Arthur Fiedler
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Artist's top tracks
| The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: VII. Aquarium | Arthur Fiedler | 02:24 | |
| Rodeo : Hoe-Down | Arthur Fiedler | 03:13 | |
| Aïda : Marche triomphale | Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra | 03:36 | |
| Little Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578 | Arthur Fiedler | 03:33 | |
| Sousa: The Stars And Stripes Forever | Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler | 03:29 | |
| The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Excerpts) : Waltz of the Flowers | Fritz Reiner | 06:28 | |
| Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus | Arthur Fiedler | 02:44 | |
| The Entertainer | Dick Hyman | 04:26 | |
| L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2 : Farandole | Arthur Fiedler | 02:51 | |
| Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre, Op. 40 | Jerome Rosen, Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler | 07:06 |
Most popular release
| Gershwin: Girl Crazy - Suite (Arr. Anderson) | |
| オー・ケイ！ : Gershwin: Overture [Oh, Kay!] (Arr. Rose) | |
| Gershwin: Overture [Funny Face] (Arr. Rose) | |
| Let 'Em Eat Cake : Gershwin: Let 'Em Eat Cake - Overture |
Popular albums
Tchaikovsky: Overture "1812"; Romeo and Julia; Marche Slave Op.31; Capriccio italien Op.45
by Arthur Fiedler, Seiji Ozawa, Herbert von Karajan, Mstislav Rostropovich
Superstars and Songbooks - Pops by Arrangement
by Fred Buda, Andre Come, Robert Karol, Ron Barron...
Stars and Stripes - An American Concert
by Ralph Votapek, Andre Come, Pasquale Cardillo, Jerome Rosen...
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Biography
Arthur Fiedler was a giant of classical music in America for more than 50 years known especially as conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra. His crowd-pleasing approach sometimes annoyed critics but audiences loved the way he made classical music more accessible and he and the Pops sold millions of albums over the decades. He was the first to record George Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' in its entirety and his catalogue extended to Dmitri Tiomkin's score for the 1946 film 'Duel in the Sun', an album of songs by The Beatles and several seasonal recordings.
Born in Boston, his Austrian father, a violinist, moved the family back to Vienna in 1910 and then to Berlin where Fiedler studied with Willy Hess at the Royal Academy of Music. With the outbreak of World War I, the family returned to America and he played violin with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He formed his own chamber music orchestra, the Boston Sinfonietta, in 1924 and began his warm relationship with local audiences through outdoor concerts that were free of charge. In 1930 he became conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra and remained in that position until his death aged 84.