In 1968, Leopold Stokowski, guest conducting with the Chicago Symphony, gave the premiere American performance of Aram Khachaturian’s Symphony No. 3 (subtitled Symphony–Poem) for full orchestra, organ and 15 trumpets. This massive, single movement work was made to order for Stokowski and especially the famous virtuoso brass section of the Chicago Orchestra. The symphony was recorded by RCA a few days after the premiere as well as other symphonies and concert works by Dmitry Shostakovich and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. With one exception all of Stokowski’s Chicago recordings were recorded in the Chicago Symphony Hall with no audience present but RCA made the unprecedented decision to record the Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 during a live, audience attended performance but, for reasons only known to RCA and perhaps Stokowski, this live recording was never commercially released by RCA on LP or tape (it was finally released on a private Chicago Symphony subscription CD set in the 1980s). Stokowski’s Shostakovich 10th is the stuff for which legends are made. It is simply mind boggling, stunning, passionate and every kind of superlative of which I can apply. The Chicago Symphony was a virtuoso orchestra long before Stokowski stood before them (Fritz Reiner turned the orchestra, already world class, into one of the world’s greatest ensembles) but the fantastic “Stokowski Sound” enhanced string tone combined with the Chicago brass makes for an incredible musical combination that has to be heard to be believed. RCA’s Stokowski/Chicago albums were released on CD in the 1990s as part of a multi CD set and partially on a single CD. The sound quality on these CDs (and even the recent reissue) is indifferent and poorly mastered, in my opinion, compared to the excellent LPs and tapes of the 1960s. This new DSD archived remix and remastering is derived from analog tape sources only one generation from the master tapes and included is the magnificent Shostakovich 10th Symphony, now in glorious “Living Stereo”. I hope you enjoy these fantastic performances by Leopold Stokowski, surely the “first among equals” among the greatest conductors of all time (in my opinion, the singular greatest) and showcasing the Chicago Symphony, one of the world’s greatest orchestras in 1960s “Living Stereo”, now preserved in the digital format.

Stokowski: Chicago Symphony Recordings
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Thank you steviefromalaska for another remastered analog-sourced gem from your collection and also your wonderfully detailed notes.

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Thank you very much, stevie, for continuing to share these wonderful recordings! Shostakovich + Stokowski + stevie(!) = sonic bliss :)

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