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Alfred Wallenstein

vc, 1898-1983 US, Chicago
Musician / Conductor of Classical

Alfred Wallenstein (October 7, 1898 – February 8, 1983) was an American cellist and conductor, born in Chicago, Illinois. At the age of 17, he joined the San Francisco Symphony as a cellist. He subsequently played cello with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra before becoming principal cello of the New York Philharmonic under Arturo Toscanini in 1929. He frequently performed with these orchestras as a soloist.In 1941, Wallenstein was given a personal Peabody Award for Outstanding Entertainment in Music.He was a descendant of Albrecht von Wallenstein.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Soundtrack
  • Jazz
Plays With
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra
The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
René Pollain
Popular Tracks   
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato - Remastered on Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 - Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major by Arthur Rubinstein, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra & Alfred Wallenstein
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio - Remastered on Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 - Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major by Arthur Rubinstein, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra & Alfred Wallenstein
Hungarian Dance No. 7 on Heifetz: Showpieces by Jascha Heifetz
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: IV. Allegro marziale animato on Rubinstein: The Liszt Album by Franz Liszt & Arthur Rubinstein
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Remastered on Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 - Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major by Arthur Rubinstein, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra & Alfred Wallenstein
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: II. Quasi Adagio on Rubinstein: The Liszt Album by Franz Liszt & Arthur Rubinstein
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: I. Allegro maestoso on Rubinstein: The Liszt Album by Franz Liszt & Arthur Rubinstein
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: III. Allegretto vivace. Allegro animato on Rubinstein: The Liszt Album by Franz Liszt & Arthur Rubinstein
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Andante on Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 & Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Arthur Rubinstein, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra & Alfred Wallenstein
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto on Arthur Rubinstein Plays Chopin - Original Album Classics by Frédéric Chopin & Arthur Rubinstein

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Concertos Nos. 1 & 2Frédéric Chopin / Arthur Rubinstein, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Alfred Wallenstein2005Album
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Arthur Rubinstein - Erich Leinsdorf, Alfred Wallenstein2004Album
Violin Concerto, Double ConcertoJohannes Brahms, Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner2004Album
Piano Concerto No. 2 / Piano ConcertoArthur Rubinstein, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, Alfred Wallenstein, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff - Edvard Grieg2000Compil.
Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16Arthur Rubinstein ,Artur Rubinstein Alfred Wallenstein, Edvard Grieg1999Single
Piano Concerto / Piano Concerto No. 1Arthur Rubinstein, Edvard Grieg / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Alfred Wallenstein, Erich Leinsdorf1999Compil.
Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2 Franck:Symphonic Variations Liszt: Concerto No. 1Arthur Rubinstein, Alfred Wallenstein, Symphony Of The Air1996Album
Concerto In D For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 35Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Itzhak Perlman, The London Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein1995Album
Brandenburg Concertos 1,2,3.Johann Sebastian Bach, The Little Orchestra Of New York Conducted By Thomas Scherman, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Alfred Wallenstein1995Album
Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 23Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Arthur Rubinstein, Alfred Wallenstein, Vladimir Golschmann1994Album
Cellokonzert / Enigma-VariationenSir Edward Elgar, Pierre Fournier, Berliner Philharmoniker, Alfred Wallenstein, The London Symphony Orchestra, Eugen Jochum1994Album
Tchaikovsky: Violin ConcertoItzhak Perlman, The London Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Massimo Freccia1988Album
Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat Minor / Concerto in A MinorArthur Rubinstein · Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Boston Symphony Orchestra · Erich Leinsdorf · Edvard Grieg · RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra · Alfred Wallenstein1985Compil.
Mozart Concertos No. 20 & No. 24Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Arthur Rubinstein, Josef Krips, Alfred Wallenstein1985Album
Klavierkonzerte Nr. 17, 21, 23, 24Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Arthur Rubinstein1984Album
Artur Rubinstein Spielt Drei KlavierkonzerteEdvard Grieg / Franz Liszt / Robert Schumann / Arthur Rubinstein / Alfred Wallenstein / Carlo Maria Giulini1978Compil.
Concerto For Violoncello And Orchestra In E Minor, Op. 85 / Schelomo Hebraic Rhapsody For Violonicello Solo And Full OrchestraPierre Fournier, Berliner Philharmoniker, Alfred Wallenstein1976Album
The World's Favorite ConcertosPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, César Franck, Arthur Rubinstein, Erich Leinsdorf / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein / Symphony Of The Air1971Album
Romeo And Juliet Overture / The Nutcracker SuitePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Alfred Wallenstein, Virtuoso Symphony Of London1971Album
Symphony No. 2 In E MinorAlfred Wallenstein, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra1970Album
Sonata In D Minor For Violin And PianoJohannes Brahms, Jascha Heifetz, William Kapell, Christian Sinding, Maurice Ravel, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein1965Album
Concerto No.20 / Andante And VariationsArthur Rubinstein, Alfred Wallenstein, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn1964Album
Mozart Concerto No. 17 / Schubert Impromptus, Op. 90, Nos. 3 And 4Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Arthur Rubinstein, Alfred Wallenstein1964Album
Concerto No.20 / Andante And Variations In F MinorArthur Rubinstein, Alfred Wallenstein, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn1964Album
Mozart Concertos 21 And 23Arthur Rubinstein, Alfred Wallenstein1962Album
Grieg Piano Concerto and Favorite EncoresArthur Rubinstein, Alfred Wallenstein, Edvard Grieg, Manuel De Falla, Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, Sergei Prokofiev, Heitor Villa-Lobos1962Album
Laud To The Nativity / The MagnificatOttorino Respighi / Claudio Monteverdi - The Roger Wagner Chorale With The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Alfred Wallenstein1961Album
Brahms Concerto For Violin And CelloJohannes Brahms, Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, Alfred Wallenstein Conducting RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra1961Album
Pictures At An ExhibitionModest Mussorgsky - Maurice Ravel Conducted By Alfred Wallenstein, Virtuoso Symphony Of London1960Album
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor op. 98Johannes Brahms / Alfred Wallenstein, Virtuoso Symphony Of London1960Album
Romeo And Juliet Overture / The Nutcracker SuitePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Alfred Wallenstein, Virtuoso Symphony Of London1959Album
The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra / Classical SymphonyBenjamin Britten, Sergei Prokofiev, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra1959Album
Symphonie FantastiqueHector Berlioz Conducted By Alfred Wallenstein, Virtuoso Symphony Of London1959Album
Bolero / Carmen SuiteMaurice Ravel / Georges Bizet - Alfred Wallenstein Conducting Virtuoso Symphony Of London1959Album
Symphony VI (Pathétique) In B Minor • Opus 74Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Virtuoso Symphony Of London Conducted By Alfred Wallenstein1959Album
Concerto No. 2 / Symphonic VariationsCamille Saint-Saëns / César Franck - Arthur Rubinstein, Alfred Wallenstein, Symphony Of The Air1958Album
Grieg—Concerto In A Minor • Rachmaninoff—Rhapsody On A Theme Of PaganiniArthur Rubinstein / Edvard Grieg, Alfred Wallenstein1957Album
Concerto No. 2 • Concerto No. 1Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff / Franz Liszt - Arthur Rubinstein - Fritz Reiner, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Alfred Wallenstein1957Album
The ConcertoArthur Rubinstein - Fritz Reiner, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Alfred Wallenstein1956Album
Symphony No. 2 In D MajorJohannes Brahms, Alfred Wallenstein Conducting Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra1956Album
Symphony No. 35 In D Major, K. 385 (Haffner) / Violin Concerto No. 5 In A Major, K. 219Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alfred Wallenstein, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Oscar Shumsky, Thomas Scherman, The Little Orchestra Society1956Album
Symphony No. 4 In C Minor ("Tragic") / Symphony No. 5 In B Flat MajorFranz Schubert, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Alfred Wallenstein1954Album
Showpieces For Orchestra -Volume ILos Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein1954Album
Roumanian Rhapsdy No. 1 (In A Major, Op.11) / The MoldauGeorge Enescu / Bedřich Smetana, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein1952Album
Suite In F Sharp Minor, Opus 19Ernst von Dohnányi, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Alfred Wallenstein1949Album
Suite No. 2, Ballet Gayne / Castalon OvertureNBC Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Efrem Kurtz / The Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Alfred Wallenstein1946Album
Ave MariaLos Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Under The Direction Of Alfred Wallenstein1945Album
Tchaikovsky WaltzesLos Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Under The Direction Of Alfred WallensteinAlbum
Fiesta Para Cuerdas (Holiday For Strings) / Nuestro Vals (Our Waltz)Alfred WallensteinAlbum
Concerto No.1Frédéric Chopin, Arthur Rubinstein, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred WallensteinAlbum
Offenbach OverturesLos Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred WallensteinAlbum
Selections From OklahomaLos Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Under The Direction Alfred WallensteinAlbum
Symphonie Nr. 6 „Pathétique“Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Alfred Wallenstein, Virtuoses Symphonieorchester LondonAlbum
Elgar: Cello Concerto In E Minor / Bloch: SchelomoSir Edward Elgar, Ernest Bloch, Alfred Wallenstein, Pierre Fournier, Berliner PhilharmonikerAlbum
CellokonzerteAntonín Dvořák • Sir Edward Elgar - Pierre Fournier - Berliner Philharmoniker, George Szell, Alfred WallensteinAlbum
Scottish Fantasy Op. 46 / Violin Concerto In D, Op. 35Jascha Heifetz, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Max Bruch, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred WallensteinAlbum
Tchaikovsky - Concerto in D . Sinding . RavelPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Christian Sinding, Maurice Ravel, Jascha Heifetz, Walter Susskind, Alfred WallensteinAlbum
Symphony No. 35 In D Major, Violin Concerto No. 5 In A MajorLos Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein, The Little Orchestra Of New York, Thomas Scherman, Oscar ShumskyAlbum
Mozart Operatic Arias ~ Ezio PinzaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ezio Pinza, Alfred WallensteinSingle
La Fiancée VendueBedřich Smetana, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred WallensteinAlbum
Strauss - Don Quixote; Wagner - A Faust OvertureSir Thomas Beecham, Alfred Wallenstein, René Pollain, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, The London Philharmonic OrchestraAlbum
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