Philadelphia Symphony Orch. - Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 (1936)

Leopold Stokowski Conducts Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, playing Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 (Orchestral arrangement) for Victor. Recorded in 1936.

In the Climax scene of an Universal Pictures' 1936 classical musical film, "One Hundred Men & A Girl", Stokowski conducts this tune for 'Unemployed Musicians' Orchestra', organized by a young girl (role played by Deanna Durbin).

Played on my Numark machine. Two-sided recording.

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• 1936
• Leopold
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• Victor
• 78rpm

[merrihew]

Have you seen the film? Stokowski's acting is not very good. But the music makes up for it.

[transformingArt]

Yes, I saw the film, and have a DVD of it. Of course, he is not so good actor, and made very brief appearance as an actor. But the movie is just good.

[7117hpr7117]

This was later re-recorded in 1960 by Stokowski with the RCA Orchestra. It's almost an identical performance. This time though recorded in living stereo. You'll cry if you hear it on vinyl or on the new sacd format. Living stereo had more resolution than even todays systems can handle. You'll think you are right in the audience, it sounds like it was recorded yesterday.

[paradox5653]

I LOVE THIS SONG!

[TuboEspectador]

@tlagudtjq Very good, thank you! I really appreciate your reply!

[tlagudtjq]

@TuboEspectador Well......Stokowski's first televised concert is maybe "The Big Broadcast of 1937"

He conducted Bach. (Sorry for my English because I am Korean...)

[TuboEspectador]

@7117hpr7117 Agreed. I had a Stokowski of Les Preludes and Cappricio Italien on both 78 RPM and a CD remastering. I played the 78s on the Orthophonic Credenza for friends and then the CD on my sound system. All without prompting. They thought the Victrola version was more exciting! :D

I presume a pristine LP in Living Stereo would do the same!

Cheers!

[TuboEspectador]

Stokey in 1930s was doing "WONDERFUL" things! First stereo recordings, inspiring people to love this music, radio, concerts and on the cusp of television (anyone can document when Stokey did his first televised concert?)

I became aware of Stokowski through his 1960s Phase Four Stereo recording of Scheherazade. MMMMM! :)

[dpgerman]

Nobody did it like Leopold and nobody since!

[mongolarix]

@transformingArt please the movie name i wanna see it!

[SuperSkeletonGirl]

Finally I found this song! Now I gotta figure out how to download it....

[2ndviolinist]

@wetland1955 Yes, this is the earlier of the 2 Stoki/Philly recordings, this one on November 18, 1926 and March 10, 1927, the 2nd, 10 years later on November 16, 1936, Victor 14422 or HMV 3086. This according to stokowski. org from whence all the acoustic and electric recordings are downloadable.

[fgldnglbs]

I think Stokowski said somethting like, "Transcription is not a right; it is a duty." I guess that means it falls, to anybody who knows how to arrange to flesh out a piece for solo instrument or chamber group; demonstrate that both ways work. Liszt did the opposite for Beethoven symphonies. I don't know if he scored solo pieces himself, but I think this might have been a little schmaltzier than Liszt himself might have done, but this was the entertainer side of Stokowski.