Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Stravinsky: Petrouchka ~ Stokowski

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Stravinsky: Petrouchka ~ Stokowski

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Stravinsky: Petrouchka ~ Stokowski
List Price: $25.98
Our Price: $14.99
You Save: $10.99 (42%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $13.50 (click here)
Category: Music CD
See more CD details
Listen soundtracks from this album



(Click here)
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store

CD Details

Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra
Orchestra: Leopold Stokowski Symphony Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2006-11-14
Music Label: Testament UK
Soundtracks:
  1. I. The Sea And Sinbad's Ship - Philharmonia Orchestra
  2. II. The Story Of The Kalender Prince - Philharmonia Orchestra
  3. III. The Young Prince And The Young Princess - Philharmonia Orchestra
  4. IV. The Festival Of Bagdad; The Sea; The Ship Goes To Pieces On A Rock... - Philharmonia Orchestra
  5. Premier Tableau: Fete Populaire De La Semaine Grasse - Philharmonia Orchestra
  6. Le Tour De Passe-Passe
  7. Deuxieme Tableau: Chez Petrouchka
  8. Troisieme Tableau: Chez Le Maure - Danse De La Ballerine
  9. Troisieme Tableau: Valse: La Ballerine Et Le Maure
  10. Quatrieme Tableau: Fete Populaire De La Semaine Grasse
  11. Quatrieme Tableau: Danse Des Nounous
  12. Quatrieme Tableau: Paysan Et L'Ours
  13. Quatrieme Tableau: Bohemien Et Marchand Malhonnete
  14. Quatrieme Tableau: Danse Des Cochers Et Des Palefreniers
  15. Quatrieme Tableau: Les Desguises
  16. Quatrieme Tableau: Le Rixe: Le Maure Et Petrouchka
  17. Quatrieme Tableau: Mort De Petrouchka
  18. Quatrieme Tableau: Police Et L'Enchanteur - Vociferation Du Double De Petrouchka

Music reviews of Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Stravinsky: Petrouchka ~ Stokowski

Music Review: Stokowski at his best, but the sound is variable
Rating: 5 Stars

The Scheherazade on this Testament reissue was made in 1951 with the Philharmonia in London, just two years after it begn to make recordings with Karajan. Stokowski was always welcome in England, and this reading is personal and distinctive. Stokowski finds many ways to binrg out phrasing and balance that keeps the listener alert and wanting more. The overall feeling is energetic and romantic but not to the vulgarized extreme of his garish Phase Four stereo recording for Decca in the Sixties. I think this would be one of the very best Scheherazades ever recorded if it weren't for the patchy, dull sound--EMI was still using 78 masters (they were slow about adopting the LP); in any case this sounds like a reasonably good recording from the Forties. Too bad, given that this is a uniquely exciting and theatrical account.

The coupling is a complete Petrushka from NY with a pick-up orchestra called the Leophod Stokowski Sym. Orchestra--the concertmaster of the NY Phil, John Corigliano, is listed as a soloist, so this group was probably the Philharmonic in disguise. Leonid Hambro, the NY Phil.'s pianist, plays a great solo part here, full of wild energy. Stokowski's conducting is as wild as in Le Scare much of the time. Another mesmerizing performance, but the sound is not much better here. Loud tutti passages are distant and dim wihile solo voices sometimes jump out of the speaker. I found it one of the most exhilirating Stavinsky recordings ever, despite the dated sonics. Five stars for both works, with enthusiasm.
More Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Stravinsky: Petrouchka ~ Stokowski free music reviews:
1

Description of Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Stravinsky: Petrouchka ~ Stokowski

All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Classical CDs

Music Genres
Bestsellers in Classical CDs
Winterscapes ImageWinterscapes
by London Philharmonic
Prophetic Voice; Published: 2000-07; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $2.75
Price in other shops: $6.99
The Queen, the Bear, & the Bumblebee ImageThe Queen, the Bear, & the Bumblebee
by Dini Petty
Children's Group; Published: 2001-03; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $13.38
Price in other shops: $13.98
Beethoven Lives Upstairs Cdr ImageClassical Kids - Beethoven Lives Upstairs Cdr
Release date: 2000-04-05; Music CD
Best price: $24.98
Tchaikovsky (Life and Works (Naxos)) ImageTchaikovsky (Life and Works (Naxos))
by Malcolm Sinclair, Jeremy Siepmann
Naxos; Published: 2003-11; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $35.99
Jose Carreras - Jubileum Concert [VHS] ImageJose Carreras - Jose Carreras - Jubileum Concert [VHS]
Sling Shot; Release date: 2000-04-18; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $5.86
Price in other shops: $9.99
Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker / Nureyev, Park, Royal Ballet [VHS] ImageTchaikovsky - The Nutcracker / Nureyev, Park, Royal Ballet [VHS]
Kultur Video; Release date: 1997-09-09; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $29.89
Price in other shops: $29.95
Lonely Town Lonley Street / Sergeant's Early Dream [VHS] ImageRambert Dance Company - Lonely Town Lonley Street / Sergeant's Early Dream [VHS]
Kultur Video; Release date: 1997-10-28; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $14.99
Price in other shops: $29.95
Winter Music: Composing the North ImageWinter Music: Composing the North
by John Luther Adams
Wesleyan; Published: 2004-11-10; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $21.88
Price in other shops: $25.95
Puccini - La Fanciulla del West / Santi, Domingo, Neblett, Royal Opera Covent Garden [VHS] ImagePuccini - La Fanciulla del West / Santi, Domingo, Neblett, Royal Opera Covent Garden [VHS]
Kultur Video; Release date: 1999-05-25; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $6.38
Price in other shops: $29.95
Verdi - Falstaff / Giulini, Bruson, Ricciarelli, Nucci, Royal Opera Covent Garden [VHS] ImageVerdi - Falstaff / Giulini, Bruson, Ricciarelli, Nucci, Royal Opera Covent Garden [VHS]
Kultur Video; Release date: 1999-05-25; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $12.95
Price in other shops: $29.95
Compare prices and find music notes for more than one million Music CD titles