San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

The San Francisco Symphony (SFS), founded in 1911, is an American orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980 the orchestra has been resident at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in the city's Hayes Valley neighborhood. The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra (founded in 1981) and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus (1972) are part of the organization. Michael Tilson Thomas became the orchestra's music director in 1995, and concluded his tenure in 2020 when Esa-Pekka Salonen took over the position. Among the orchestra's awards and honors are an Emmy Award and 15 Grammy Awards in the past 26 years.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1911

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 62 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	PCVE-42008	12-in.	2/20/1928	Leonore overture, no. 3 : Adagio	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PCVE-42009	12-in.	2/20/1928	Leonore overture, no. 3 : Allegro	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PCVE-42010	12-in.	2/20/1928	Leonore overture, no. 3 : Allegro	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PCVE-42011	12-in.	2/21/1928	Leonore overture, no. 3	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PCVE-42012	12-in.	2/21/1928	Phedre overture	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PCVE-42013	12-in.	2/21/1928	Phedre overture	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PCVE-42014	12-in.	2/21/1928	Les preludes (Symphonic poem no. 3)	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PCVE-42029	12-in.	2/27/1928	Les preludes (Symphonic poem no. 3)	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PCVE-42031	12-in.	2/27/1928	Les preludes (Symphonic poem no. 3)	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PCVE-42032	12-in.	2/27/1928	Les preludes (Symphonic poem no. 3)	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PBVE-42033	10-in.	2/27/1928	Le Cid : Ballet	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PBVE-42034	10-in.	2/28/1928	Le Cid : Ballet	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PBVE-42035	10-in.	2/28/1928	Le Cid : Ballet	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PBVE-42036	10-in.	2/28/1928	Le Cid : Ballet	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PBVE-42037	10-in.	2/28/1928	Le Cid : Ballet	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PBVE-42038	10-in.	2/28/1928	Le Cid : Ballet	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PCVE-42039	12-in.	2/28/1928	Vals de concert	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PCVE-42040	12-in.	2/28/1928	Vals de concert	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PC-55	12-in.	1/19/1925	Fra Diavolo overture	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PC-56	12-in.	1/19/1925	Fra Dialovo overture	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PC-61	12-in.	1/24/1925	Parsifal : Prelude	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PC-62	12-in.	1/24/1925	Parsifal : Prelude	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PC-63	12-in.	1/26/1925	Parsifal : Prelude	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PC-64	12-in.	1/26/1925	Phedre overture	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group
Victor	PC-75	12-in.	1/31/1925	Good Friday spell	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	Musical group

(Results 1-25 of 62 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "San Francisco Symphony Orchestra," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103524.

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103524.

"San Francisco Symphony Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.