Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 / Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia / Stravinsky: Firebird Suite

~ Release by Sibelius, Borodin, Stravinsky; Leopold Stokowski (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 (tracks 1-4)
Members of The NBC Symphony
Recorded Sep. 15-16, 1954

Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia (track 5)
"His" Symphony
Recorded Apr. 14, 1953

Stravinski: Firebird Suite (tracks 6-11)
"His" Symphony
Recorded May 24 & Jun. 7, 1950

Annotation last modified on 2006-11-13 03:34 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Symphony No. 2 in D major: I. Allegretto
orchestra:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-16)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-16)
recording of:
Sinfonia nro 2 D-duuri, op. 43: I. Allegretto (Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: I. Allegretto) (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-16)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (from 1900 until 1902)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel
part of:
Sinfonia nro 2 D-duuri, op. 43 (Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43)
Jean Sibelius10:04
2Symphony No. 2 in D major: II. Tempo andante, ma rubato
orchestra:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-16)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-16)
recording of:
Sinfonia nro 2 D-duuri, op. 43: II. Tempo andante, ma rubato (Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: II: Tempo andante, ma rubato) (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-16)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (from 1900 until 1902)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel
part of:
Sinfonia nro 2 D-duuri, op. 43 (Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43)
Jean Sibelius13:14
3Symphony No. 2 in D major: III. Vivacissimo
orchestra:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-16)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-16)
recording of:
Sinfonia nro 2 D-duuri, op. 43: III. Vivacissimo (Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: III. Vivacissimo) (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-16)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (from 1900 until 1902)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel
part of:
Sinfonia nro 2 D-duuri, op. 43 (Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43)
Jean Sibelius5:41
4Symphony No. 2 in D major: IV. Finale, Allegro Moderato
orchestra:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-16)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-16)
recording of:
Sinfonia nro 2 D-duuri, op. 43: IV. Finale. Allegro moderato (Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: IV. Finale: Allegro moderato) (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-16)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (from 1900 until 1902)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel
part of:
Sinfonia nro 2 D-duuri, op. 43 (Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43)
Jean Sibelius13:16
5In the Steppes of Central Asia
orchestra:
Leopold Stokowski Symphony Orchestra (on 1953-04-14)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (from 1953-04-14 until 1954-04-14)
recording of:
В Средней Азии (In the Steppes of Central Asia) (on 1953-04-14)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer) (in 1880)
dedicated to:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
premiered at:
[concert] (1880-04-20) (premiere concert for Borodin's In the Steppes of Central Asia)
publisher:
[unknown] (special purpose label - DO NOT USE!) (in 1882)
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин9:09
6Firebird Suite: I. Introduction
orchestra:
Leopold Stokowski Symphony Orchestra (from 1950-05-24 until 1950-06-07)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (from 1950-05-24 until 1950-06-07)
recording of:
L’Oiseau de feu: I. Introduction (“Concert suite for orchestra No. 2” 1919 version) (ended)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1919)
part of:
L’Oiseau de feu, suite de 1919 (The Firebird Suite (1919), “The Firebird” 1919 Suite, aka Concert Suite for Orchestra no. 2)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский2:55
7Firebird Suite: II. Dance of the Firebird
orchestra:
Leopold Stokowski Symphony Orchestra (from 1950-05-24 until 1950-06-07)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (from 1950-05-24 until 1950-06-07)
recording of:
L’Oiseau de feu: I. Variation de l’Oiseau de feu (“Concert suite for orchestra No. 2” 1919 version)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1919)
part of:
L’Oiseau de feu, suite de 1919 (The Firebird Suite (1919), “The Firebird” 1919 Suite, aka Concert Suite for Orchestra no. 2)
recording of:
L’Oiseau de feu: I. L’Oiseau de feu et sa danse (“Concert suite for orchestra No. 2” 1919 version) (ended)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1919)
part of:
L’Oiseau de feu, suite de 1919 (The Firebird Suite (1919), “The Firebird” 1919 Suite, aka Concert Suite for Orchestra no. 2)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский1:25
8Firebird Suite: III. Dance of the Princesses
orchestra:
Leopold Stokowski Symphony Orchestra (from 1950-05-24 until 1950-06-07)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (from 1950-05-24 until 1950-06-07)
recording of:
L’Oiseau de feu: II. Ronde des princesses (Khorovode) (“Concert suite for orchestra No. 2” 1919 version) (ended)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1919)
part of:
L’Oiseau de feu, suite de 1919 (The Firebird Suite (1919), “The Firebird” 1919 Suite, aka Concert Suite for Orchestra no. 2)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский5:18
9Firebird Suite: IV. Infernal Dance of King Kastchei
orchestra:
Leopold Stokowski Symphony Orchestra (from 1950-05-24 until 1950-06-07)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (from 1950-05-24 until 1950-06-07)
recording of:
L’Oiseau de feu: III. Danse infernale du roi Kachtcheï (“Concert suite for orchestra No. 2” 1919 version) (ended)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1919)
part of:
L’Oiseau de feu, suite de 1919 (The Firebird Suite (1919), “The Firebird” 1919 Suite, aka Concert Suite for Orchestra no. 2)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский3:57
10Firebird Suite: V. Berceuse
orchestra:
Leopold Stokowski Symphony Orchestra (from 1950-05-24 until 1950-06-07)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (from 1950-05-24 until 1950-06-07)
recording of:
L’Oiseau de feu: III. Berceuse (“Concert suite for orchestra No. 2” 1919 version) (ended)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1919)
part of:
L’Oiseau de feu, suite de 1919 (The Firebird Suite (1919), “The Firebird” 1919 Suite, aka Concert Suite for Orchestra no. 2)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский4:00
11Firebird Suite: VI. Finale
orchestra:
Leopold Stokowski Symphony Orchestra (from 1950-05-24 until 1950-06-07)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (from 1950-05-24 until 1950-06-07)
recording of:
L’Oiseau de feu: III. Finale (“Concert suite for orchestra No. 2” 1919 version) (ended)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1919)
part of:
L’Oiseau de feu, suite de 1919 (The Firebird Suite (1919), “The Firebird” 1919 Suite, aka Concert Suite for Orchestra no. 2)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский3:38

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editor:David Gideon (runs ReDiscovery)
remastering:David Gideon (runs ReDiscovery)