New York Philharmonic
The world-renowned New York Philharmonic (officially the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York) is America's oldest symphony orchestra, a prime example of high standards of performance to musicians and audiences everywhere.
Beginning in the 1820s, there were several attempts to found an orchestra in the city, the more successful of which were the Philharmonic Symphony Society (established in 1842) and the New York Symphony (established in 1878). The Philharmonic had a reputation for conservatism and high standards, hiring primarily European conductors, such as Gustav Mahler. The Symphony seemed more ambitious and interested in new music. It received patronage from Andrew Carnegie, enabling the building of Carnegie Hall (1891), with an inaugural concert led by Walter Damrosch and Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky. The Philharmonic Society finally merged with the Symphony in 1928, during the tenure of Arturo Toscanini, who helped it establish its world-class reputation. Many great conductors would follow, among them: Leonard Bernstein (1958-1969, when he was named conductor laureate), Kurt Masur (1991-2002, when he was named music director emeritus), Alan Gilbert (2009-2017), and as of the 2018-2019 season, Jaap van Zweden. Under Bernstein, the orchestra's reputation blossomed in new ways. He brought a youthful excitement to the music, engaging new audience members, particularly through television appearances. The advent of stereo recording allowed the Philharmonic to re-record much of the standard canon. It also got a new performance venue: Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center.
Many of the Philharmonic's directors have had to deal with threats to its standing among the world's great orchestras: competition on stages and on records from other, strong American orchestras; internal and external economic difficulties; and balancing the traditional with new music in a way that satisfies its core audience. However, commissioning and introducing new works is a long-held tradition. Memorable premieres include Dvorák's New World Symphony; Gershwin's Concerto in F; the Pulitzer Prize-winning On the Transmigration of Souls by John Adams; Esa-Pekka Salonen's Piano Concerto; and The Jungle, Wynton Marsalis' fourth symphony. The Philharmonic commissioned a new work by Julia Wolfe, Fire in My Mouth, giving its premiere in 2019 and receiving a Grammy nomination for its recording. In 2020, the Philharmonic inaugurated Project 19 to commission new music from 19 women composers, named such to mark the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Among the first of these commissions was Tania León's Stride, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2021.
The orchestra has performed in more than 430 cities in 63 countries, which includes its first tour after merging when Toscanini took it to Europe in 1930 and a trip to the U.S.S.R. in 1959. In 2008, Lorin Maazel led it in a historic concert in Pyongyang, North Korea, the first significant cultural visit to the country by an American organization since the 1950s. The Philharmonic hosts several free concerts each year, operates outreach programs in the city, and partners with select music schools in the U.S. and China.
The Philharmonic's recording history dates back to 1917, counting over 2,000 releases, many of them award winners, with hundreds of them available at any given time. As many other orchestras have done, it has created its own label, releasing live concert recordings physically, and was the first to do so digitally as well, also offering podcasts and other new media. Its Leon Levy Digital Archives contain every program printed since 1842, plus scores marked by musicians and conductors. After a fundraising campaign to rehabilitate the Avery Fisher Hall in 2014, the venue was renamed the David Geffen Hall in 2015. Following significant renovations, it reopened for the 2022-2023 season.
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Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 & Suites from Romeo and Juliet
Kurt Masur, New York Philharmonic
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Feuermann in Concert
Emanuel Feuermann, Franz Rupp, Arpad Sandor, New York Philharmonic, Steven Isserlis, Arthur Smallens
Chamber Music - Lançado por Cello Classics em 01/08/2005
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Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" & Slavonic Dances
Kurt Masur, New York Philharmonic
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics International em 01/01/1992
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The Philip Smith Collection, Album 2: The Concertos (Live)
Philip Smith, New York Philharmonic, Wynton Marsalis, Zubin Mehta, Erich Leinsdorf, Kurt Masur
Classical - Lançado por New York Philharmonic em 12/05/2015
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Symphonic Poems - Romantic Symphonies - Violin Concertos
Classical - Lançado por UME - Global Clearing House em 01/12/2022
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Mahler: Symphony No. 9
Kurt Masur, New York Philharmonic
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics International em 03/03/1995
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Brahms, Tchaikovsky
New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert, Rudolf Buchbinder
Classical - Lançado por New York Philharmonic em 09/04/2013
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Prokofiev: Suites Nos. 1 & 2 de Roméo et Juliette, extraits (Mono Version)
New York Philharmonic, Dimitri Mitropoulos
Miscellaneous - Lançado por BNF Collection em 01/01/1958
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Leonid Kogan, Vol. 1: Brahms & Mozart Violin Concertos (Live)
Announcer, 1958 - Boston Symphony Hall, Leonid Kogan, Pierre Monteux, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Boston Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic
Classical - Lançado por DOREMI em 08/04/2008
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Mahler: Symphony No. 7 (Recorded 1981) (Live)
New York Philharmonic, Rafael Kubelik
Classical - Lançado por New York Philharmonic em 08/12/2017
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Brahms: Violin Concerto (Recorded 1935) (Live)
New York Philharmonic, Jascha Heifetz, Arturo Toscanini
Concertos - Lançado por New York Philharmonic em 08/12/2017
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Artur Rodzinsky conducts Tchaikovsky Symphonies 4 & 5 live
New York Philharmonic, Artur Rodzinsky
Classical - Lançado por Archipel em 04/11/2022
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Schumann & Dvorak : Violin Concertos
Yehudi Menuhin, New York Philharmonic, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Sir John Barbirolli, George Enescu
Violin Concertos - Lançado por Naxos em 01/01/1993
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Mitropoulos Conducts Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H. 48
Dimitri Mitropoulos, New York Philharmonic
Classical - Lançado por Urania Records em 16/09/2022
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George Szell live conducting Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 8
New York Philharmonic, George Szell
Classical - Lançado por Archipel em 02/12/2022
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Gershwin: An American in Paris, Selections from Porgy and Bess & Cuban Overture
Zubin Mehta, New York Philharmonic
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 30/11/1990
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Release 6: Tchaikovsky – Vivaldi – Ravel
Classical - Lançado por New York Philharmonic em 15/03/2011
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Wagner: Götterdämmerung Synthesis - Parsifal - Siegfried - Das Rheingold
Léopold Stokowski, New York Philharmonic
Symphonic Music - Lançado por Infinity em 26/01/2022
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade & Capriccio espagnol
John Corigliano, New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
Classical - Lançado por Artemisia em 20/04/2018
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New York Philharmonic / Bruno Walter play: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphonie Nr. 38 - "Prager", KV 504 (28.11.1954)
Classical - Lançado por Classico Ivano em 06/02/2015
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George Szell conducts Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 and Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 live
New York Philharmonic, George Szell, Leonard Rose, Cifford Curzon, Arthur Grumiaux, Jim Fassett
Classical - Lançado por Archipel em 11/11/2022
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