{"product_id":"stokowski-conducts-tchaikovsky-1944-pasc531","title":"STOKOWSKI conducts Tchaikovsky (1944) - PASC531","description":"overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eTCHAIKOVSKY \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eSymphony No. 6 'Pathétique'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eTCHAIKOVSKY \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eLive broadcast recordings, 1944\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eTotal duration: 67:29\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eNBC Symphony Orchestra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003econducted by\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e Leopold Stokowski\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples\/PASC531.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003eThese two 1944 recordings continue to astound me weeks after I first\nheard them. Culled from the same source which provided us with\nStokowski's 1942 Shostakovich \"Leningrad\" Symphony (PASC527) they again confound expectations as to what a recording of this vintage should sound like.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere\nwe find Stokowski conducting the brilliant NBC Symphony Orchestra in\nstunning renditions of Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony and Romeo and Juliet\nfantasy overture - made all the more so by the frankly incredible sound\nquality of the recordings. At times, stereo aside, one might be forgiven\nfor thinking some of these recordings had been made last week, rather\nthan nearly three-quarters of a century ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaturally they\nweren't originally quite this good. Pitch jumps in the symphony had to\nbe corrected, clicks and scratches evened out, and Pristine's XR\nremastering system employed to accurately re-equalise the sound and\nbring out the full glory of the NBC orchestra. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a full\nfrequency range, exceptionally quiet sides allowing an extraordinarily\nwide dynamic range, and very little in the way of other flaws or\naudience noise to get in the way of the listening experience, one is\nalmost immediately drawn into the performances - and they are white hot,\nas Edward Johnson's excellent sleevenotes explain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Rose\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003eSTOKOWSKI conducts Tchaikovsky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003eTCHAIKOVSKY \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003eRomeo and Juliet - Fantasy Overture  (20:34)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003eTCHAIKOVSKY  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003eSymphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 \"Pathétique\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. 1st mvt. - Adagio - Allegro non troppo  (19:39)\u003cbr\u003e3. 2nd mvt. - Allegro con grazia  (8:04)\u003cbr\u003e4. 3rd mvt. - Allegro molto vivace  (8:20)\u003cbr\u003e5. 4th mvt. - Adagio lamentoso  (10:52)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNBC Symphony Orchestra \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003econducted by \u003cb\u003eLeopold Stokowski\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTotal duration:  67:29    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXR remastering by \u003cb\u003eAndrew Rose\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCover artwork based on a photograph of \u003cb\u003eStokowski\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTchaikovsky \u003cb\u003eRomeo \u0026amp; Juliet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBroadcast of 16 January 1944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTchaikovsky \u003cb\u003eSymphony No. 6\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBroadcast of 30 January 1944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLive broadcast concerts from RCA Studio 8H, Radio City, New York City\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTotal duration:  67:29    \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fCover Art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcover_art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cbr\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcovers\/PASC531.pdf578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab4_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fSleevenotes578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab4_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab4_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.2cm; font-weight: normal\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn\nthe spring of 1941, for a great many reasons, Toscanini decided not\nto renew his contract for the NBC Symphony's winter season. However,\nhe did leave the door open for an eventual return to the orchestra\nthat had been specially created for him, so plans were duly set in\nmotion for its continuation.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.2cm; font-weight: normal\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAt\nthat time, Stokowski was reaching a wide public outside the concert\nhall with his appearance in Walt Disney's \"Fantasia.\" His\nlong tenure with the Philadelphia Orchestra had come to an end and\nhis formation in 1940 of the short-lived All-American Youth Orchestra\nkept him busy during the summers. This left him free for the winter\nperiods, so he was duly engaged to conduct the NBC Symphony on a\nthree-year contract, commencing with the 1941-42 season.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.2cm\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal\"\u003eAmong\nStokowski's many interests was a study of acoustics and he soon\nrecommended the installation of diffusers and reflectors \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003ein\nthe notoriously dead-sounding Studio 8-H. \u003cem\u003eTime \u003c\/em\u003emagazine\nreported the delight of audience and critics alike, adding that “the\nreverberations were all they should be; radio’s biggest concert\nhall had at last become musicianly.” Stokowski was also a great\nchampion of modern music \u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal\"\u003eand\nit was once estimated that over a 60-year conducting career he'd\ngiven around 2,000 \"first performances\" of one sort or\nanother. His three NBC seasons typified his advocacy of new music,\nparticularly of works by American composers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.2cm; font-weight: normal\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHowever,\nStokowski didn't neglect the classics and Tchaikovsky was high on the\nlist of past composers whose music he loved to perform. Indeed, the\n'March' from the \"Pathetique\" Symphony, acting as a kind of\n'overture', was the first item on his conducting debut programme with\nthe Colonne Orchestra in Paris in 1909. \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.2cm; font-weight: normal\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHis\nmove to Philadelphia in 1912 saw Stokowski turning the city's\norchestra into one of the world's finest and when he began making\nacoustic 78s, several Tchaikovsky numbers, including the \"Pathetique\"\n'March,' were duly inscribed on disc (PASC 441). With the advent of\nelectrical recording, Stokowski made the first American 78s of\nvarious Tchaikovsky works, including \"Romeo and Juliet\" in\n1928. It is clear that he'd read in Modest Tchaikovsky's \"Life\nand Letters\" a complaint from Balakirev that the loud\naccentuated chords at the end were \"inartistic.\" Modest\nadds that in his final version, Tchaikovsky \"omitted these\nchords himself\" but as no such edition has ever been published -\nand there were already three different versions of the work -\nStokowski provided a 'quiet ending' of his own!\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.2cm\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal\"\u003eIt\nremains only to note that Toscanini soon recovered from the malaise\nthat had affected him and returned as Stokowski's NBC co-conductor\nfor the remaining two seasons of the latter's contract. David Hall's\ncomment that \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003ethe most spectacular combination of\nperformance \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e programming were the two Toscanini-Stokowski\nseasons\" is born out in the surviving recordings of their\nbroadcasts. For his part, as will be heard in these Tchaikovsky\nworks, Stokowski's readings took on the kind of white-hot, whiplash\nintensity - string portamentos notwithstanding!- that characterised\nToscanini's performances, whilst in turn, the great Italian maestro\nprogrammed more American works during his co-conductorship with\nStokowski than at any other time during his own long career. 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