André Kostelanetz / Andre Kostelanetz

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André Kostelanetz arranged classical pieces as easy listening numbers, bringing the music to a broad, middle-brow audience that wouldn't normally have listened to the music. In the process, he inadvertently invented easy listening music. Kostelanetz grasped the power of radio and he adapted his arrangements to fit the conventions of mass communications.

Kostelanetz began performing music in his childhood as a member of the Petrograd choir. He would eventually become leader of the choir. In 1922, he moved to the United States. Initially, he didn't find jobs as a conductor/arranger, so he had to perform as an accompanist. In 1924, Kostelanetz made his radio debut, conducting an orchestra.

In the '30s, he assembled a 65-piece orchestra, which happened to be the largest orchestra broadcast on radio, for the national show Andre Kostelanetz Presents. By the mid-'30s, he was one of the most popular radio stars in the U.S., as evidenced by the sheer amount of awards he won and polls he topped. In 1943, a poll of U.S. and Canadian audiences commended him for his support for popular and serious music.

Not only was he popular, he was quite innovative as well. Kostelanetz understood the potential of recording as a way to expose mass audiences to music. Consequently, he also grasped the technological necessities of recording, and helped promote the value of recording engineers. But his most noteworthy technological advance was his invention of a mechanical tuning instrument that told musicians whether they were in pitch or not. The device was adapted by the military and used as a way to track submarines.

Kostelanetz never lost his popularity, even as musical styles shifted dramatically over the next four decades. Over the course of his career, he sold over 52 million records. The arranger continued to interpret classical pieces, as well as show tunes and popular songs until his death in 1980.

Title: 50 Classical Wedding Songs & Music Including "The Wedding March"

Artist: Frank Chacksfield, Wal - Berg, Sir Edward Elgar, Otto Klemperer, André Kostelanetz / Andre Kostelanetz, Hallé Orchestra / Halle Orchestra, I. Musici, Arthur Fiedler, Wiener Philharmoniker, Berliner Philharmoniker, City Of London Sinfonia, Yehudi Menuhin, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Sinfonia Of London, The, London Symphony Orchestra And Chorus, Sir John Barbirolli, Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, Cappella Coloniensis, Richard Hickox, Moshe Atzmon, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Karl Münchinger / Karl Munchinger, Ferenc Fricsay, Thomas Beecham, George Szell, New York Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski, The Boston Pops Orchestra, Antal Dorati, Hilde Gueden, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Zagreb Soloists, Performing Arts Symphony Orchestra, Telemann Society Orchestra, Unicorn Concert Orcestra, London Metropolis Symphony Orchestra, London Proms Symphony Orchestra, Staatskapelle Badische, RCA Victor Orchestra, The Sttugart Chamber Orchestra, Roderick Dunk, Richard Schulze, Heinrich Hollreiser, Harry Dickson, Alexander Faris, Roderick Brydon, Micheal Freedman, Charles Makerras, August Wenzinger, Emmanuel Young, Curt Cremer, Hermann Scherchen, Tonko Ninic

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Title: The Golden Age of Light Music: Magical Melodies

Artist: Geoff Love & His Orchestra, David Rose, Percy Faith, Frank Chacksfield, David Carroll, Robert Farnon, André Kostelanetz / Andre Kostelanetz, Frank De Vol, Buddy Bregman, The Percy Faith Orchestra, Rudolf Friml, The 101 Strings Orchestra, Victor Silvester, John Scott Trotter, The Mantovani Orchestra, Paul Weston And His Orchestra, Melachrino Strings, Cyril Stapleton, Frank De Vol Orchestra, Paul Weston, André Kostelanetz Orchestra / Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra, Sextet, George Melachrino, Otto Cesana, Harry Horlick, Hans Georg Arlt, Lewis Williams, David Rose's Orchestra, Bruce Campbell, Leslie Jones, His Chorus, Frank Chacksfield Orchestra, John Scott Trotter Orchestra, Bruce Campbell Orchestra, Robert Farnon Orchestra, Annunzio Paolo Mantovani, Carnival Orchestra, Cyril Stapleton Orchestra, David Carroll Orchestra, Dolf Van Der Linden Orchestra, Hans Georg Arlt Orchestra, Harry Horlick Orchestra, Leslie Jones Orchestra Of London, Lewis Williams Orchestra, Otto Cesana Orchestra, The Conrad Salinger Orchestra, Victor Silvester Silver Strings, Dolf Van DerLinden

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