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Sibelius Symphonies 1 & 2
Jean Sibelius

Leopold Stokowski | NBC Symphony Orchestra

Sibelius Symphonies 1 & 2

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Format: CD
Label: Signum Classics
UPC: 0635212207123
Catnr: SIGCD 2071
Release date: 07 February 2020
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Label
Signum Classics
UPC
0635212207123
Catalogue number
SIGCD 2071
Release date
07 February 2020
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Legendary recordings of Leopold Stokowski conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra and his own Symphony Orchestra in Sibelius' 1st and 2nd Symphonies.

Artist(s)

Leopold Stokowski (conductor)

Leopold Stokowski, in full Leopold Antoni Stanislaw Boleslawawicz Stokowski, (born April 18, 1882, London, Eng.—died Sept. 13, 1977, Nether Wallop, Hampshire), virtuoso British-born U.S. conductor known for his flamboyant showmanship and the rich sonorities of his orchestras and for his influence as a popularizer of classical music. Stokowski was trained at the Royal College of Music, London, and Queen’s College, Oxford, and held positions as an organist before becoming conductor of the Cincinnati (Ohio) Symphony from 1909 to 1912. He gained an international reputation as musical director of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1912 to 1936, and he frequently conducted concerts with them until 1941. He introduced youth concerts and performed contemporary works by Gustav Mahler, Edgard Varèse, and Igor Stravinsky and conducted the world premiere of Charles Ives’sSymphony No. 4 (1909–16). He also experimented with...
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Leopold Stokowski, in full Leopold Antoni Stanislaw Boleslawawicz Stokowski, (born April 18, 1882, London, Eng.—died Sept. 13, 1977, Nether Wallop, Hampshire), virtuoso British-born U.S. conductor known for his flamboyant showmanship and the rich sonorities of his orchestras and for his influence as a popularizer of classical music.

Stokowski was trained at the Royal College of Music, London, and Queen’s College, Oxford, and held positions as an organist before becoming conductor of the Cincinnati (Ohio) Symphony from 1909 to 1912. He gained an international reputation as musical director of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1912 to 1936, and he frequently conducted concerts with them until 1941. He introduced youth concerts and performed contemporary works by Gustav Mahler, Edgard Varèse, and Igor Stravinsky and conducted the world premiere of Charles Ives’sSymphony No. 4 (1909–16). He also experimented with the placement of various sections of the orchestra and occasionally changed the written orchestration of the music he performed.

Organizer of the All-American Youth Orchestra, he conducted the NBC Symphony from 1941 to 1944 with Arturo Toscanini and inaugurated low-priced concerts at the New York City Center (1944–45). He directed the New York Philharmonic from 1946 to 1950 and the Houston (Texas) Symphony from 1955 to 1962; in 1962 he formed the American Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

Stokowski made three films with the Philadelphia Orchestra, including Walt Disney’s Fantasia(1940), and wrote a book,


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NBC Symphony Orchestra

NBC Symphony, also called (1954–63) Symphony Of The Air, American orchestra created in 1937 by the National Broadcasting Company expressly for the internationally renowned conductor Arturo Toscanini. Based in New York City, the orchestra gave weekly concerts that were broadcast worldwide over NBC radio. Often billed as the Toscanini Orchestra, the NBC Symphony was known for its high level of musicianship and its recordings, as well as for Toscanini’s artistic supremacy and fiery temperament. Leopold Stokowski served as co-conductor (1941–44). Toscanini retired after the final concert on April 4, 1954; the National Broadcasting Company then severed any connection with the NBC Symphony.
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NBC Symphony, also called (1954–63) Symphony Of The Air, American orchestra created in 1937 by the National Broadcasting Company expressly for the internationally renowned conductor Arturo Toscanini. Based in New York City, the orchestra gave weekly concerts that were broadcast worldwide over NBC radio. Often billed as the Toscanini Orchestra, the NBC Symphony was known for its high level of musicianship and its recordings, as well as for Toscanini’s artistic supremacy and fiery temperament. Leopold Stokowski served as co-conductor (1941–44). Toscanini retired after the final concert on April 4, 1954; the National Broadcasting Company then severed any connection with the NBC Symphony.

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Jean Sibelius

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) was the composer who gave Finland its own sound, right when this nation was struggling to detach itself from Russia. Sibelius wrote several impressive symphonic poems - among which Finlandia, Lemminkäinen-suite, Oceaniden, Tapiola - for he took inspiration from the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic.  He was just as original as a symphonist: his Seven Symphonies are just as much answers to the question how the genre should develop after Tchaikovsky's death. 
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Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) was the composer who gave Finland its own sound, right when this nation was struggling to detach itself from Russia. Sibelius wrote several impressive symphonic poems - among which Finlandia, Lemminkäinen-suite, Oceaniden, Tapiola - for he took inspiration from the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. He was just as original as a symphonist: his Seven Symphonies are just as much answers to the question how the genre should develop after Tchaikovsky's death.
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