Boston Pops Orchestra
The Boston Pops Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in light classical and popular music. The orchestra's current music director is Keith Lockhart. Founded in 1885 as an offshoot of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), the Boston Pops primarily consists of musicians from the BSO, although generally not all of the first-chair players. The orchestra performs a spring season of popular music and a holiday program in December. For the Pops, the seating on the floor of Symphony Hall is reconfigured from auditorium seating to banquet and cafe seating. The Pops also plays an annual concert at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade every Fourth of July. Their performances of both Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" and Sousa's "The Stars and Stripes Forever" are famous for both Howitzer cannons firing and fireworks exploding (during the 1812 Overture) as well as the unfurling of the American flag that occurs as the song enters "The Stars and Stripes Forever"'s final moments. Identified with its long-time director Arthur Fiedler, the orchestra has recorded extensively, made frequent tours, and appeared often on television. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1885
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 266 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | CVE-92825 | 12-in. | 7/2/1935 | Dance of the hours | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-92826 | 10-in. | 7/2/1935 | Thunder and lightning | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92827 | 12-in. | 7/2/1935 | Meditation | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler ; Robert Gundersen | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92828 | 12-in. | 7/3/1935 | The sleeping beauty | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-92829 | 10-in. | 7/3/1935 | MalaguenĖa | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-92830 | 10-in. | 7/3/1935 | Dance of the Camorristi | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92831 | 12-in. | 7/3/1935 | Prelude in G minor | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92832 | 12-in. | 7/3/1935 | Prelude in C sharp minor | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92833 | 12-in. | 7/3/1935 | Air for G string | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92834 | 12-in. | 7/3/1935 | March of the boyards | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92835 | 12-in. | 7/3/1935 | Strike up the band | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92836 | 12-in. | 7/3/1935 | Pomp and circumstance | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92837 | 12-in. | 7/3/1935 | Prelude to act 3 | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92838 | 12-in. | 7/3/1935 | Poet and peasant overture, part 1 | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92839 | 12-in. | 7/3/1935 | Poet and peasant overture | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92840 | 12-in. | 7/3/1935 | Citronen waltz (Where the citrons bloom) | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92841 | 12-in. | 7/3/1935 | Citronen waltz (Where the citrons bloom) | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-92842 | 10-in. | 7/3/1935 | Drink to me only with thine eyes | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | String orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-92843 | 10-in. | 7/3/1935 | Prayer of thanksgiving | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-92844 | 10-in. | 7/3/1935 | Hungarian dance no. 5 | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-92845 | 10-in. | 7/3/1935 | Hungarian dance no. 6 | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-92846 | 10-in. | 7/3/1935 | Slavonic dance in C major, no.15 | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-92847 | 10-in. | 7/3/1935 | Turkey in the straw | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-92848 | 10-in. | 7/3/1935 | Music box | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CS-102824 | 12-in. | 6/29/1936 | Aida : Ballet suite | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Boston Pops Orchestra," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103024.
Boston Pops Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103024.
"Boston Pops Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Boston Pops Orchestra - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81010518
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