A Russian spectacular.
| Author/creator | Stokowski, Leopold conductor. |
| Format | Audio (CD) |
| Publication Info | Harrow, Middlesex, England : Dutton Laboratories, ℗1994. |
| Description | 1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Included Work | Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Nochʹ na Lysoĭ gore (1867) arranged. |
| Included Work | Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Boris Godunov (Rimsky-Korsakov). Selections arranged. |
| Included Work | Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Kartinki s vystavki; arranged. |
| Included Work | Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Khovanshchina. Reĭtary i moskovskiĭ li͡u︡d. |
| Included Work | Borodin, Aleksandr Porfirʹevich, 1833-1887. Kni͡a︡zʹ Igorʹ. Polovet͡s︡kai͡a︡ pli͡a︡ska arranged. |
| Other author/creator | Philadelphia Orchestra performer. |
| Variant title | Title on container: Stokowski conducts A Russian spectacular |
| Variant title | Title on container: Leopold Stokowski conducts A Russian spectacular |
| Contents | A night on the bare mountain (8:36). Boris Godunov, symphonic synthesis (21:23). Pictures at an exhibition : Promenade (2:00) ; The gnome (2:10) ; Promenade (1:13) ; The old castle (4:04) ; Bydlo (A Polish ox-wagon) (2:21) ; Promenade (:52) ; Ballet of the chickens in their shells (1:10) ; Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle (4:46) ; Catacombs : Sepulchrum Romanum/Con mortuis in lingua mortua (2:54) ; The hut on fowl's legs (Baba Yaga) (2:35) ; The great gate of Kiev (4:22) ; Khovanshchina : Entr'acte to Act IV (3:50) / Mussorgsky -- Prince Igor, Dances of the Polovetzki maidens / Borodin (16:15). |
| General note | The 3rd work originally for piano, orchestrated by Stokowski; the 1st-2nd and 4th-5th arranged by Stokowski. |
| General note | Compact disc; digitally remastered. |
| General note | Previously released as Victor 17900 (1st work), M391 (2nd), M706 (3rd), 6775-B (4th), M499 (5th). |
| General note | Program notes by Edward Johnson ([3] p.) inserted in container. |
| Performer | The Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded December 8, 1940 (1st work) ; November 16, 1936 (2nd work) ; November 27, 1939 (3rd work) ; October 12, 1927 (4th work) ; April 5, 1937 (5th work) at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia. |
| UPC | 6538780092 |
| Publisher number | CDAX 8009 Dutton Laboratories |
| Publisher number | 17900 Victor |
| Publisher number | M39 Victor |
| Publisher number | M706 Victor |
| Publisher number | 6775-B Victor |
| Publisher number | M499 Victor |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | CD-3134 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |