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- Title
The Utah Symphony's Recordings with Vanguard Records.
- Authors
SHIH-NI PRIM
- Abstract
Studies on recordings often focus on the conductor's musical decisions and interests, overlooking the record company's perspective or how the market's current offerings affected the choices of repertoire. To show the intricate decision-making process behind the business of making recordings, especially for a regional orchestra and a smaller record company, this article examines the Utah Symphony's recording output and includes in the discussion Vanguard Records, the American Federation of Musicians'policy, and the m.arket. Under the leadership of Maurice Abravanel, the Utah Symphony made over 120 recordings between 1952 and 1978. Among the various record companies with which the Utah Symphony worked, Seymour Solomon and Vanguard Records produced most of the recordings and formed a particularly strong relationship with the conductor. The recordings on the Vanguard label contributed to the orchestra's growing fame, as demonstrated by record reviews in and outside the United States. Through archival materials and record reviews, this article shows that the orchestra musicians' willingness to receive less pay, as well as the conductor's and record company's shared view on strategically selecting repertoire, were crucial to the Utah Symphony's recording career.
- Subjects
CONDUCTORS (Musicians); SOUND recording industry; VANGUARD Records (Company); UTAH Symphony &; Opera; PERFORMING arts repertoire
- Publication
ARSC Journal, 2017, Vol 48, Issue 1, p23
- ISSN
2151-4402
- Publication type
Article