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 1-25 of 266 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-92800 | 10-in. | 7/1/1935 | Marche militaire | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CS-92801 | 12-in. | 7/1/1935 | Capriccio espagnol | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CS-92802 | 12-in. | 7/1/1935 | Capriccio espagnol | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CS-92803 | 12-in. | 7/1/1935 | Capriccio espagnol | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CS-92804 | 12-in. | 7/1/1935 | Capriccio espagnol | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-92805 | 10-in. | 7/1/1935 | Song of India | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92806 | 12-in. | 7/1/1935 | Rhapsody in blue | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler ; Jesús María Sanromá | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92807 | 12-in. | 7/1/1935 | Rhapsody in blue | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler ; Jesús María Sanromá | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92808 | 12-in. | 7/1/1935 | Rhapsody in blue | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler ; Jesús María Sanromá | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-92809 | 10-in. | 7/1/1935 | Cavalleria rusticana : Intermezzo | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-92810 | 10-in. | 7/1/1935 | March of the little lead soldiers | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92811 | 12-in. | 7/1/1935 | Jalousie | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92812 | 12-in. | 7/1/1935 | Polonaise militaire in A major | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92813 | 12-in. | 7/1/1935 | Procession of the Sardar | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92814 | 12-in. | 7/1/1935 | In the village | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CS-92815 | 12-in. | 7/2/1935 | Aïda : Grand march | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CS-92816 | 12-in. | 7/2/1935 | Midsummer night's dream : Overture | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CS-92817 | 12-in. | 7/2/1935 | Midsummer night's dream : Overture | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CS-92818 | 12-in. | 7/2/1935 | Midsummer night's dream : Overture | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CS-92819 | 12-in. | 7/2/1935 | Midsummer night's dream : Wedding march | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CS-92820 | 12-in. | 7/2/1935 | Largo | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra and organ | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-92821 | 10-in. | 7/2/1935 | The Continental | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-92822 | 10-in. | 7/2/1935 | Carioca | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-92823 | 10-in. | 7/2/1935 | Entrance of the little fauns [from Cydalise] | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group | |
Victor | CVE-92824 | 12-in. | 7/2/1935 | Dance of the hours | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Boston Pops Orchestra," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103024.
Boston Pops Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103024.
"Boston Pops Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.
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