Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Biography
[Edit]Boston, Massachusetts, is the leading city in the group of six northeastern United States known collectively as New England. It is one of the oldest cities in North America and a leading seaport. The original European settlers of the area the Pilgrims (Nonconformists, who arrived in 1620) and the Puritans brought a tradition of unaccompanied religious singing. Instrumental concerts can be dated back only to 1731. Orchestras were sometimes gotten together to play in oratorios and other special occasions. Gottlieb Graupner, formerly an oboist in Haydn's London orchestra, arrived in 1797 and was frequently conducting concerts. In 1809 he founded a Philo-Harmonic Society, which gave concerts, sometimes of orchestral music. A succession of other amateur societies presented symphonic music through most of the 1800s. A banker, Henry Lee Higginson, founded the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1881. His purpose was to establish a full-time orchestra striving for the best quality in performance. He hired Georg Henschel as its first conductor. The core of the orchestra was German-born musicians. They gave their first concert on October 22, 1881. The first season was 22 pairs of concerts. The BSO's original home was the Music Hall, built in 1852 and now known as the Aquarius Theater. The next several music directors of the orchestra were Wilhelm Gericke (1884), Arthur Nikisch (1889), Emil Paur (1893), and Gericke again (1898). Under Gericke the BSO moved into its acoustically excellent home, Symphony Hall, which opened on October 19, 1900. Carl Muck assumed leadership in 1906. He was away for three years (1908-1912) when Max Fiedler filled in on the podium, then returned, only to lose his position in a scandal caused by his supporting his native Germany when he found that nation at war with America in 1917. Higginson, now 84, who had supported Muck, resigned at the same time and established a board of trustees to manage the orchestra. At that point the orchestra took a decisive turn toward French music. Henri Rabaud was engaged for one season in 1918, and then was succeeded by the brilliant young Pierre Monteux. The dynamic Russian conductor Serge Koussevitzky led from 1924 to 1949 and made the orchestra not only one of the most excellent ones in the world, but established a tradition of interest in the most recent music. For the orchestra's anniversary season in 1931 he planned a commissioning series that yielded an outstanding selection of new symphonic compositions, including Stravinsky's "Symphony of Psalms." Meanwhile, in 1885 the orchestra had established a series of "Promenade Concerts" for a reduced orchestra. In 1900, these concerts were known as the "Pops." They became a solid institution after 1930 when Max Fiedler's son, Arthur, became their conductor, remaining for decades, and are the prototype of all American-style Pops series. After Koussevitsky the orchestra has retained a tradition of podium stability: Its subsequent music directors have been Charles Munch (1949), Erich Leinsdorf (1963), William Steinberg (1968) and Seiji Ozawa (1973). It is a full-time orchestra of 110 members. It is the resident orchestra of the famous Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood, western Massachusetts, which is the orchestra's summer program and a major seasonal teaching center for accomplished young musicians. The orchestra has an extensive discography. For years it was an exclusive act for RCA Victor records, and continues to be active as a recording orchestra on various labels.
Title: Sibelius: The Complete Symphonies, Vol.1 (2 CDs)
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
Genre: Classical
Title: Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 3, 6 & 7
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
Genre: Classical
Title: Complete Symphonies; Tone Poems (CD3)
Artist: Colin Davis, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Genre: Classical
Title: Complete Symphonies; Tone Poems (CD2)
Artist: Colin Davis, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Genre: Classical
Title: Mendelssohn: Symphony 4 & 5 By Charles Munch
Artist: Felix Mendelssohn, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch
Genre: Classical
Title: Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 - Schubert: Symphony No. 2
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch
Genre: Classical
Title: Henryk Szeryng: Live In USA
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Henryk Szeryng
Genre: Classical
Title: Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Gary Graffman
Genre: Classical
Title: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3, "Emperor"
Artist: Seiji Ozawa, Rudolf Serkin, Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Title: Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet, op.64 (2 CDs)
Artist: Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Genre: Classical
Title: Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos
Artist: Seiji Ozawa, Rudolf Serkin, Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Title: Reinecke: Wind Octet, Wind Sextet - World Premiere Recording
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Title: The Great Composers - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Susanne Lautenbacher
Genre: Classical
Title: Berlioz : Romeo Et Juliette - Brahms : Symphony No.2
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch
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Title: The Debussy Collection
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Paul Crossley, The Cleveland Orchestra
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Title: Mendelssohn & Prokofiev: Violin Concertos
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Jascha Heifetz, Charles Munch
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Title: Dvořák: Cello Concerto (Maxi-Single)
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Gregor Piatigorsky, Charles Munch
Genre: Classical
Title: Mussorgsky: Night On the Bare Mountain & Pictures At an Exhibition
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Title: Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Overture
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch
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Title: Brahms: The Symphonies - Symphony No. 4
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
Genre: Classical
Title: Brahms: Symphony No. 2 and Tragic Overture
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch
Genre: Classical
Title: Charles Munch Conducts Debussy
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch
Genre: Classical
Title: The Sound History of a Great Orchestra
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch, Erich Leinsdorf, Pierre Monteux, Serge Koussevitzky, Karl Muck
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Title: Poulenc: Concerto for Organ - Stravinsky: Jeu de Cartes
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch
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Title: Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini - Fantasy, Op. 32
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch
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Title: Complete Symphonies; Tone Poems (CD1)
Artist: Colin Davis, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Genre: Classical
Title: Complete Symphonies; Tone Poems (CD4)
Artist: Colin Davis, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Genre: Classical
Title: Sibelius: Complete Symphonies; Tone Poems
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
Genre: Classical
Title: Sibelius: Symphonies Nos.5 & 6/Tapiola
Artist: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
Genre: Classical
Title: Bolcom - Symphony No. 8 and Lyric Concerto
Artist: James Levine, Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Collections
Title: American Compositions 2
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Title: The Yellow Guide to Classical Music
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Title: Orchestras In Movies
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Title: #top10tracks - High Energy Classical
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Title: Absolute Masterworks - Heroes
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Title: Ultimate Classical for the New Age
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Title: Beautiful Wedding Ceremony
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Title: #top10tracks - Virtuoso Violin
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Title: God Bless America: A Star-Spangled Spectacular
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Title: 100 Romantic Classics
Genre: Orchestral, Orchestral
Title: This is Brahms
Genre: Classical
Title: Absolute Masterworks - High Energy
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Title: Beethoven - The 50 Best Classical Masterpieces
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Title: Top 10 Beethoven
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Title: Prokofiev: Enfant Terrible
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Title: Chilling Classics, Volume 1
Genre: Orchestral, Orchestral
Title: 50 x Bach
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Title: Study to Classical
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Title: Mozart - Beethoven: Piano Concertos (Haskil) (1954-1956)
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Title: Better Thinking Through Mozart
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Title: Mozart Greatest Hits
Genre: Classical
Title: The 50 Greatest Classical Orchestras
Genre: Classical
Title: Mozart for Meditation
Genre: New Age
Title: The British Music Collection
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Title: Richard Strauss - Classical Masters
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Title: A to Z of Conductors
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Title: Claude Debussy, Vol. 2: Orchestral Works (Award Winners)
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Title: 100 Must-Have Classical Music Favourites
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Title: The Only Classical CD/Tape You'll Ever Need!
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Title: My First Orchestra Album
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Title: My Classical Life: 40 Classical Songs for Reading
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Title: Absolute Masterworks - Power!
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Title: Essential Debussy
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Title: Top 100 Adagios
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Title: Top 100 Cello
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Title: The Ultimate Relaxation Collection
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Title: Cello Meditations
Genre: Classical
Title: Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music
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Title: The 101 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever
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Title: 100 Essential Opera Arias, Songs & Overtures
Genre: Opera
Title: The 50 Best Classical Songs Ever, Vol. 2
Genre: Opera
Title: Classical Meditation & Relaxation
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Title: Classical New Age for Zen & Meditation
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Title: UltraSound - Music for the Unborn Child
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Title: Rachmaninoff: Vocalise
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Title: Classical Music for Exam Revision & Study
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Title: The 50 Greatest Performances of Classical Music
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Title: Top 100 Classical Music
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Title: Top 100 Chill Out Classical Music
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Title: Top 100 Brahms
Genre: Classical
Title: Copland: Appalachian Spring & Billy the Kid
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Title: 300 Minutes of Classical Music in Movies
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Title: Maurice Ravel - Panorama
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Title: Adagio for Relaxation
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Title: Be Mine - The Ultimate Romance Album
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Title: I Love Classical Music - #1 Timeless Greats
Genre: Orchestral, Orchestral
Title: Mendelssohn Greatest Hits
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Title: Dies Irae - The Essential Choral Collection
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Title: Dvořák: Greatest Hits / Dvorak: Greatest Hits
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Title: The Ultimate Relaxation Album III
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Title: Pachebel's Canon in D: Beautiful Wedding Music
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Featuring albums
Title: Greatest Hits 1969-1999
Artist: John Williams
Genre: World Music, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Title: Schindler's List (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Artist: Schindler's List
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Liszt: Piano Concertos No. 1 & 2 - Totentanz
Artist: Seiji Ozawa, Krystian Zimerman, The Boston Pops Orchestra
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Title: 20th Century Masters: The Canadian Brass - Millennium Collection
Artist: The Canadian Brass
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Title: Stravinsky: Agon - Schuller: Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee
Artist: Erich Leinsdorf
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Title: Le sacre du printemps
Artist: Stefan Goldmann
Genre: Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Jascha Heifetz in Never-Before-Released and Rare Live Recordings, Vol. 2
Artist: Jascha Heifetz
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Title: Serge Koussevitzky - Willem Mengelberg - Carl Schuricht Conduct
Artist: Willem Mengelberg
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Title: Debussy: In Melody Music
Artist: Walter Gieseking, Suzanne Danco, Artur Rubinstein, Pierre Monteux: Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Title: Claude Debussy, vol. 1: La Mer (Award Winners)
Artist: Fritz Reiner, Charles Munch, Paul Paray, Eduard Van Beinum, Ernest Ansermet
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Title: Classical Masterpieces, Vol. 4
Artist: Herbert Von Karajan, James Levine, Eugen Jochum, Karl Böhm / Karl Bohm
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Title: Sibelius: The Symphonies, Tone Poems & Violin Concerto
Artist: Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra
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Title: Rostropovich - Mastercellist (Legendary Recordings 1956-1978)
Artist: Mstislav Rostropovich
Genre: Classical
Title: Sibelius: The Complete Symphonies, Vol. 1
Artist: The Boston Pops Orchestra, Colin Davis
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Title: Ravel: Orchestral Works
Artist: Claudio Abbado, London Symphony Orchestra And Chorus, The Boston Pops Orchestra
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Title: Berg / Stravinsky: Violin Concertos
Artist: Itzhak Perlman, Seiji Ozawa, Zubin Mehta, New York Philharmonic, The Boston Pops Orchestra
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