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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Fascinatin' Rhythm
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Jazz - Paru chez Da Beat le 11 avr. 2019
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Calender Girl (Album of 1956)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Lounge - Paru chez KOSTA le 30 avr. 2023
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Nightingale
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Pop - Paru chez oldies and hits for future le 13 mai 2019
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Pjtor Tschaikowski: The Nutcracker, Suite Op. 71a - Between Birthdays, Op. 39 (Children's Album) (Album of 1961)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez KOSTA le 31 juil. 2023
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Arrows in the Gale
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Pop - Paru chez Galero le 28 janv. 2022
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Naughty Boy
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Jazz - Paru chez Naughty Boy le 5 oct. 2022
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Traditions
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Pop - Paru chez Traditions le 20 nov. 2022
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Movie Songs
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Jazz - Paru chez Movie Songs le 25 févr. 2022
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St. Nicholas - For Young Folks
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Jazz - Paru chez St. Nicholas Day le 2 déc. 2021
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We Kiss in a Shadow
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Pop - Paru chez Digable Classics le 1 oct. 2020
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Harald Arlen: Blues Opera Suite (Album of 1958)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Lounge - Paru chez Kosta le 3 nov. 2023
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The Lure of the Mountains
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra, Johnny Cash
Pop - Paru chez Studio Classics le 1 oct. 2020
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Winter Dreams
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Pop - Paru chez Winter Dreams le 30 sept. 2022
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Embraceable You
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Jazz - Paru chez Da Beat le 11 avr. 2019
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Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata (Opera for Orchestra) (Album of 1954)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez KOSTA le 30 juin 2023
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Bizet: Carmen (Opera-For-Orchestra) (Album of 1954)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez KOSTA le 30 avr. 2023
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The Music Of Sigmund Romberg (Album of 1946)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Lounge - Paru chez KOSTA le 30 avr. 2023
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The Best Songs of Musical Comedy
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Bandes originales de films - Paru chez Mach60 Music le 1 nov. 2016
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Freedom Loving
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Pop - Paru chez togethersound le 20 mars 2017
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Confectioner's
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Jazz - Paru chez fsp analog le 20 mars 2017
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Imposingly
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Pop - Paru chez the gold members le 28 oct. 2016
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