• Album cover for Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony, Vol. 1 (2-CD), conducted by Frederick Stock, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, featuring Walter Zimmermann
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Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony, Vol. 1 (2-CD)

Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony, Vol. 1 (2-CD)
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The first volume in Pristine Classical’s series devoted to Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra traces the beginnings of the ensemble’s recording history through sessions made between 1916 and 1926. The collection opens with Stock and the CSO’s complete acoustic recordings for Columbia from 1916-17, recognized as the first recordings made by a credited American orchestra under its own music director.

Among them is the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s first recording, Mendelssohn’s Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, recorded in May 1916. The wide-ranging program also includes Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre, Saint-Saëns’ Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila, Tchaikovsky’s Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty, Suppé’s Poet and Peasant Overture and works by Grieg, Bizet, Johann Strauss Jr., Glazunov and others.

The second disc moves into the electrical recording era with Victor sessions from 1925-26. Highlights include Dvořák’s Carnival Overture, Sibelius’ Valse triste, Wagner’s Prelude to Act 1 from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Brahms’ Hungarian Dances in orchestrations by Dvořák and Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1. These recordings document the rapid development of recording technology as well as the discipline and distinctive character of Stock’s Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Restored and remastered by Mark Obert-Thorn, the collection preserves a foundational chapter in the recorded legacy of Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

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