In Reply to: Fitrst actual BSO recording found -- from 1906! posted by clarkjohnsen on October 21, 2006 at 08:49:06:
was -- the New York Symphony under Walter Damrosch. According to Claude Gravely Arnold's The Orchestra on Record 1896-1926 (Greenwood Press 1997), "[w]hile none of the pre-1900 cylinders is known to have survived, one 1903 Columbia disc by the 'Damrosch Orchestra' (composed of New York Symphony players) can still be found."As my daughter might say, neah, neah, na-boo-boo.
As most of you probably know, the New York Symphony merged with the New York Philharmonic in 1928, and the resulting orchestra was known as the New York Philharmonic Symphony for many years.
Also, Boston sucks.
Thanks for the link to that interesting article.
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- However, the first permanent orchestra in the United States to record ... - rbolaw 19:06:40 10/21/06 (5)
- That can't be. - clarkjohnsen 10:09:28 10/22/06 (4)
- Not only can it be ... - rbolaw 16:10:19 10/22/06 (3)
- It cannot be as you stated, because *Columbia did not make discs*! nt - clarkjohnsen 07:46:39 10/23/06 (2)
- It's true that Columbia didn't switch from cylinders until 1909 - rbolaw 16:12:35 10/23/06 (1)
- OTOH, according to some sources, - rbolaw 16:43:09 10/23/06 (0)