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ALBUMGeorge London: Triumph and Tragedy, Vol. 6Vienna Symphony, George London, Max Schönherr, Jean Morel, Richard Kraus, Rafael Kubelik, Rudolf Moralt, Valerie Bak, Leonie Rysanek, Wiener Rundfunkorchester, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMThe Music of Arnold Schoenbert, Vol. 1 (2023 Remastered Version)Robert Craft, Helga Pilarczyk, Washington Opera Society Orchestra, Israel Baker, CBC Symphony Orchestra, Bethany Beardslee, Columbia Chamber Ensemble, Robert Oliver, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Columbia Symphony Chorus, Festival Singers of Toronto & John Horton
About Columbia Symphony Orchestra
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The Columbia Symphony Orchestra has one of the more unusual stories in 20th-century classical-music history. On one hand, they really weren’t a conventional orchestra at all, but an ad hoc assemblage of musicians recruited by Columbia Records at various points—mostly from the late ’40s through the early ’80s—for various recording sessions on an as-needed basis, with constantly shifting personnel. That said, the orchestra (whatever its iteration at each juncture) recorded with some of the greatest conductors on milestone albums. A few examples include recordings conducted by Bruno Walter from the late ’50s to early ’60s of Mozart, Mahler, Brahms and others; 1958’s Leonard Bernstein-led recordings of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris; and some of Stravinsky’s greatest works, such as their 1962 recording of The Rite of Spring, conducted by the composer himself. However, due to the CSO’s malleable nature, their name is found in a wide range of contexts, including Barbra Streisand’s 1976 release Classical Barbra and 1981’s When You Wish Upon a Star: A Tribute to Walt Disney.
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