Leopold Stokowski Conducts French Music, Vol. 1
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COMPOSERS: Various
LABELS: Biddulph
WORKS: Various
PERFORMER: Philadelphia Orchestra
CATALOGUE NO: WHL 011 ADD
Leopold Stokowski’s magisterial 1937 Philadelphia version of the Franck D minor Symphony betrays the organist in both composer and conductor. ‘Encores’ include rich-textured transcriptions of Franck’s Andante from the Grande pièce symphonique and Panis angelicus.