Robert Russell Bennett
Bennett studied with Busch in Kansas City and with Boulanger in Paris. He composed a wide variety of music, including several symphonies and orchestral works, music for chamber groups and wind bands, two operas and a ballet-opera. However, Bennett's recognition stems from his work in orchestration. This career started with a commission in 1919 by the publishers T.B. Harms to orchestrate songs for the theatre. One of his earliest efforts was Cole Porter's An Old Fashioned Garden (1919). He went on to become the leading orchestrator for Broadway musicals from the 1920s to the 60s. He scored some 300 productions, including the works of Kern, Gershwin, Berlin, Rodgers and Lowe. His efforts established criteria for other orchestrators to follow, and elevated the status of the orchestrator to equal to that of the authors and composers. Instrumentally Speaking (Melville, NY, 1975), is the title of his book on orchestration.
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Discography
12 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Victory At Sea, Vol. 3
Originele soundtracks - Released by Blue Pie Records USA on 1 jan. 1961
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George Gershwin: Highlights from "Porgy & Bess" (1935 - 1950)
Robert Russell Bennett, Robert Merrill, Eleanor Steber
Klassiek - Released by Classical Moments on 30 apr. 2013
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Victory At Sea, Vol. 3
Soundtracks - Released by Planet Blue Records on 1 jan. 1961
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The Pacific Boils Over
Richard Rodgers, Robert Russell Bennett, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by Vintage Jukebox on 16 jun. 2023
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Victory at Sea
Robert Russell Bennett, Members of the NBC Symphony Orchestra
Originele soundtracks - Released by Music Manager on 7 feb. 2022
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Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, extraits (Mono Version)
Risë Stevens, Robert Merrill, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Robert Russell Bennett
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1958
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Rodgers: Victory at Sea, Vol. 1
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Robert Russell Bennett
Klassiek - Released by Naxos Classical Archives on 1 dec. 2011
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Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, extraits (Mono Version)
Risë Stevens, Robert Miller, Robert Russell Bennett, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1956
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Rodgers: Victory at Sea, Vol. 3
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Robert Russell Bennett
Klassiek - Released by Naxos Classical Archives on 1 mei 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rodgers: Victory at Sea, Vol. 2
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Robert Russell Bennett
Klassiek - Released by Naxos Classical Archives on 1 dec. 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Victory at Sea (Volume 2)
Originele soundtracks - Released by Music Manager on 7 feb. 2022
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Victory At Sea, Vol. 3
Pop - Released by Leverage on 1 jan. 1961
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo