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."
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| 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 | |
| Brunswick | E27522 | 10-in. | 5/9/1928 | Shepherd’s hey (Saludo pastor) | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | E27523 | 10-in. | 5/9/1928 | Polovtsian dances | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | E27524 | 10-in. | 5/9/1928 | Polovtsian dances | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | E27525 | 10-in. | 5/9/1928 | Polovtsian dance | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | E27526 | 10-in. | 5/9/1928 | Polovtsian dance | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | E27527 | 10-in. | 5/9/1928 | The school of the fauns | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | Ch223 | 12-in. | 10/4/1924 | Träumerei | Artists vary | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | ChX177-ChX181 | 12-in. | 10/2/1924 | On the beautiful blue Danube | Cleveland Orchestra | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | ChX182-ChX185 | 12-in. | 10/2/1924 | Finlandia | Cleveland Orchestra | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | Ch193-Ch195 | 10-in. | 10/3/1924 | Wedding music | Cleveland Orchestra | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | ChX196-ChX200 | 12-in. | 10/3/1924 | Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald | Cleveland Orchestra | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | Ch201-Ch205 | 10-in. | 10/3/1924 | Hungarian dance No. 5 (G minor) | Cleveland Orchestra | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | Ch212-Ch214 | 12-in. | 10/4/1924 | Lohengrin | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | Ch215-Ch217 | 10-in. | 10/4/1924 | Slavonic dance no. 3 | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | ChX218-ChX220 | 12-in. | 10/4/1924 | Symphony no. 2 : Allegretto | Cleveland Orchestra | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | Ch221-Ch222 | 10-in. | 10/4/1924 | Valse triste | Cleveland Orchestra | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | Ch224-Ch225 | 10-in. | 10/4/1924 | Träumerei | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | Ch226-Ch227 | 10-in. | 10/4/1924 | Valse triste | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | Ch228-Ch229 | 10-in. | 10/4/1924 | Hungarian dance no. 5 | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | Ch230-Ch231 | 10-in. | 10/5/1924 | Wedding music | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | Ch232-Ch234 | 10-in. | 10/5/1924 | Lohengrin | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | [C253]-[C254] | 10-in. | 5/1/1926 | Prelude | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | [C255]-[C257] | 10-in. | 5/1/1926 | Wedding music | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | [C258]-[C260] | 10-in. | 5/1/1926 | Song of India | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | [XC261]-[XC263] | 12-in. | 5/1/1926 | Overture of 1812 | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | XC264-XC266 | 12-in. | 5/3/1926 | Overture of 1812 | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | XC267-XC268 | 12-in. | 5/3/1926 | Sleeping beauty : Waltz | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | XC269-XC271 | 12-in. | 5/3/1926 | Danse macabre | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | XC272-XC274 | 12-in. | 5/3/1926 | Merry wives of Windsor overture | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | XC275-XC277 | 12-in. | 5/3/1926 | Pomp and circumstance march no. 1 | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | XC278-XC279 | 12-in. | 5/3/1926 | Entrance of the Boyards | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | C280-C282 | 12-in. | 5/3/1926 | Prelude in C sharp minor | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | XC283-XC284 | 12-in. | 5/3/1926 | Shepherd’s hey | Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff | Orchestra | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cleveland Orchestra," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103148.
Cleveland Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103148.
"Cleveland Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: The Cleveland Orchestra
Discogs: Cleveland Orchestra
Allmusic: Cleveland Orchestra
Britannica: Cleveland Orchestra
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Cleveland Orchestra - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81048124
Wikidata: The Cleveland Orchestra - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q875248
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/123688705
MusicBrainz: The Cleveland Orchestra - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f33b188e-b80f-4058-92ca-0e30c04ad2fa
ISNI: 0000 0001 2284 9193 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000122849193
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