Re: [ARSCLIST] Which US Orchestra Recorded First ?

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just got my copy today and in fact I'm about to take it into the .. uh ..
meditation room.

dl

Steven Smolian wrote:

> It's a long story.  Read the articles.
>
> Steve Smolian
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roger and Allison Kulp" <thorenstd124@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 2:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Which US Orchestra Recorded First ?
>
> >I have not seen your article yet,but I am assuming,you have uncovered  the
> >identities,of the orchestras,on many pre-1916 recordings.If I am  not
> >mistaken,the first identified US orchestras ,were The New York
> >Philharmonic,and Metropolitan Opera Orchestras,on Columbia,predating  the
> >Mucks on Victor,by a few  months.In looking through my own  records,the
> >earliest symphonic records I found,were,an early Columbia  Double Disc
> >1911,I think (Although this may be a European  recording.),by Felix
> >Weingartner,and an  unknown orchestra.And  some pre-1916 recordings by The
> >Victor Concert Orchestra (Shilkret  ?),with excerpts from  symphonies. My
> >question is would The VCO  count as a "real" orchestra?
> >
> >