– Hollywood Canteen Symphony Orchestra, 31 October 1943

David Foster, conductor *)

Leopold Stokowski, guest conductor

John Charles Thomas, baritone **)

speeches by Bette Davis, John Charles Thomas, David Foster and Leopold Stokowski

 

4 Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin (Wagner)  3.27 *)

8 Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque (Debussy / Stokowski)  5.02

10 The Lord’s prayer  2.56 **)

12 My old Kentucky home  1.31 (the audience singing)

14 Einzug der Götter in Walhall from Das Rheingold (Wagner)  6.40

 

– Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, 14 July 1946

Camilla Wicks, violin

Violin Concerto No. 2 in d opus 22 (Wieniawski)

16 allegro moderato  7.25

17 romanze. andante non troppo  3.26

18 allegro con fuoco – allegro moderato à la zingara  5.24

20 Tzigane, rapsodie de concert (Ravel)  9.23

21 Caprice viennois opus 2 (Kreisler)  4.17  Fritz Kreisler, violin

(Douglas DC-3 ‘Dakota’ flying over the Bowl during Tzigane performance)

 

– Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, 11 August 1946

Doris Stockton, marimba *)

23 Hungarian dance No. 1 in g, allegro molto (Brahms/ Stokowski)  3.10

24 rondo-presto from Piano Sonata No. 1 in C opus 24 (Weber)  4.30 *)

 

– His Symphony Orchestra, 8 February 1951

Licia Albanese, soprano

Frank Miller, cello

Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 (Villa-Lobos)

25 aria (cantilena)  7.10

26 dansa (martelo)  4.49

Manhattan Center, New York City

78.25 min.

Camilla Wicks & Licia Albanese