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Robert Russell Bennett
1894-1981 US
Composer / Arranger of Classical and Soundtrack
Robert Russell Bennett (June 15, 1894 – August 18, 1981)was an American composer and arranger, best known for his orchestration of many well-known Broadway and Hollywood musicals by other composers such as Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, and Richard Rodgers. In 1957 and 2008, Bennett received Tony Awards recognizing his orchestrations for Broadway shows. Early in his career he was often billed as Russell Bennett.
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| Russell Bennett And His Orchestra |
Popular Tracks 
Suite of Old American Dances: I. Cake Walk on Cincinnati Wind Symphony: American Variations by Brian L. Bowman & Eugene Migliaro Corporon Lady in the Dark - Symphonic Nocturne (arr. R.R. Bennett): IV. Allegro alla marcia on Weill: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 / Lady in the Dark - Symphonic Nocturne by Kurt Weill & Marin Alsop Lady in the Dark - Symphonic Nocturne (arr. R.R. Bennett): V. Dance of the Tumblers on Weill: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 / Lady in the Dark - Symphonic Nocturne by Kurt Weill & Marin Alsop Suite of Old American Dances: V. Rag on Cincinnati Wind Symphony: American Variations by Brian L. Bowman & Eugene Migliaro Corporon Lady in the Dark - Symphonic Nocturne (arr. R.R. Bennett): II. Girl of the Moment on Weill: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 / Lady in the Dark - Symphonic Nocturne by Kurt Weill & Marin Alsop Suite of Old American Dances: III. Western One-Step on Cincinnati Wind Symphony: American Variations by Brian L. Bowman & Eugene Migliaro Corporon Suite of Old American Dances: II. Schottische on Cincinnati Wind Symphony: American Variations by Brian L. Bowman & Eugene Migliaro Corporon Lady in the Dark - Symphonic Nocturne (arr. R.R. Bennett): I. My Ship: Andante misterioso on Weill: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 / Lady in the Dark - Symphonic Nocturne by Kurt Weill & Marin Alsop Suite of Old American Dances: II. Schottische on Bennett, R.R.: Suite of Old American Dances / Gershwin, G.: Rhapsody in Blue by Lone Star Wind Orchestra & Eugene Migliaro Corporon Suite of Old American Dances: IV. Wallflower Waltz on Cincinnati Wind Symphony: American Variations by Brian L. Bowman & Eugene Migliaro CorporonTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Rachmaninov/Robert Russell Benett | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Leopold Stokowski, Robert Russell Bennett, Bernard Herrmann, Louis Kaufman | 2017 | Album |
| American Tapestry | Howard Hanson, George Gershwin, Robert Russell Bennett, John Philip Sousa, Joseph Willcox Jenkins, Steven Bryant, John Williams, Christopher Tucker, Richard Shuster, Lone Star Wind Orchestra, Eugene Corporon | 2008 | Album |
| Pageant | Norman Dello Joio / William Schuman • Vincent Persichetti / Robert Russell Bennett, The Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp | 1998 | Album |
| Porgy And Bess (Highlights) | George Gershwin | 1995 | Compil. |
| David Hickman, Trumpet | John Barnes Chance, Halsey Stevens, Robert Russell Bennett, William Presser, Joseph Turrin, Kent Kennan, Norman Dello Joio, Rafael Mendez, David Hickman, Pauline Soderholm, Eric Dalheim | 1994 | Compil. |
| More Victory At Sea | Richard Rodgers / Robert Russell Bennett / RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra | 1992 | Compil. |
| Aspects Of The King and I - The Sound Of Music - South Pacific | Robert Russell Bennett, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II | 1992 | Compil. |
| Symphony For Band ("West Point"); Prelude And Fugue For String Orchestra; Chorale For String Orchestra / Concerto For Violin And Orchestra | Roy Harris / Robert Russell Bennett | 1989 | Compil. |
| Victory At Sea | Richard Rodgers / Robert Russell Bennett / NBC Symphony Orchestra | 1987 | Album |
| Victory At Sea | Robert Russell Bennett | 1987 | Compil. |
| Victory At Sea | Richard Rodgers / Robert Russell Bennett | 1984 | Album |
| By Special Arrangement | Robert Russell Bennett | 1979 | Album |
| Armed Forces Suite | Robert Russell Bennett | 1976 | Album |
| Brahms' Greatest Hits | Van Cliburn, Fritz Reiner, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Marian Anderson, Robert Russell Bennett | 1972 | Compil. |
| Symphonic Pictures Of Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady And Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound Of Music | Robert Russell Bennett, William Steinberg And The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | 1968 | Album |
| Circus | Robert Russell Bennett | 1962 | Album |
| 3 Suites From Victory At Sea | Richard Rodgers / Robert Russell Bennett | 1961 | Album |
| Victory At Sea (Pictorial Edition) Vol. 3 | Richard Rodgers / Robert Russell Bennett Conducting NBC Symphony Orchestra | 1961 | Album |
| The Coming Of Christ: The Original Story And Music Of The Award Winning NBC 'Project 20' Television Program | Alexander Scourby, Robert Russell Bennett | 1961 | Album |
| Armed Forces Suite | Robert Russell Bennett | 1960 | Album |
| Music For Frustrated Conductors | Arthur Fiedler ... Morton Gould ... Robert Russell Bennett | 1959 | Compil. |
| Symphonic Picture Of Gershwin's Porgy And Bess / Dance Music From West Side Story | Robert Russell Bennett Conducting The RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein | 1959 | Album |
| Victory At Sea Volume 1 | Richard Rodgers / Robert Russell Bennett | 1959 | Album |
| Victory At Sea Vol. 2 | Richard Rodgers, Robert Russell Bennett | 1958 | Album |
| It's Classic But It's Good | Robert Russell Bennett | 1958 | Album |
| Classical Music For People Who Don't Know Anything About Classical Music | Robert Russell Bennett | 1957 | Album |
| American In Paris / Porgy And Bess | Al D'Artega Conducting The Royal Farnsworth Orchestra | 1957 | Album |
| La Fiesta Mexicana / Chorale And Alleluia / Suite Of Old American Dances / Divertimento For Band / Commando March | Herbert Owen Reed, Howard Hanson, Robert Russell Bennett, Vincent Persichetti, Samuel Barber - Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | 1956 | Album |
| Adventure In High Fidelity | Robert Russell Bennett, NBC Symphony Orchestra | 1954 | Single |
| Victory At Sea | Richard Rodgers / Robert Russell Bennett / NBC Symphony Orchestra | 1953 | Album |
| Victory At Sea | Richard Rodgers / Robert Russell Bennett / NBC Symphony Orchestra | 1953 | Single |
| Paris '90 | Cornelia Otis Skinner - Kay Swift, Nathaniel Shilkret, Robert Russell Bennett | 1952 | Album |
| Porgy And Bess | George Gershwin / Risë Stevens Mezzo-Soprano Robert Merrill Baritone Robert Shaw Conductor The Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Russell Bennett Conductor RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra | 1951 | Album |
| Cole Porter's Greatest Songs | Alan Dale, George Paxton & His Orchestra, The Three Suns, Enric Madriguera, Robert Russell Bennett | 1951 | Compil. |
| Violin Concerto In A Major (In The Popular Style) / Song Sonata For Violin And Piano / Hexapoda (Five Studies In Jitteroptera) | Robert Russell Bennett | Album | |
| Beneath The Southern Cross | Robert Russell Bennett | Single | |
| West Point Symphony / Symphonic Songs For Band / Fanfare And Allegro / Autumn Walk | Morton Gould, Robert Russell Bennett, Clifton Williams, Julian Work, Frederick Fennell, Eastman Wind Ensemble | Album | |
| The Immortal Melodies Of Show Boat By Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II | Harry Sosnik And His Orchestra, Thelma Carpenter, Robert Russell Bennett, Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II | Single | |
| People Will Say We're In Love / I Can't Say No - Out Of My Dreams | Robert Russell Bennett | Single | |
| Beneath The Southern Cross / Guadalcanal March | Robert Russell Bennett | Single | |
| Works For Violin | Robert Russell Bennett | Album | |
| Close As Pages In A Book / The Fireman's Bride | Sigmund Romberg : Jeanette MacDonald, Robert Merrill with Orchestra Robert Russell Bennett | Album | |
| Highlights From Richard Rodgers' Victory At Sea | The London Philharmonic Orchestra ,conductor Richard Lenz, The Armed Forces Symphony ,arranger Robert Russell Bennett | Album | |
| Bicentenaire U.S.A Bicentennial 1776 - 1976 | John Philip Sousa, Edward MacDowell, Charles Griffes, Charles Ives, Ferde Grofé, Virgil Thomson, Howard Hanson, Robert Russell Bennett, George Gershwin, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Morton Gould, William Schuman, Walter Piston, Leroy Anderson | Compil. |
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