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Leopold Stokowski, Helsinki City Symphony Orchestra, 1953
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Title
Leopold Stokowski, Helsinki City Symphony Orchestra, 1953 [sound recording].
Published
Ramsen, Switzerland : Guild Historical, p2008.
Physical Description
1 sound disc (78 min., 55 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Primarily works for orchestra; also includes an unacc. choral arrangement of the final anthem portion of Finlandia.
Compact disc.
Program notes in English by Robert Matthew-Walker (8 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Recorded live during a broadcast concert, June 17, 1953, Festival Hall, University of Helsinki.
The 1st work sung in Finnish; remarks between pieces in English.
Variant and related titles
Title on container spine: Stokowski, Sibelius, Helsinki 1953
Format
Audio
Language
English; Finnish
Added to Catalog
February 25, 2013
Performers
Male Choir of the University of Helsinki (1st work) ; Helsinki City Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski, conductor (2nd-5th works).
Contents
Announcer [over a performance of the anthem portion of Finlandia, sung a cappella by the Male Chorus of the University of Helsinki] (1:54)
Finlandia : op. 26/7 [i.e. op. 26, complete] (7:08)
Announcer (0:20)
Symphony no. 1 in E minor, op. 39 (32:56)
Announcer (0:48)
Pelléas and Mélisande : op. 46 : excerpts from the incidental music. No. 2, Mélisande (4:06) ; No. 3, By the sea (1:35) ; No. 6, Pastorale (1:52) ; No. 8, Entr'acte (2:13) ; No. 9, The death of Mélisande (5:11)
Announcer (0:37)
Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 105 (17:48).
Issue number
GHCD 2341 Guild Historical
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Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat (Helsingin yliopisto)
Helsingin kaupunginorkesteri.
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