Anatole Fistoulari
A conductor of wide-ranging authority in a varied repertory, Anatole Fistoulari is nonetheless remembered most vividly for the several ballet recordings he made for Mercury Records. The son of a noted conductor, Fistoulari maintained that he had made his debut before an orchestra at the age of seven. Beyond dispute is his broad exposure to Russian musical culture, thoroughly absorbed before he concentrated his activities in Europe and, eventually England, where he became a British subject. Fistoulari learned most of his technique and repertory from his father, Gregor Fistoulari, a student of Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov and Anton Rubinstein. The work allegedly conducted by the seven-year-old Anatole in Kiev was Tchaikovsky's "Pathétique" Symphony, a score of enormous depth and complexity. In 1933, he leapt into the fire with an appointment to conduct for the Grand Opéra Russe in Paris, a company assembled around the famously temperamental Russian bass baritone Feodor Chaliapin. His ability to maintain a cool head there led to a 1938 engagement with Leonid Masim's Ballets Russes; with that company, Fistoulari toured the Continent and America, where his work was much admired. During WWII, Fistoulari became a popular figure in England. After conducting a 1942 production of Mussorgsky's unfinished Sorochintsï Fair, he was made principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 1943. In 1954, he returned to ballet as guest conductor of the Royal Ballet and, in 1956, led the London Philharmonic in a tour of Russia that brought enthusiastic audiences to the halls of Moscow and Leningrad. Other guest engagements took Fistoulari to several other parts of the world, notably New Zealand and the Mideast, but he continued to base his activities in England. Active in the recording studio, Fistoulari built a substantial discography. In addition to his much-praised Mercury recordings of Delibes' Sylvia and Adam's Giselle, he recorded excerpts from Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty; Alexandre Luigini's short, but effective Ballet Egyptien; and several works by Khachaturian. Fistoulari's direction of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies was praised, as were recorded collaborations with pianists Vladimir Ashkenazy, Earl Wild, and Shura Cherkassky, as well as violinists Nathan Milstein (Brahms) and Ruggiero Ricci (Khachaturian).
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Francis Poulenc: Les Biches - Aubade (125th Birthday) (Album of 1954)
Fabienne Jacquinot, London Symphony Orchestra, The London Westminster Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari
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Сладкий тихий час для младенцев
London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari
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Classical: Winter
Mayfair Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari
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Gayane Ballet
Anatole Fistoulari, London Symphony Orchestra
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Classique: Hiver
Mayfair Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari
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Indy: Istar - Fervaal - Dukas: La Peri
Westminster Symphony Orchestra of London, Anatole Fistoulari
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Dohnanyi, E.: Variations On A Nursery Theme / Strauss, R.: Burleske (Jacquinot, Philharmonia, Fistoulari) (1952)
Fabienne Jacquinot, Philharmonia Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari
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Debussy, C.: Fantaisie / Honegger, A.: Piano Concertino / Milhaud, D.: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Jacquinot, Fistoulari) (1951, 1953)
Fabienne Jacquinot, Westminster Symphony Orchestra of London, Philharmonia Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari
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Saint-Saens, C.: Introduction Et Rondo Capriccioso / Havanaise / Sarasate, P.: Zigeunerweisen / Wieniawski, H.: Legende (Campoli) (1953, 1956)
Alfredo Campoli, London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari, Pierino Gamba
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Poulenc, F.: Biches (Les) / Aubade (Jacquinot, Fistoulari) (1953-1954)
London Symphony Orchestra, Fabienne Jacquinot, Anatole Fistoulari, Westminster Symphony Orchestra of London
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Indy, V.: Symphonie Sur Un Chant Montagnard Francais / Saint-Saens, C.: Piano Concerto No. 5, "Egyptian" (Jacquinot, Fistoulari) (1953)
Westminster Symphony Orchestra of London, Fabienne Jacquinot, Anatole Fistoulari
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Vocal Recital (Bass): Arie, Raphael - Mussorgsky, M.P. / Glinka, M.I. / Lishin, G. / Grechaninov, A.T. (Recital of Russian Songs) (1953)
Raffaele Arié, Wilfred Parry, London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Naxos Classical Archives on Jan 1, 1953
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Vocal Recital: Robin, Mado - Bellini, V. / Arditi, L. / Proch, H. / Dell'Acqua, E. / Alabiev, A. (1956)
Mado Robin, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari
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Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 / Sibelius: Violin Concerto (Menuhin) (1955)
Yehudi Menuhin, London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari, Sir Adrian Boult
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J. Strauss II: Graduation Ball (Mono Version)
The New Symphony Orchestra of London, Anatole Fistoulari
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Grieg, E.: Piano Concerto / Falla, M.: Noches En Los Jardines De Espana (Curzon) (1951)
Clifford Curzon, London Symphony Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari, Enrique Jorda
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Strauss Ii, J.: Graduation Ball (Arr. A. Dorati) / Weber, C.: Invitation To the Dance (Arr. Berlioz) (Fistoulari) (1953)
New Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari
Ballets - Released by Naxos Classical Archives on Jan 1, 2000
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Procession of the Nobles from "Mlada"
Anatole Fistoulari, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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Les grands compositeurs de la musique classique : Aram Khatchaturian, Vol. 1
Anatole Fistoulari, Orchestre symphonique de Londres
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Milestones of a Legend: Alfredo Campoli, Vol. 6
Alfredo Campoli, London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari, Sir Adrian Boult
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Sleeping Beauty
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