André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Andre Kostelanetz was a Russian-born arranger and conductor who "brought classical music to mass audiences while helping the works of modern composers find their way into the classical repertoire", according to the Washington Post in its obituary following his death in 1980. As well as classic works by composers such as Brahms, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky, his repertoire included orchestral arrangements of pop songs and Broadway show tunes which made him one of the best known conductors in America. He championed contemporary composers including Richard Rodgers, Alan Hovhaness, William Schuman, Virgil Thompson, Paul Creston, Cole Porter and George Gershwin and commissioned such works as Aaron Copland's 'A Lincoln Portrait', Ferde Grofe's 'Hudson River Suite', William Schuman's 'New England Tryptch' and Jerome Kern's 'Mark Twain'. He made a great many recordings including 'New York Wonderland' (1964) which went to number 68 on the Billboard 200, 'Traces' (1969) which reached number 200, 'Sounds of Love' which achieved number 194 and 'Love Story' (1971) number 183. His arrangement and orchestral performance of Lorenz Hart's 'With a Song in My Heart' was used as the theme tune of the BBC Radio show 'Family Favourites' and 'Two-Way Family Favourites' from the 1950s to the 1980s.
Born in St. Petersburg to a wealthy family, he studied at the conservatory despite the turmoil of World War I and the Russian Revolution, finally making his way West in a perilous journey to join his already departed family. In New York in the 1920s, he conducted radio orchestras and in the 1930s began his own weekly radio show conducting CBS Symphony Orchestra. For many years he was associated with New York Symphony with whom he established the Promenade summer concerts at Lincoln Center and then Central Park in New York where the audience picnicked and enjoyed music and other entertainment in the 1960s and '70s. He was a guest conductor in concert halls around the world and he made his final appearance in public conducting four concerts with the San Francisco Symphony during the Christmas season in 1979. He died in a hospital in Haiti in January 1980 aged 78.
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Music Of Vincent Youmans (Album of 1951)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Lounge - Paru chez KOSTA le 30 avr. 2023
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All Through The Night
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Jazz - Paru chez Vintage Jukebox le 16 juin 2023
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Kostelanetz Concert (Album of 1948)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez KOSTA le 30 sept. 2023
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Carnival Tropicana (Album of 1948)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Lounge - Paru chez KOSTA le 30 avr. 2023
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The Romantic Music of Tchaikovsky (Album of 1958)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra, Leonid Hambro
Classique - Paru chez Kosta le 1 nov. 2023
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The Music of Jerome Kern (Album of 1946)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Divers - Paru chez KOSTA le 30 juin 2023
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Richard Rodgers: Flower Drum Song (Album of 1959)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Divers - Paru chez KOSTA le 30 avr. 2023
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Verdi: Rigoletto (Opera-for-Orchestra) (Album of 1957)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez KOSTA le 30 avr. 2023
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Bolero! (Album of 1956)
André Kostelanetz & Robin Hood Dell Orchestra of Philadelphia, André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez KOSTA le 30 avr. 2023
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Maurice Ravel: Bolero - Gioachino Rossini: William Tell - Overture (Album of 1949)
André Kostelanetz, André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra, Robin Hood Dell Orchestra of Philadelphia
Classique - Paru chez KOSTA le 30 sept. 2023
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Fabulous Creature
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Jazz - Paru chez classics & more le 2 mai 2016
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Vintage Dance Orchestras Nº 92 - EPs Collectors, "The Girl Friend"
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Jazz - Paru chez Vintage Music le 28 mars 1958
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Ritual Dance Of Fire
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Jazz fusion & Jazz rock - Paru chez Don't stop the music le 12 juin 2023
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Tchaikovsky: Romeo And Juliet (Album of 1952)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez KOSTA le 30 juin 2023
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Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty Ballet, Op. 66 (Album of 1954)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez KOSTA le 25 nov. 2023
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Believe in Magic of Theatre
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Divers - Paru chez Don't stop the music le 20 juil. 2023
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World Favorite Romantic Concertos For Piano And Orchestra (Mono Version, Album of 1963)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra, Ivan Davis
Classique - Paru chez KOSTA le 31 juil. 2023
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World Favorite Romantic Concertos For Piano And Orchestra (Stereo Version, Album of 1963)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra, Ivan Davis
Classique - Paru chez KOSTA le 31 juil. 2023
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Romantic Arias for Orchestra (Album of 1959)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Kosta le 5 nov. 2023
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Puccini: La bohème (Instrumental Version, Mono Version)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra, André Kostelanetz
Divers - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1958
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Rachmaninoff: 4 Préludes (Mono Version)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Divers - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1958
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