Guido, thank you so much for this wonderful recording. I didn't know Stokowski conducted the American premier of the Nevsky... very nice performance, and the first time I have heard this in English as well. Much appreciated. Burt
Unfortunately this NBC performance is sung in English, but we have more Nevsky's by Stokowski:
-Philadelphia Orchestra live at the Robin Hood Dell, with Elaine Bonazzi (Guido, I have the complete 21 June 1965 concert). -Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Hilversum, Saturday 22 August 1970 (exactly 50 years ago today!) live in De Doelen, Rotterdam, with Sophia van Sante (complete concert available on Medici Arts CD MM026-2). I was there. -A very interesting 80-minute broadcast rehearsal in fine sound with Nell Rankin and the American Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, 24 February 1964 (https://great-conductors-of-the-past.com/cd-4-rehearsal-alexander-nevsky-cantata-opus-78/).
http://www.mediafire.com/file/otys9453fqhb79o/PROSTOK.zip/file
ReplyDeleteThis is unbelievable! I never even heard of the Nevsky performance, with my favorite orchestra to boot. Thank you so much Guido!
ReplyDeleteRon
Guido, thank you so much for this wonderful recording. I didn't know Stokowski conducted the American premier of the Nevsky... very nice performance, and the first time I have heard this in English as well. Much appreciated. Burt
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately this NBC performance is sung in English, but we have more Nevsky's by Stokowski:
ReplyDelete-Philadelphia Orchestra live at the Robin Hood Dell, with Elaine Bonazzi (Guido, I have the complete 21 June 1965 concert).
-Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Hilversum, Saturday 22 August 1970 (exactly 50 years ago today!) live in De Doelen, Rotterdam, with Sophia van Sante (complete concert available on Medici Arts CD MM026-2). I was there.
-A very interesting 80-minute broadcast rehearsal in fine sound with Nell Rankin and the American Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, 24 February 1964
(https://great-conductors-of-the-past.com/cd-4-rehearsal-alexander-nevsky-cantata-opus-78/).