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Henry Lewis

p, 1932-1996 US, Los Angeles
Musician / Conductor of Classical
A.k.a. Henry Jay Lewis

Henry Jay Lewis (October 16, 1932 – January 26, 1996) was an African-American double-bassist and orchestral conductor. At age 16, he joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic, becoming the first African-American instrumentalist in a major symphony orchestra.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Soundtrack
  • Pop
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Don Juan / Till Eulenspiegel's Merry PranksRichard Strauss - Henry Lewis, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra2013Album
Rarities: I Capuleti E I Montecchi (Excerpts) + Scenes And AriasMarilyn Horne, Vincenzo Bellini, Gioacchino Rossini, Henry Lewis, Richard Bonynge2003Album
Mahler & Wagner LiederGustav Mahler / Richard Wagner - Marilyn Horne, Henry Lewis, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra1997Compil.
Joan Of Kent, The British Railway MusicalHenry Lewis1993Album
Musicals! 15 Hit Songs From Classic Musical ShowsJohn McGlinn - Henry Lewis1993Compil.
Oscar Hammerstein II's Carmen Jones: Original London Cast RecordingOscar Hammerstein II, Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, Sharon Benson, Damon Evans, Michael Austin, Henry Lewis & Carmen Jones1991Album
Gershwin Piano Concerto In F, An American In ParisΓιάννης Βακαρέλης, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra1988Album
Gershwin Piano Concerto In F, An American In ParisΓιάννης Βακαρέλης, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra1988Album
Piano Concerto No 1 / Rhapsody On A Theme Of PaganiniPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Henry Lewis / The London Symphony Orchestra, Hans Vonk1983Album
Prima Donna / Volume 5 / Great Soprano Arias From Handel To Britten / Semele / Oberon / Norma / Rigoletto / Tristan Und Isolde / Pagliacci / GlorianaLeontyne Price / Philharmonia Orchestra / Henry Lewis1980Album
Le PropheteGiacomo Meyerbeer, Henry Lewis, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Marilyn Horne, Renata Scotto, James McCracken, John McCartney1977Album
La NavarraiseJules Massenet, Henry Lewis, Marilyn Horne, Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes1975Album
Also Sprach Zarathustra - Till Eulenspiegel's Merry PranksRichard Strauss - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Henry Lewis1975Album
Marilyn Horne Sings RossiniMarilyn Horne / The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Henry Lewis1973Album
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 In C MinorIvan Davis, Henry Lewis, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra1971Album
Piano Concerto No. 2 In C MinorSergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff - Ivan Davis, Henry Lewis, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra1971Album
Marilyn Horne Sings CarmenMarilyn Horne, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra And The Royal Philharmonic Chorus, Henry Lewis1971Album
Also Sprach ZarathustraRichard Strauss - Henry Lewis, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra1970Album
Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat MinorPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Ivan Davis, Henry Lewis, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra1970Album
Kindertotenlieder / Wesendonk-LiederGustav Mahler / Richard Wagner, Marilyn Horne, Henry Lewis, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra1970Album
Symphony No.6 In B MinorPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Henry Lewis, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra1969Album
"Pastoral" Symphony No. 6 In F Major, Op. 68Ludwig Van Beethoven - Henry Lewis 1969Album
Marilyn Horne Sings Bach And HandelMarilyn Horne / Johann Sebastian Bach / Georg Friedrich Händel / Henry Lewis1969Album
Arias From French OperasMarilyn Horne, Henry Lewis1968Album
Arias From French OperasMarilyn Horne, Henry Lewis1968Album
RecitalMarilyn Horne, Henry Lewis, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden1965Album
Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 - ViolinkonzertPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky : The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Henry Lewis, Vladimir AshkenazyCompil.
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