Fellow toasters, I don't know if any of you are Stokowski fans, but on
9-8-1999 I will be presenting a WAIF-Radio broadcast centering on Leopold
Stokowski's tenure with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (1909-12). Stoki
never recorded with Cincinnati, so I will instead be playing his later
recordings of the same works as heard in his Cincinnati programs and/or
those of the soloists he worked with. I'm not looking for records/tapes
so much as suggestions as to especially good recordings of some of these
things, as in certain cases he recorded the same works many times. Below
is a list of his Cincinnati programs. A couple of quick notes, a) the
Rachmaninoff selection is obvious, and I have the '29 Philadelphia
recording both on 78 and CD, b) I also have a tape of Wuellner in the
"Hexentanz", a gift of Hal Byrnes and C) I don't expect anything that
simply doesn't exist, such as recordings of either concertmaster or Busoni
in any piano concerto. Thanks for your help!
LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI'S REGULAR CONCERT SCHEDULE
WITH THE CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
by Uncle Dave Lewis
Copyright 8-24-1999
note: This list does not, as of yet, does not include out-of-town
engagements, special or benefit concerts. Also omitted are guest
solo recitals, chamber concerts, and other activities presented by
the Cincinnati Symphony in which Stokowski himself was not a direct
participant.
In regard to reperetoire listings, the simpler the better, however
I have modernized some of the titles to conform with current usage.
Likewise I have substituted the English equivalents of many works
orginally given in German (i.e. "Magic Fire Music" rather than
"Feuerzauber"). However, German language titles which are in standard
usage, such as "Die Freischutz" have been allowed to stand. In some
cases I indicate original titles when they are significantly different
in the original listing from current usage. All concerts were held
in Music Hall, Cincinnati.
-Uncle Dave Lewis
Cincinnati
8-24-1999
26/27 Nov 1909
Mozart: Magic Flute Overture
Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 in c minor op. 67
von Weber: Die Freischutz Overture
Wagner: Sigfried Idyll
Wagner: Ride of The Valkyries from Die Walkure
10/11 Dec 1909
Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches op. 10
Tor Aulin: Violin Concerto no. 3 in c minor soloist- Maud Powell
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 in b minor op. 74 "Pathetique"
17/18 Dec 1909
Brahms: Symphony no. 3 in F op. 90
Beethoven: Aria: "Ah, Perfido" op. 65 soloist- Tilly Koenen
Mendelssohn: "Hebrides" Overture op. 26
Brahms: 8 Ziguenerlieder* soloist- Tilly Koenen
Smetana: The Moldau
(*last minute substitution. Original program reads:
Max Fiedler: Wiegenlied
Max Fiedler: Die Muskantin
Strauss: Hymnus
Wolf: Er Ist's)
7/8 Jan 1910
Strauss: Death and Transfiguration op. 24
Schubert: Der Doppelgaenger soloist: Dr. Ludwig Wuellner
Schubert: Erlkoenig soloist- Dr. Ludwig Wuellner
Schumann: Die beiden Grenadiere soloist- Dr. Ludwig Wuellner
von Schillings: Hexentanz soloist- Dr. Ludwig Wuellner
Liszt: Les Preludes
21/22 Jan 1910
Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C "The Great" (as no. 7)
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor op. 18 soloist: Sergei
Rachmaninoff
Wagner: Flying Dutchman Overture
4/5 Feb 1910
Sibelius: Symphony no. 1 in e minor op. 39
Beethoven: Violin Concerto op. 61 soloist- Fritz Kreisler
Beethoven: Leonore Overture no. 3 op. 72
18/19 Feb 1910
Bach: Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D BWV 1068
Haydn: Symphony no. 100 in G Major "Military"
Liszt: Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-Flat soloist- Ferruccio Busoni
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade op. 35
4/5 Mar 1910
Gluck: Ballet Suite in D (?)
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D op. 77 soloist- Hugo Heermann (concertmaster)
Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 in E-flat op. 55 "Eroica"
18/19 Mar 1910
Bizet: L'arlesienne Suite no. 1
Saint Saens: Aria "La Fiancee du Timbalier" soloist- Louise Kirkby Lunn
Debussy: Nocturnes 1 & 2
MacDowell: The Sea soloist- Louise Kirkby Lunn
MacDowell: A Maid Sings Light soloist- Louise Kirkby Lunn
MacDowell: Suite no. 2 op. 48 "Indian"
1/2 Apr 1910
Wagner: Parsifal Prelude
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 in b-flat op. 23 soloist- Teresa Carreno
Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela (from op. 22)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5 in e minor op. 64
25/26 Nov 1910
Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A Major op. 92
Saint Saens: Aria "Fair Spring Is Returning" from Samson and Delilah
soloist- Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
Wagner: Erda Scene from das Rhiengold soloist- Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Wagner: Waltraute Scene from Goetterdamerung soloist- Ernestine
Schumann-Heink
von Weber: Oberon Overture
9/10 Dec 1910
Schumann: Symphony no. 2 in C Major op. 38 "Spring"
Goldmark: Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor op. 28 soloist- Francis
MacMillen
Liszt: Tasso, Lamento e Trionfi
Smetana: Bartered Bride Overture
16/17 Dec 1910
Strauss: Don Juan op. 20
Strauss: Dance of the Seven Veils from Salome (as "Salome's Dance")
Strauss: Love Scene from Feuersnot
Strauss: Death and Transfiguration op. 24
6/7 Jan 1911
Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture
Rachmaninoff: Isle of the Dead op. 29 (as "Der Toteninsel")
Rubinstein: Piano Concerto no. 4 in d minor, op. 70 soloist- Olga Samaroff
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4 in f minor op. 36
20/21 Jan 1911
Schubert: Rosemunde Overture
Beethoven: Symphony no. 8 in F Major op. 93
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D op. 35 soloist- Emil Heermann
(concertmaster)
Dukas: L'apprenti sorcier
3/4 Feb 1911
Sgambati: Symphony in D major op. 16
Puccini: Aria "Let Me Take Your Tiny Frozen Hand" from La Boheme
soloist: Daniel Beddoe
Sinigaglia: La Baruffe Chiazzotte Overture
Verdi: Aria "Celeste Aida" from Aida
Rossini: Barber of Seville Overture
17/18 Feb 1911
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture op. 62
Mozart: Symphony no. 40 in G minor K.550
Bohlmann: Lyric Tone Poem
Scharwenka: Piano Concerto no. 4 in f minor soloist- Xaver Scharwenka
Wagner: Die Meistersinger Prelude
3/4 Mar 1911
Schubert: Symphony no. 8 in b minor "Unfinished"
Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketeches op. 10
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 in b minor op. 74 "Pathetique"
17/18 Mar 1911
Wagner: Faust Overture
Dvorak: Cello Concerto in b minor op. 104 soloist- Boris Hambourg
Brahms: Symphony no. 1 in c minor op. 68
31 Mar/1 Apr 1911
Dvorak: Symphony no. 9 in e minor op. 95 "New World" (as "no. 5")
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat Major op. 73 "Emperor" soloist-
Ferruccio Busoni
Tchaikovsky: Overture "1812" in E-Flat Major op. 49
17/18 Nov 1911
Brahms: Symphony no. 1 in c minor op. 68
von Weber: Aria "Wie nante der Schlummer" from Der Freischutz
soloist- Marie Rappold
Strube: Comedy Overture "Puck"
Wagner: Aria "Dich, thuere halle" from Tannhauser
Wagner: Tannhauser Overture
25/26 Nov 1911
Elgar: Symphony no. 2 in E-Flat Major op. 63
Strauss: Dance of the Seven Veils from Salome (as "Salome's Dance")
Strauss: Serenade for Winds in E-Flat op. 7
Strauss: Don Juan op. 20
8/9 Dec 1911
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture in b minor
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-Flat Major op.23 soloist- Olga
Samaroff-Stokowski
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5 in e minor op. 64
22/23 Dec 1911
Beethoven: Symphony no. 2 in D major op. 36
Bruch: Violin Concerto in g minor op. 26 soloist- Kathleen Parlow
Wagner: Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music from Die Walkure
5/6 Jan 1912
Franck: Symphony in d minor
Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un Faune
Saint Saens: Piano Concerto no. 2 in g minor op. 22 soloist- Ernest
Hutcheson
Berlioz: Danse des Follets/Danse des Sylphes/Marche Hongroise from
The Damnation of Faust
19/20 Jan 1912
Haydn: Symphony no. 104 in D "London"
Donizetti: Aria "Alma soave e cara" from Maria de Rohan
soloist- Ludwig Hess
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Wolf: Lieder der Rattenfaenger soloist- Ludwig Hess
Liszt: O quand je dors soloist- Ludwig Hess
Wagner: Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla from Gotterdamerung
2/3 Feb 1912
Sibelius: Symphony no. 2 in D Major op. 43
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Major op. 82 soloist- Efrem Zimbalist
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave in B-Flat Major op. 31
16/17 Feb 1912
Brahms: Academic Festival Overture op. 80
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 in G Major op. 58 soloist- Wilhelm Bachaus
Schumann: Symphony no. 4 in d minor op. 120
1/2 Mar 1912
von Weber: Euryanthe Overture
Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 3 in a minor op. 56 "Scottish"
(as "Scotch Symphony")
Paganini: Violin Concerto no. 1 in D Major op. 6 soloist- Emil Heermann
(concertmaster)
(as "op. 1")
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz no. 2
15/16 Mar 1912
Stanford: Symphony no. 3 in f minor "Irish"
(as "Irish Smphony")
John Bull: King's Hand
Farnaby: Quodling's Delight
Purcell: Dido's Lament
Byrd: Sellinger's Round
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Sullivan: Overtura di Ballo
29/30 Mar 1912
Goldmark: Sakuntala Overture op. 13
Charpentier: Aria "Depuis le jour" from Louise soloist- Frances Alda
Borodin: In The Steppes of Central Asia
Puccini: Aria "Un bel di" from "Madame Butterfly" Frances Alda
(listed as "a")
Massenet: Gavotte from Manon Lescaut (listed as "b")
Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 in c minor op. 67
Uncle Dave Lewis
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