classical music: Leopold Stokowski     classical music:     Leopold Stokowski      Peter and the Wolf Sergey Prokofiev, Leopold Stokowski, ... Empire Musicwerks, 2006 My favorite version of this delightful classic Peter and the Wolf -- a Russian children's story with both words and music -- is often used to introduce young people to classical music. If this is your main purpose for buying this work this is an excellent performance to choose because "Captain Kangaroo" (Bob ...             Bach - Stokowski Johann Sebastian Bach, Leopold Stokowski EMI Classics, 1997 Magnificent As a professional classical musician and deep lover of the works of J.S. Bach, I believe these transcriptions and performances of his works would have greatly pleased the master. This album is a magnificent work; especially, but not limited to, the incredible full ...             Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Russian Easter Overture Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Leopold Stokowski, ... RCA, 2005 Stoki's greatest stereo "Scheherazade" For anyone not alive during his lifetime or that hasn't discovered his legend, Leopold Stokowski was one of the most remarkable musicians of the 20th century. Legendary for his score rewriting, his wanton, profligate sexual acumen, his Hollywood reputation (he ...             El Amor Brujo/ 3 Cornered Hat/ Nights in the Gardens of Spain Manuel de Falla, Eugene Ormandy, ... Sony, 2000 An Outstanding Version of the Best Works of Manuel De Falla! 11/12/2000 I was born and raised in Spain. I grew up with the wonderful music of Manuel De Falla as a background. Consequently, I have heard countless versions of the best works of Manuel De Falla. When I heard about this American version of two of the best ...             Bach: Transcriptions Edward Elgar, Gustav Mahler, ... Sony, 2000 Back to Bach (Via Philadelphia) Vulgarian and Neanderthal throwback that I am, I love this stuff, inordinantly. I think Stokowski a genius and precisely for his Bachwerk, his "arrangements" of the Leipzig master's keyboard compositions for full modern symphony orchestra. But Stoki labored in good ...             Debussy: Nocturnes No1-3; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Claude Debussy, Leopold Stokowski, ... EMI Classics, 2000 Sublime Stokie! When it comes to creating orchestral magic, there really was no else like Leopold Stokowski. With an orchestral master like Debussy, this is a match made in heaven. These old Capitol recordings from the late 1950s are a pure delight. Julius Baker's flute on "Prelude" ...             Rachmaninoff plays Rachmaninoff Sergey Rachmaninov, Eugene Ormandy, ... RCA, 1994 Rachmaninov By Rachmaninov I had the RCA LP versions of these recordings by Rachmaninov that were issued during his centennial in 1973. The quality of the CD versions is an improvement but one must remember that these are mono recordings (from the 1920's, 30's and 40's) made before the existence ...             Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder; Act 3 of Siegfried Richard Wagner, Erich Leinsdorf, ... Testament UK, 2008             Great Recordings of the Century - The DVD Maria Callas, Yehudi Menuhin EMI Classics, 2008 Muy buena selección Esta es una muy buena selección de grabaciones del pasado. Lamentablemente hay piezas que no están completas (como la 9na. Sinfonía de Beethoven, dirigida por Otto Klemperer en 1964), o el Concierto para Violín y Orquesta de Brahms (Oistrakh)pero hay otras que sí, como ...             Pachelbel Canon and Other Baroque Hits Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Sebastian Bach, ... RCA, 1991 Phenomenal Collection of Music Pachelbel's Canon in D is always good but the rest of the tracks shine as well. This is a superb collection of classical music. If you're new to classical music and love strings, purchase this CD. You'll be glad that you did.             Rhapsodies Harvey Shapiro, George Enescu, ... RCA Victor Europe, 1993 Phenominal! This is the true essence of what made Leopold Stokowski famous. A rich, warm sound and 100% Romantic! The sound of the orchestra is absoultely extraordinary, despite an occassional "sloppy entrance". Yet while we have the ability to generate "computer accurate" ...             Holst: The Planets; Schoenberg: Transfigured Night Gustav Holst, Arnold Schoenberg, ... EMI Classics, 2001 Hot, hot, hot: a Planets for the ages The best, hottest, most intense "Planets" on the...planet. Man, they really knew how to lay it down in the 1950s. The sound here is great too, probably thanks to Stokowski's total involvement. Listen to a few seconds of "Mars." Yeah... You know it's going to be a heck ...             World's Greatest Choruses Thomas Pyle, Johann Sebastian Bach, ... RCA, 1992 Food for the Soul I've had to order a 2nd copy of this CD because I've listened to my 1st one so often, it's worn out. It is wonderful! This music always puts me in a happy mood. It is truly 'food for the soul'.             Decca Recordings, 1965-1972 (Limited Edition) Johann Sebastian Bach, Hector Berlioz, ... Decca, 2003 Stupendous Stokowski This five disc box set featuring the Decca Recordings (1965-72) of conductor Leopold Stokowski is among the latest batch of releases in the limited edition "Original Masters" series. While parts of this particular collection have been available on CD in the past (in ...             Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 Sergey Rachmaninov, Eugene Ormandy, ... Naxos, 1999 The REAL Rachmaninov Who says Rachmaninov's music is shallow and too sentimental? Blasphemy!! Maybe some over-indulgent performances by naive pianists give that impression, but on this recording, with the composer himself at the keyboard (and he was one of the greatest of all pianists) ...          products you might be interested in   search for classical music rachmaninoff, rimsky-korsakov, scheherazade, transcriptions, transfigured, wesendonck-lieder      toavi.com    web randomly chosen book: Peak Performance: Mental Training Techniques of the World's Greatest ...