Robert Russell Bennett
Bennett studied with Busch in Kansas City and with Boulanger in Paris. He composed a wide variety of music, including several symphonies and orchestral works, music for chamber groups and wind bands, two operas and a ballet-opera. However, Bennett's recognition stems from his work in orchestration. This career started with a commission in 1919 by the publishers T.B. Harms to orchestrate songs for the theatre. One of his earliest efforts was Cole Porter's An Old Fashioned Garden (1919). He went on to become the leading orchestrator for Broadway musicals from the 1920s to the 60s. He scored some 300 productions, including the works of Kern, Gershwin, Berlin, Rodgers and Lowe. His efforts established criteria for other orchestrators to follow, and elevated the status of the orchestrator to equal to that of the authors and composers. Instrumentally Speaking (Melville, NY, 1975), is the title of his book on orchestration.
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Victory At Sea, Vol. 3
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Blue Pie Records USA am 01.01.1961
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George Gershwin: Highlights from "Porgy & Bess" (1935 - 1950)
Robert Russell Bennett, Robert Merrill, Eleanor Steber
Klassik - Erschienen bei Classical Moments am 30.04.2013
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Victory At Sea, Vol. 3
Soundtracks - Erschienen bei Planet Blue Records am 01.01.1961
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The Pacific Boils Over
Richard Rodgers, Robert Russell Bennett, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Klassik - Erschienen bei Vintage Jukebox am 16.06.2023
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Victory at Sea
Robert Russell Bennett, Members of the NBC Symphony Orchestra
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 07.02.2022
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Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, extraits (Mono Version)
Risë Stevens, Robert Merrill, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Robert Russell Bennett
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1958
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Rodgers: Victory at Sea, Vol. 1
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Robert Russell Bennett
Klassik - Erschienen bei Naxos Classical Archives am 01.12.2011
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Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, extraits (Mono Version)
Risë Stevens, Robert Miller, Robert Russell Bennett, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1956
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Rodgers: Victory at Sea, Vol. 3
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Robert Russell Bennett
Klassik - Erschienen bei Naxos Classical Archives am 01.05.2012
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Rodgers: Victory at Sea, Vol. 2
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Robert Russell Bennett
Klassik - Erschienen bei Naxos Classical Archives am 01.12.2011
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Victory at Sea (Volume 2)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 07.02.2022
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Robert Russell Bennett's Armed Forces Suite
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Band, Robert Russell Bennett
Klassik - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 22.08.2012
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Victory At Sea, Vol. 3
Pop - Erschienen bei Leverage am 01.01.1961
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