José Serebrier conducts transcriptions of Bach, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Musorgsky, Purcell and Boccherini by Stokowski
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COMPOSERS: Bach,Boccherini,Musorgsky,Purcell,Tchaikovsky,Wagner
LABELS: Naxos
ALBUM TITLE: Stokowski
WORKS: Transcriptions of Bach, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Musorgsky, Purcell, Boccherini
PERFORMER: Timothy Walden (cello); Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/José Serebrier
CATALOGUE NO: 8.578305 (2005-09)
Stokowski’s arrangements added technicolour to music that was often pretty colourful already. The results – almost endearing in their unashamed excesses – are conveyed with some aplomb.
Jessica Duchen
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Jessica Duchen studied music at Cambridge University and was the classical music correspondent for The Independent from 2004 to 2016. She has also written for The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Times, BBC Music Magazine and the JC, among others.