Editorial Reviews
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Bizet's jolly little symphony was only discovered and premiered in the 1920s, and it immediately established itself as a repertoire staple. Obviously neoclassical in outlook, and scored for a more modest orchestra than Mozart or Haydn would have found familiar, it has an absolutely irresistible charm and melodic appeal. It resembles Prokofiev's Classical Symphony in so many ways that you would think that the composers were contemporaries, rather than separated by more than half a century! Leopold Stokowski was something like 90 when he recorded this sizzling performance. How the man did it was anyone's guess. Just be glad that he did! --David Hurwitz
Bizet: Symphony in C Major/Mendelssohn: A Midsummer's Night Dream Incidental Music/Smetana: The Moldau, Music, Georges Bizet, Felix Mendelssohn, Bedrich Smetana, George Szell, Leopold Stokowski, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Orchestral, Romantic Incidental Music for Orchestra, Romantic Symphony, Romantic Tone Poem/Symphonic Poem for Orchestra, Symphonic
Track Listings:
Track Listings
River Runs Again: Live 2003 [Extra tracks] [Live]
Tchaikovsky Masterpieces, CD 3
The Legend of Tommy Johnson, Act 1: Genesis 1900's-1990's [Soundtrack]
Tom Jones International [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
Richard Strauss: Josephs Legende, Op. 63
Tir Mo Ghraidh, the Land I Love: Gaelic Song, Story and Music from Nova Scotia