enthusiasm, a testament to Stokowski via the Leopold Stokowski Society and its most active disciple, Serebrier." (AudAud.com)
"It's fantastic. Do not be without it. I can confirm, without hesitation, that these performances can stand comparison with Stokowski's own recordings. Great orchestral playing, superb direction, fantastic sound and very good notes, by Edward Johnson, CEO of the Stokowski Society. What more could you want? Fabulous"
(MusicWeb Bargain of the Month)
"While I am not the greatest advocate of "sequels," popular response to Jose Serebrier's first volume of selections from the Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977) fund of some forty of Bach's works that he arranged for the modern orchestra's realization, has Serebrier and his gifted Bournemouth players presenting us another eleven of the master's Bach, which exploit the range--or more properly, diapason--of the orchestra's palette to achieve what might be called organ sonority, even when the original incarnation had been a string or klavier piece. The entire set of pieces rings with ennobled enthusiasm, a testament to Stokowski via the Leopold Stokowski Society and its most active disciple, Serebrier." (AudAud.com)
"There have been other recent recordings of Stokowski's Bach transcriptions, but none are as good-or as thrilling-as this one and its predecessor (Naxos 8.557883). The recording quality is splendidly full and rich; for sheer delight in outstanding music-making, this recording deserves the widest success."
(International Record Review)
Leopold Stokowski arranged nearly 40 works from Bach's catalogue for the modern symphony orchestra, and José Serebrier's second volume of Bach-Stokowski Transcriptions is as colourful and wide-ranging as the first (8.557883). In response to popular and critical demand the present selection begins with the most famous Bach orchestration of all, the celebrated Toccata and Fugue in D minor. This reached its widest public in Walt Disney's Fantasia and here introduces a programme of sumptuous arrangements, including other music from the pre- and postbaroque periods. - The Leopold Stokowski Society
Tracks:
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
Harpsichord Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo (Arioso) (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
Das Orgel-Buchlein: Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564: Adagio (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
Mein Jesu! was vor Seelenweh, BWV 487 (arr. by L. Stokowski for orchestra)
Ein Feste Burg (A Mighty Fortress Is Our God) (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Chorale: Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring) (arr. by L. Stokowski for orchestra)
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869 (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
Sonata No. 4 for Violin and Harpsichord in C minor, BWV 1017: I. Siciliano (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)Adoramus te Christe (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
Pavane and Gigue (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
Suite in D major: IV. The Prince of Denmark's March, `Trumpet Voluntary` (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
String Quintet in E major, Op. 11, No. 5, G. 275: III. Minuet (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
String Quartet in F major, Op. 3, No. 5, Hob.III:17, `Serenade` (attrib. to Hoffstetter): II. Andante cantabile (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
Suite No. 5 in C minor for Harpsichord: Air (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847 (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
