There the Stokowski recordings on the Cala label, including material licensed from Decca Phase 4, Sony, and a variety of historical sources. A nifty little catalog, with some genuine rarities.
7 thoughts on “Leopold Stokowski! (Random Reviews from the Overflow Room)”
Listening to Stokowski is one of the big blanks in my experience, so I’m enjoying these! What a range of things he did and how adventurous in repertoire. I realise many will prefer other streaming services to Spotify but a quick check on there reveals quite a huge number of recordings, including some of those you just talked about.
I have his Cala Scheherazade which is awesome ( had the original Phase 4 vinyl) the Four Seasons, which is enlightening! I always found him very idiosyncratic, including his “Foreign” accent, when he was born in London! He once asked a cab driver in London “What is that”, the driver replied, That is Big Ben and the Parliament!
I’m going to have to watch this video again with a pen and notepad in tow. The list of items Stoki premiered (either US or World) by other composers and reorchestrated is truly astounding, and one day I hope to listen to much more of it. Thank you Uncle Davey!
Cala was partially owned by Geoffrey Simon. The Phase 4 reissues were negotiated with Decca which of course later reissued the same things in the big Stokowski Phase 4 box you reviewed awhile back. Sound is same.
So nice to see all of those Stokowski Cala CDs, even though there was no rhyme nor reason nor systematic approach to their reissue agenda. I should mention that Andrew Rose and Pristine Classical offer downloads for sale of many Stoki NBC Symphony Orchestra broadcasts, a few of which appeared on Cala.
Listening to Stokowski is one of the big blanks in my experience, so I’m enjoying these! What a range of things he did and how adventurous in repertoire. I realise many will prefer other streaming services to Spotify but a quick check on there reveals quite a huge number of recordings, including some of those you just talked about.
I have his Cala Scheherazade which is awesome ( had the original Phase 4 vinyl) the Four Seasons, which is enlightening! I always found him very idiosyncratic, including his “Foreign” accent, when he was born in London! He once asked a cab driver in London “What is that”, the driver replied, That is Big Ben and the Parliament!
I’m going to have to watch this video again with a pen and notepad in tow. The list of items Stoki premiered (either US or World) by other composers and reorchestrated is truly astounding, and one day I hope to listen to much more of it. Thank you Uncle Davey!
Cala was partially owned by Geoffrey Simon. The Phase 4 reissues were negotiated with Decca which of course later reissued the same things in the big Stokowski Phase 4 box you reviewed awhile back. Sound is same.
So nice to see all of those Stokowski Cala CDs, even though there was no rhyme nor reason nor systematic approach to their reissue agenda. I should mention that Andrew Rose and Pristine Classical offer downloads for sale of many Stoki NBC Symphony Orchestra broadcasts, a few of which appeared on Cala.
I had that Phase Four Enigma Variations on LP, but then it was coupled with Elgar's Serenade for Strings and the Elegie.
Please: If I could choose only one recording by Leopold Stokowski . . .