Newton Archive
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; PURCELL: Dido’s Lament from Dido and Aeneas (orch. Stokowski); DVORAK: Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22 – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/ Leopold Stokowski – Newton Classics
A swan-song disc from the 93-year-old Leopold Stokowski, performing with the brilliantly responsive Royal Philharmonic string section.
RACHMANINOV: Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 44; Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (orch. Rachmaninov) – National Philharmonic Orchestra/Leopold Stokowski – Newton Classics
Stokowski makes amends for years of neglect of this score which he had premiered, compensating with a potent expression of belated love and passion.