Stokowski - Seasons Greetings

This record, a 45 rpm extended play published in the early 50s,
contains 4 Christmas classics
performed by the Leopold Stokowski Symphony Orchestra:

"Pifa" from Handel's Messiah
(27 march 1947)

Ippolitov-Ivanov/Stokowski
"In the Manger",
Traditional Russian Christmas music
(27 march 1947)

Debussy-Caplet
The snow is dancing
from "Children's Corner
(2 & 30 march, 1949)

Mozart "The sleigh ride"
German Dances K. 509, no. 3
(2 march 1949)


A very short program (approx 13 min),
so I've added more Xmas music from Stoky's catalogue.



Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols (NBC SO, 19 december 1943)
Bach - Sinfonia from Christmas Oratorio (Philadelphia, 30 april, 1 may 1929)
Again Pifa from Messiah (Philadelphia, 15 march 1930)

and the 2 Nutcracker suite recorded in Philadelphia, 1926 & 1934

"Nutcracker" Suite op.71a
- Philadelphia Orchestra 03,10,18/11/26
- Philadelphia Orchestra 26/11/34

Miniature Overture (Ouverture miniature)
March (Marche)
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Danse de la fée Dragée)
Trepak - Russian Dance (Danse russe).
Arabian Dance (Danse arabe)
Chinese Dance (Danse chinoise)
Dance of the Flutes (Danse des Mirlitons)
Waltz of the Flowers (Valse des fleurs)


tt: 1.17.31


FLAC (the same details written above are included in the folder)