Maurice Abravanel - Rimsky-Korsakov, Ippolitov-Ivanov, Gliere (1969/2010) Hi-Res

Maurice Abravanel The state of Utah became a flourishing classical music scene thanks to the efforts of Maurice Abravanel, who served as music director of the Utah Symphony for 32 years starting in 1947. Although his peers might have looked at a posting in Utah as death in the boondocks, to Abravanel it was an opportunity to accomplish his dream of building up a permanent symphony orchestra of his own in a part of the world that was sorely lacking such a resource. Doing this meant turning down a lucrative contract with Radio City Music Hall, and even working without pay during the orchestra's most extreme periods of financial struggle. Other Abravanel activities outside of Mormon territory included directing the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, CA, from 1956 through 1979. In 1981 he was appointed an artist-in-residence for life at Tanglewood. He served on the National Council of the Arts from 1970 through 1976, and received the American Symphony Orchestra League's Golden Baton Award in 1981. In 1970, he became a member of the first music panel of the National Endowment for the Arts. He received a Tony Award for Regina and Grammy nominations for some of the more than 100 recordings with the Utah Symphony, many of which are considered classics.

Tracks:

1-4 Rimsky-Korsakov-Antar Composition for symphony orchestra 29:18
5-8 Ippolitov-Ivanov Caucasian Sketches, suite no. 1 for orchestra 22:13
9 Glière Red Poppy, ballet, Op. 70: Russian Sailor's Dance 3:34

Transferred from a Vanguard LP VCS-10060

Personnel:

Maurice Abravanel
Utah Symphony Orchestra