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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Wonderland of Christmas (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Pop - Editado por The Sound Of Christmas el 1/01/2013
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Shostakovich: Symphony No.1; other short works
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Clásica - Editado por Sony Classical el 22/07/1997
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They all played: W.C. Handy's St. Louis Blues (Recordings of 1940 - 1946)
Mary Lou Williams, Valaida Snow, André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Jazz - Editado por American Songbook Classics el 31/10/2023
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For All We Know
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Pop - Editado por Columbia - Legacy el 2/06/1971
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Lure of the Tropica (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1950)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Pop - Editado por Weird Music - Exotica el 1/01/2013
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Musical Comedy Favorites (Recordings of 1940 & 1942)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Lounge - Editado por Kosta el 30/04/2023
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Andre Kostenlanetz Plays Chicago
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Pop - Editado por Columbia - Legacy el 10/11/1971
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George Gershwin: Concerto in F - Rhapsody in Blue (Album of 1960)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra, André Previn
Clásica - Editado por Kosta el 30/04/2023
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Wonderland of Golden Hits (Album of 1963)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Lounge - Editado por Kosta el 7/11/2023
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The Very Thought Of You (Album of 1956)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Lounge - Editado por Kosta el 28/11/2023
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Sergej Prokofieff: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 - Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals (Album of 1952)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Clásica - Editado por Kosta el 30/06/2023
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Carnival Tropicana (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1948)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Pop - Editado por Weird Music - Exotica el 1/01/2013
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Music of Irving Berlin (Album of 1950)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Lounge - Editado por Kosta el 13/11/2023
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Fire & Jealousy (Album of 1962)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Clásica - Editado por Kosta el 6/11/2023
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Theatre Party: Anything Goes - Music In The Air - The Count Of Luxembourg - The Merry Widow (Album of 1958)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Clásica - Editado por Kosta el 4/11/2023
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A Kostelanetz Program (Album of 1948)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Clásica - Editado por Kosta el 30/06/2023
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Love Story
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Bandas sonoras de cine - Editado por Columbia - Legacy el 20/01/1971
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Grofé: Mississippi Suite (A Tone Journey) - Kern: Mark Twain (A Portrait For Orchestra) (Album of 1949)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Clásica - Editado por Kosta el 30/09/2023
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Kostelanetz Plays Richard Rodgers
André Kostelanetz, André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Pop - Editado por Editions Audiovisuel Beulah el 3/01/2022
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Music of Fritz Kreisler (Album of 1945)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Clásica - Editado por Kosta el 30/09/2023
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Eight All-Time Hits (Album of 1950)
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Lounge - Editado por Kosta el 30/04/2023
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