Leopold Stokowski - Bach Transcriptions

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Leopold Stokowski was one of the greatest conductors of all time. Born in London on April 18, 1882, he started his musical career as an organist. In 1903, he took the post of principal organist at St. James’ Church in London, situated in a small side off the famous Piccadilly. Although only 21 years old, he became soon well-known and after two years received an offer from St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York, which he accepted enthusiastically. The congregation loved him, particularly for his uncommon musical repertoire. Stokowski always made a mystery of himself. Asked about his age, he would give 1887 as his year of birth instead of 1882 . Throughout his whole life he spoke with a strange pseudo-east-European accent of which nobody ever had an idea where he, as a born Lodoner, could have it from. In 1940, Stokowski made the famous film Fantasia together with Walt Disney, in which cartoon figures move in ballet-like sequences to classical music. The music for the film was recorded in eight-channel stereophony and surprised its spectators for both its visual and acoustical achievements. Musically, he provoked a still-lasting controversy over his bombastic symphonic transcriptions of Bach works, which are considered sacrilege by baroque purists. He also had no inhibitions about making changes to the scores of other great masters, such as Beethoven or Tchaikovsky, if this served the work in any way.

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Tracklist:

01. Toccata and Fugue for organ in D minor, BWV 565
02. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
03. Chorale prelude for organ ("Wir glauben all an einen Gott"), BWV 680
04. Cantata No. 208, "Was mir behagt," ("Hunting Cantata"), BWV 208 Schäfe können sicher weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze)
05. Fugue for organ in G minor ("Little"), BWV 578
06. English Suite for keyboard No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 Bourrée
07. Cantata No. 156, "Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe," BWV 156 Komm, Süsser Tod
08. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 Chaconne
09. Well tempered clavier book 1, No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869 Prelude
10. Easter Oratorio, "Kommt, eilet und laufet," BWV 249 Chorale

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