Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony, Vol. 2 (2-CD)

The second installment in a series devoted to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s second music director, Frederick Stock, hear rare and recently restored recordings from the late 1920s on this incredible two-disc set. Documented here are historic recordings made at the Goodman Theatre — a venue selected due to the over-reverberant acoustics of Orchestra Hall at the time — and a Wagner arrangement by CSO founder Theodore Thomas. Each track was carefully restored by Mark Obert-Thorn.

Bach Suite No. 2 in B Minor for Flute and Strings, BWV 1067
Ernest Liegl flute
Vaclav Jiskra string bass
December 1928, Goodman Theatre, Chicago

Suk Fairy Tales Suite, Intermezzo
December 1925, Webster Ballroom, Chicago
December 1926, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Dvořák Slavonic Dance No. 8 in G Minor, Op. 46
December 1926, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64
December 1927, Goodman Theatre, Chicago

Glinka Russlan and Ludmilla Overture
December 1928, Goodman Theatre, Chicago

Dohnányi Suite for Orchestra in F-sharp Minor, Op. 19
December 1928, Goodman Theatre, Chicago

Glazunov Scènes de ballet Suite, Op. 52, “Pas d’Action”
December 1928, Goodman Theatre, Chicago

Wagner Wesendonck Lieder, “Träume” (arr. Theodore Thomas)
December 1928, Goodman Theatre, Chicago

Strauss, Jr. Die Fledermaus, “Du und Du” Waltz
December 1929, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Smetana The Bartered Bride Overture
December 1929, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 38 (Spring)
December 1929, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Discs: 2
Record Label: Pristine Audio
Release Year: 2023