Cleveland Orchestra

The Cleveland Orchestra, based in Cleveland, Ohio, is one of the prominent American orchestras informally called the "Big Five". Founded in 1918 by the pianist and impresario Adella Prentiss Hughes, the orchestra plays most of its concerts at Severance Hall. As of 2021, the music director is Franz Welser-Möst.

In October 2020, The New York Times called it "America's finest [orchestra], still", and in 2012 Gramophone Magazine ranked it seventh among the world's orchestras.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1918

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

Notes: Also listed as "Cleveland Symphony Orchestra."

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 58 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick X12353-X12355½ 12-in. 1/23/1924 1812 overture (Solennelle) Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick X12356-X12357 12-in. 1/23/1924 1812 overture (Solennelle) Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick 14422-14425 10-in. 12/8/1924 Traümerei Cleveland Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick 14426-14427 10-in. 12/8/1924 Berceuse Cleveland Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick E27482 10-in. 5/7/1928 Coppélia ballet : Entr’acte and valse Cleveland Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick XE27483 12-in. 5/7/1928 Symphony no. 2, E minor Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick XE27484 12-in. 5/7/1928 Symphony no. 2, E minor Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick XE27485 12-in. 5/7/1928 Symphony no. 2, E minor Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick XE27486 12-in. 5/7/1928 Symphony no. 2, E minor Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick XE27487 12-in. 5/7/1928 Symphony no. 2, E minor Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick XE27488 12-in. 5/7/1928 Symphony no. 2, E minor Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick XE27489 12-in. 5/7/1928 Symphony no. 2, E minor Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick XE27499 12-in. 5/8/1928 Symphony no. 2, E minor Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick XE27500 12-in. 5/8/1928 Symphony no. 2, E minor Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick XE27501 12-in. 5/8/1928 Symphony no. 2, E minor Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick XE27502 12-in. 5/8/1928 Symphony no. 2, E minor Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick XE27503 12-in. 5/8/1928 Symphony no. 2, E minor Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick XE27504 12-in. 5/8/1928 Symphony no. 2, E minor Cleveland Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick XE27505 12-in. 5/8/1928 Symphony no. 8, B minor ("Unfinished") Cleveland Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick XE27506 12-in. 5/8/1928 Symphony no. 8, B minor ("Unfinished") Cleveland Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick XE27507 12-in. 5/8/1928 Symphony no. 8, B minor ("Unfinished") Cleveland Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick XE27508 12-in. 5/8/1928 Symphony no. 8, B minor ("Unfinished") Cleveland Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick XE27509 12-in. 5/8/1928 Symphony no. 8, B minor ("Unfinished") Cleveland Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick XE27520 12-in. 5/9/1928 Symphony no. 8, B minor ("Unfinished") Cleveland Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Brunswick XE27521 12-in. 5/9/1928 Valse triste Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff Orchestra Musical group  
(Results 1-25 of 58 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cleveland Orchestra," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103148.

Cleveland Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103148.

"Cleveland Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103148

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