Andre Previn
André George Previn (; born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-American pianist, composer, and conductor. His career had three major genres: Hollywood films, jazz, and classical music. In each he achieved success, and the latter two were part of his life until the end. In movies, he arranged and composed music. In jazz, he was a celebrated trio pianist, a piano-accompanist to singers of standards, and pianist-interpreter of songs from the "Great American Songbook". In classical music, he also performed as a pianist but gained television fame as a conductor, and during his last thirty years created his legacy as a composer of art music. Before the age of twenty, Previn began arranging and composing for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He would go on to be involved in the music of more than fifty films and would win four Academy Awards. He won ten Grammy Awards, for recordings in all three areas of his career, and then one more, for lifetime achievement. He served as music director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra (1967–1969), principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra (1968–1979), music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (1976–1984), of the Los Angeles Philharmonic (1985–1989), chief conductor of the Royal Philharmonic (1985–1992), and, after an avowed break from salaried posts, chief conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic (2002–2006). He also enjoyed a warm relationship with the Vienna Philharmonic. |
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 51 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | L 8338 | 4/18/1955 | Moonlight in Vermont | Andre Previn | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 8339 | 4/18/1955 | Serenade to Sweden | Andre Previn | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 9089 | 3/28/1956 | But beautiful | Andre Previn | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 9090 | 3/28/1956 | I fall in love too easily | Andre Previn | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 9091 | 3/28/1956 | Invitation | Andre Previn | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 9092 | 3/28/1956 | Let's fall in love | Andre Previn | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 9093 | 3/28/1956 | It could happen to you | Andre Previn | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 9094 | 3/28/1956 | Too late now | Andre Previn | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 9099 | 3/29/1956 | Moonlight becomes you | Andre Previn | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 9100 | 3/29/1956 | You are too beautiful | Andre Previn | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 9101 | 3/29/1956 | When you wish upon a star | Andre Previn | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 9102 | 3/29/1956 | Laura | Andre Previn | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 9103 | 3/29/1956 | My foolish heart | Andre Previn | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 9104 | 3/29/1956 | It's easy to remember | Andre Previn | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 9805 | 1/18/1957 | Wild and crazy | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 9806 | 1/18/1957 | Central Park-4 A.M. | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 9807 | 1/18/1957 | Blues at five | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 9808 | 1/18/1957 | The poor people of Brazil | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 9851 | 2/11/1957 | Smooth | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 9852 | 2/11/1957 | Return of the man | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 9853 | 2/11/1957 | Exotica | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 9854 | 2/11/1957 | Just a little jazz | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 10343 | 7/5/1957 | Hop, skip but jump | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 10344 | 7/5/1957 | Lament in five | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 10345 | 7/5/1957 | Jubilation | Elmer Bernstein | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Previn, Andre," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/338383.
Previn, Andre. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/338383.
"Previn, Andre." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.
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