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Theodore Thomas (October 11, 1835 – January 4, 1905) was an American violinist, conductor, and orchestrator of German birth. He is considered the first renowned American orchestral conductor and was the founder and first music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1891–1905).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Thomas_(conductor)
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The Lord's Prayer performed by Theodore Thomas at Dr. Verolga Nix's 80th Birthday Gathering.
- published: 19 Apr 2013
- views: 267
Reuploaded, New Version with better quality changes made (mainly audio-wise with Thomas Goes Fishing from a better quality source; the rare George Carlin version of the Thomas Gets Tricked VHS). My apologies for having to remove the previous version, that's why I wish YouTube had a replace video file option.... But I promise this is the last time I update one (which really hasn't happened much....
New DVD Quality Version Edited by thebladezmanII with improved audio quality
All episodes are narrated by George Carlin.
Episodes:
Percy's Ghostly Trick
Thomas, Percy & the Dragon
Diesel's Devious Deed
No Joke for James
Old Iron
Edward's Exploit
Double Trouble
Gordon & the Famous Visitor
Donald & Douglas
The Deputation
Trust Thomas
Whistles & Sneezes
James in a Mess
The Trouble with Mud
Percy Proves a Point
Thomas & Bertie's Great Race
Thomas Saves the Day
Down the Mine
Bertie's Chase
Percy's Promise
Woolly Bear
Henry's Forest
Pop Goes the Diesel
Diesel Does it Again
Thomas Comes to Breakfast
Thomas Gets Bumped
Percy & the Signal
A Big Day for Thomas
Thomas, Percy & the Mail Train
The Diseasel
Donald's Duck
Thomas Goes Fishing
A Scarf for Percy
Mavis
Toby's Tightrope
Time for Trouble
Trouble for Thomas
Edward, Trevor & the Really Useful Party
- published: 27 Jun 2014
- views: 822058
Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1886, at the age of 14, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied violin with G. Japha, theory and composition with Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen (the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg was among his classmates). Upon his graduation, Stock joined the Cologne Municipal Orchestra as a violinst and played from 1891 to 1895 under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss.
In 1895 Theodore Thomas, director of the then fledgling Chicago Orchestra, was visiting Germany in search of recruits, auditioned Stock, and gave him a position as violist in the orchestra. Thomas realized, however, that his new violist was also a very talented conductor and around 1900, Stock was promoted to assistant conductor. Upon Theodore Thomas's death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. The Chicago Orchestra's board of directors failed to persuade Gustav Mahler, Hans Richter, Felix Weingartner, Karl Muck, and Felix Mottl, among others, to take over the position. Only then, on April 11, 1905, the trustees of the Orchestral Association met: "Frederick Stock unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as 'The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.'" (In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.)
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. In 1919 Frederick Stock became a naturalized American citizen. During the 1919-1920 season he inaugurated a regular subscription series of youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
Under his direction, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra became one of America's top orchestras, developing a distinctive brass sound that can already be heard in the orchestra's first recordings. An enthusiast of modern music, Stock championed the works of many then modern composers including G. Mahler; Richard Strauss; Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, who was soloist in the world premiere of his Third Piano Concerto in Chicago; Gustav Holst; Zoltán Kodály, Nikolai Myaskovsky; Josef Suk; William Walton; Arthur Benjamin; George Enescu; and many others.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 1940-1941 season. For the occasion, Frederick Stock commissioned I. Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony No. 1, Miaskovsky's Symphony No. 21, Harris's American Creed, Z. Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, Casella's Symphony No. 3, and William Walton's Scapino Overture. Shortly after the beginning of the 52nd season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his 70th birthday. During his 37-year tenure as music director (the 1918-1919 season excepted), Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra's "second father."
On May 1, 1916, Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra recorded Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first recordings ever made by an American orchestra under its music director. The orchestra's first electrical recordings were made in 1925, including a performance of Karl Goldmark's In Springtime overture; these early recordings were made in Victor's Chicago studios and within a couple of years the orchestra was recorded in Orchestra Hall. Stock's last studio recording, Ernest Chausson's Symphony in B minor, was released posthumously in 1943.
Frederick Stock was also a composer; wrote 2 symphonies, a Violin Concerto (Norfolk Festival, June 3, 1915, E. Zimbalist soloist, composer conducting), and some chamber music.
- published: 22 Mar 2011
- views: 2652
Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1886, at the age of 14, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied violin with G. Japha, theory and composition with Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen (the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg was among his classmates). Upon his graduation, Stock joined the Cologne Municipal Orchestra as a violinst and played from 1891 to 1895 under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss.
In 1895 Theodore Thomas, director of the then fledgling Chicago Orchestra, was visiting Germany in search of recruits, auditioned Stock, and gave him a position as violist in the orchestra. Thomas realized, however, that his new violist was also a very talented conductor and around 1900, Stock was promoted to assistant conductor. Upon Theodore Thomas's death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. The Chicago Orchestra's board of directors failed to persuade Gustav Mahler, Hans Richter, Felix Weingartner, Karl Muck, and Felix Mottl, among others, to take over the position. Only then, on April 11, 1905, the trustees of the Orchestral Association met: "Frederick Stock unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as 'The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.'" (In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.)
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. In 1919 Frederick Stock became a naturalized American citizen. During the 1919-1920 season he inaugurated a regular subscription series of youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
Under his direction, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra became one of America's top orchestras, developing a distinctive brass sound that can already be heard in the orchestra's first recordings. An enthusiast of modern music, Stock championed the works of many then modern composers including G. Mahler; Richard Strauss; Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, who was soloist in the world premiere of his Third Piano Concerto in Chicago; Gustav Holst; Zoltán Kodály, Nikolai Myaskovsky; Josef Suk; William Walton; Arthur Benjamin; George Enescu; and many others.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 1940-1941 season. For the occasion, Frederick Stock commissioned I. Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony No. 1, Miaskovsky's Symphony No. 21, Harris's American Creed, Z. Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, Casella's Symphony No. 3, and William Walton's Scapino Overture. Shortly after the beginning of the 52nd season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his 70th birthday. During his 37-year tenure as music director (the 1918-1919 season excepted), Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra's "second father."
On May 1, 1916, Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra recorded Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first recordings ever made by an American orchestra under its music director. The orchestra's first electrical recordings were made in 1925, including a performance of Karl Goldmark's In Springtime overture; these early recordings were made in Victor's Chicago studios and within a couple of years the orchestra was recorded in Orchestra Hall. Stock's last studio recording, Ernest Chausson's Symphony in B minor, was released posthumously in 1943.
Frederick Stock was also a composer; wrote 2 symphonies, a Violin Concerto (Norfolk Festival, June 3, 1915, E. Zimbalist soloist, composer conducting), and some chamber music.
- published: 22 Mar 2011
- views: 1655
Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1886, at the age of 14, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied violin with G. Japha, theory and composition with Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen (the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg was among his classmates). Upon his graduation, Stock joined the Cologne Municipal Orchestra as a violinst and played from 1891 to 1895 under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss.
In 1895 Theodore Thomas, director of the then fledgling Chicago Orchestra, was visiting Germany in search of recruits, auditioned Stock, and gave him a position as violist in the orchestra. Thomas realized, however, that his new violist was also a very talented conductor and around 1900, Stock was promoted to assistant conductor. Upon Theodore Thomas's death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. The Chicago Orchestra's board of directors failed to persuade Gustav Mahler, Hans Richter, Felix Weingartner, Karl Muck, and Felix Mottl, among others, to take over the position. Only then, on April 11, 1905, the trustees of the Orchestral Association met: "Frederick Stock unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as 'The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.'" (In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.)
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. In 1919 Frederick Stock became a naturalized American citizen. During the 1919-1920 season he inaugurated a regular subscription series of youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
Under his direction, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra became one of America's top orchestras, developing a distinctive brass sound that can already be heard in the orchestra's first recordings. An enthusiast of modern music, Stock championed the works of many then modern composers including G. Mahler; Richard Strauss; Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, who was soloist in the world premiere of his Third Piano Concerto in Chicago; Gustav Holst; Zoltán Kodály, Nikolai Myaskovsky; Josef Suk; William Walton; Arthur Benjamin; George Enescu; and many others.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 1940-1941 season. For the occasion, Frederick Stock commissioned I. Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony No. 1, Miaskovsky's Symphony No. 21, Harris's American Creed, Z. Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, Casella's Symphony No. 3, and William Walton's Scapino Overture. Shortly after the beginning of the 52nd season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his 70th birthday. During his 37-year tenure as music director (the 1918-1919 season excepted), Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra's "second father."
On May 1, 1916, Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra recorded Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first recordings ever made by an American orchestra under its music director. The orchestra's first electrical recordings were made in 1925, including a performance of Karl Goldmark's In Springtime overture; these early recordings were made in Victor's Chicago studios and within a couple of years the orchestra was recorded in Orchestra Hall. Stock's last studio recording, Ernest Chausson's Symphony in B minor, was released posthumously in 1943.
Frederick Stock was also a composer; wrote 2 symphonies, a Violin Concerto (Norfolk Festival, June 3, 1915, E. Zimbalist soloist, composer conducting), and some chamber music.
- published: 22 Mar 2011
- views: 2760
Recorded in 1928. Frederick Stock/Chicago Symphony
Ernst von Dohnányi, Hungarian Ernő Dohnányi (born July 27, 1877, Pozsony, Hung.—died Feb. 9, 1960, New York, N.Y., U.S.), Hungarian composer, pianist, and conductor, principally known for his Variations on a Nursery Song for piano and orchestra.
Dohnányi studied in Budapest at the Royal Academy of Music, where his first symphony was performed in 1897. As a pianist he traveled widely and established a reputation as one of the best performers of his day.
He taught at the Berlin Academy for Music (1908--15) and was conductor of the Budapest Philharmonic and associate director of the Budapest Academy of Music (1919). In 1931 Dohnányi was musical director of Hungarian radio. In 1948 he left Hungary as a political exile; his influence under the prewar regime was held against him, and his music was banned in communist Hungary for more than 10 years. He taught in Argentina and from 1949 held the position of composer-in-residence at Florida State University. He became a U.S. citizen in 1955.
Dohnányi's music, which was chiefly influenced by Johannes Brahms, was late Romantic and conservative in style, and after 1910 he occupied only a minor place among contemporary Hungarian composers. His works include the Ruralia Hungarica for violin, three symphonies, a ballet, the Suite in F-sharp Minor, three operas, and chamber works, notably the Second String Quartet and the two piano and string quintets.
Frederick Stock
Born November 11, 1872, Jülich, Germany.
Died October 20, 1942, Chicago, Illinois.
MUSIC DIRECTOR (1905 - 1942)
Frederick Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. At the age of fourteen, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied theory and composition under Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen. Upon his graduation in 1887, Stock joined the Cologne Orchestra and played under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss. During this time, he met Theodore Thomas and accepted his invitation to come to America to play with the Chicago Orchestra. Four years later, Stock became Thomas‟s assistant.
Upon Theodore Thomas‟s death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. On April 11, 1905 and Frederick Stock was unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.‟ In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through
August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. On May 1, 1916, Stock and the Orchestra recorded Mendelssohn‟s Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream. The recording was released by the Columbia Graphophone Company.
During the 1919-20 season Frederick Stock inaugurated a regular subscription series youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
The Orchestra celebrated its fiftieth anniversary during the 1940-41 season; for the occasion, Stock commissioned Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony no. 1, Harris's American Creed, Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, and Walton's Scapino Overture.
Shortly after the beginning of the fifty-second season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his seventieth birthday. During his thirty-seven-year tenure as music director, Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra‟s "second father."
- published: 26 May 2014
- views: 2713
Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1886, at the age of 14, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied violin with G. Japha, theory and composition with Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen (the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg was among his classmates). Upon his graduation, Stock joined the Cologne Municipal Orchestra as a violinst and played from 1891 to 1895 under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss.
In 1895 Theodore Thomas, director of the then fledgling Chicago Orchestra, was visiting Germany in search of recruits, auditioned Stock, and gave him a position as violist in the orchestra. Thomas realized, however, that his new violist was also a very talented conductor and around 1900, Stock was promoted to assistant conductor. Upon Theodore Thomas's death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. The Chicago Orchestra's board of directors failed to persuade Gustav Mahler, Hans Richter, Felix Weingartner, Karl Muck, and Felix Mottl, among others, to take over the position. Only then, on April 11, 1905, the trustees of the Orchestral Association met: "Frederick Stock unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as 'The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.'" (In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.)
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. In 1919 Frederick Stock became a naturalized American citizen. During the 1919-1920 season he inaugurated a regular subscription series of youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
Under his direction, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra became one of America's top orchestras, developing a distinctive brass sound that can already be heard in the orchestra's first recordings. An enthusiast of modern music, Stock championed the works of many then modern composers including G. Mahler; Richard Strauss; Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, who was soloist in the world premiere of his Third Piano Concerto in Chicago; Gustav Holst; Zoltán Kodály, Nikolai Myaskovsky; Josef Suk; William Walton; Arthur Benjamin; George Enescu; and many others.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 1940-1941 season. For the occasion, Frederick Stock commissioned I. Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony No. 1, Miaskovsky's Symphony No. 21, Harris's American Creed, Z. Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, Casella's Symphony No. 3, and William Walton's Scapino Overture. Shortly after the beginning of the 52nd season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his 70th birthday. During his 37-year tenure as music director (the 1918-1919 season excepted), Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra's "second father."
On May 1, 1916, Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra recorded Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first recordings ever made by an American orchestra under its music director. The orchestra's first electrical recordings were made in 1925, including a performance of Karl Goldmark's In Springtime overture; these early recordings were made in Victor's Chicago studios and within a couple of years the orchestra was recorded in Orchestra Hall. Stock's last studio recording, Ernest Chausson's Symphony in B minor, was released posthumously in 1943.
Frederick Stock was also a composer; wrote 2 symphonies, a Violin Concerto (Norfolk Festival, June 3, 1915, E. Zimbalist soloist, composer conducting), and some chamber music.
- published: 22 Mar 2011
- views: 1083
George Whitefield Chadwick (November 13, 1854 – April 4, 1931) was an American composer. Along with John Knowles Paine, Horatio Parker, Amy Beach, Arthur Foote, and Edward MacDowell, he was a representative composer of what is called the Second New England School of American composers of the late 19th century—the generation before Charles Ives. Chadwick's works are influenced by the Realist movement in the arts, characterized by a down-to-earth depiction of people's lives.
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Suite Symphonique in E-flat major (1909)
Dedication: Frederick A. Stock and the Theodore Thomas Orchestra of Chicago.
1. Allegro molto animato (0:00)
2. Romanza: Andantino espressivo (11:08)
3. Intermezzo e Humoreske: Poco allegretto (20:26)
4. Finale: Allegro molto ed energico (27:49)
Czech State Philharmonic Orchestra Brno conducted by Jose Serebrier
First performance 1911-03-29 in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, George Whitefield Chadwick (conductor)
The suite was dedicated to German conductor Frederick Stock (1872-1942)
In 1895, Stock met with Theodore Thomas, founder and first music director of the then fledgling Chicago Symphony Orchestra, who was to have a decisive impact on his future. Thomas, who was then visiting Germany in search of recruits for his new Chicago orchestra, auditioned Stock and hired him as a violist. Thomas soon realized, however, that his new violist was also a very talented conductor and, in 1899, Stock was promoted to assistant conductor.
After Thomas' death on January 4, 1905, Stock succeeded him as music director. That year, he wrote a symphonic poem Eines Menschenlebens Morgen, Mittag und Abend, dedicated to "Theodore Thomas and the Members of the Chicago Orchestra." The work was first performed on April 7 and 8, 1905.
The orchestra's board of trustees had first approached Hans Richter, Felix Weingartner and Felix Mottl to succeed Thomas. But the board's executive committee met on April 11, 1905, and resolved: "Frederick Stock unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as 'The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.'" (The ensemble's name was ultimately changed to Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1913.)
Stock's 37-year tenure as head of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra was surpassed in America only by Eugene Ormandy's lengthy directorship of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
- published: 13 Apr 2021
- views: 2379
Recorded in 1925. Frederick Stock/Chicago Symphony
Frederick Stock
Born November 11, 1872, Jülich, Germany.
Died October 20, 1942, Chicago, Illinois.
MUSIC DIRECTOR (1905 - 1942)
Frederick Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. At the age of fourteen, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied theory and composition under Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen. Upon his graduation in 1887, Stock joined the Cologne Orchestra and played under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss. During this time, he met Theodore Thomas and accepted his invitation to come to America to play with the Chicago Orchestra. Four years later, Stock became Thomas‟s assistant.
Upon Theodore Thomas‟s death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. On April 11, 1905 and Frederick Stock was unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.‟ In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through
August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. On May 1, 1916, Stock and the Orchestra recorded Mendelssohn‟s Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream. The recording was released by the Columbia Graphophone Company.
During the 1919-20 season Frederick Stock inaugurated a regular subscription series youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
The Orchestra celebrated its fiftieth anniversary during the 1940-41 season; for the occasion, Stock commissioned Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony no. 1, Harris's American Creed, Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, and Walton's Scapino Overture.
Shortly after the beginning of the fifty-second season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his seventieth birthday. During his thirty-seven-year tenure as music director, Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra‟s "second father."
- published: 13 Jul 2014
- views: 733
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Theodore Thomas (conductor)
Theodore Thomas (October 11, 1835 – January 4, 1905) was an American violinist and conductor of German birth. He is considered the first renowned American orchestral conductor and was the founder and first music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1891–1905).
Biography
Early life
Theodore Christian Friedrich Thomas was born in Esens, Germany on October 11, 1835, the son of Johann August Thomas. His mother, Sophia, was the daughter of a physician from Göttingen. He received his musical education principally from his father, who was a violinist of ability, and at the age of six years he played the violin in public concerts. His father was the town Stadtpfeifer (bandleader) who also arranged music for state occasions.
Career
Thomas showed interest in the violin at an early age, and by age ten, he was practically the breadwinner of the family, performing at weddings, balls, and even in taverns. By 1845, Johann Thomas and his family, convinced there was a better life for a respected musician in America, packed their belongings and made the six-week journey to New York City.
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Theodore Thomas
Theodore Thomas may refer to:
See also
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Theodore Thomas (filmmaker)
Theodore (Ted) Thomas is a United States film director and producer. He is the son of Disney animator Frank Thomas. His films include the 1984 stop-motion animated movie Where the Toys Come From, the documentary about the two last Disney "Nine Old Men" animators, Frank and Ollie, 1995, and Walt & El Grupo, 2009, documenting Disney and his group visiting South America during World War II. In 2012, Thomas produced another documentary about Disney animators, Growing up with Nine Old Men (included in the Diamond edition of the Peter Pan DVD.)
References
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Theodore Thomas (alderman)
Theodore Thomas was alderman of the 15th ward in Chicago from 1999 to 2007.
Early life
Thomas was born in Houston, Texas, and raised in San Francisco, California. In 1969, Thomas moved to Chicago, and in 1984, he worked as an electronic equipment-repair technician for the U.S. Postal Service.
Public service
After graduating from high school, Thomas enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, in which he served 21 years. When Thomas moved to Chicago he joined ACORN (Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now), which works for social justice and stronger communities. As a member of ACORN, he met all the aldermen and learned how the city worked.
Aldermanic career
Thomas was first elected in 1999. He decided to run when former Alderman Virigl Jones was convicted of corruption charges. There were 11 candidates in the race, but Thomas eventually won in a runoff. As a result of his progressive positions on local issues Thomas received the endorsement of public labor unions, who also assisted his campaign by supplying poll workers on Election Day. After being elected, Alderman Thomas focused his efforts on revitalizing the neighborhoods in his ward by repairing streets, cleaning up vacant lots, and working with the 7th and 8th Chicago Police Districts to reduce street crime and improve relations with the community's residents. Despite a challenging economic climate, Alderman Thomas continued to establish and cultivate small business in the ward.
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[Wikipedia] Theodore Thomas (conductor)
Theodore Thomas (October 11, 1835 – January 4, 1905) was an American violinist, conductor, and orchestrator of German birth. He is considered the first renowned American orchestral conductor and was the founder and first music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1891–1905). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Thomas_(conductor) Please support this channel and help me upload more videos. Become one of my Patreons at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3823907
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Theodore Thomas
The Lord's Prayer performed by Theodore Thomas at Dr. Verolga Nix's 80th Birthday Gathering.
published: 19 Apr 2013 -
Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales - Season 2 (DVD Quality)
Reuploaded, New Version with better quality changes made (mainly audio-wise with Thomas Goes Fishing from a better quality source; the rare George Carlin version of the Thomas Gets Tricked VHS). My apologies for having to remove the previous version, that's why I wish YouTube had a replace video file option.... But I promise this is the last time I update one (which really hasn't happened much.... New DVD Quality Version Edited by thebladezmanII with improved audio quality All episodes are narrated by George Carlin. Episodes: Percy's Ghostly Trick Thomas, Percy & the Dragon Diesel's Devious Deed No Joke for James Old Iron Edward's Exploit Double Trouble Gordon & the Famous Visitor Donald & Douglas The Deputation Trust Thomas Whistles & Sneezes James in a Mess The Trouble with Mud Percy Pr...
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Stock/Chicago - Glazounov: Valse de Concert 1, Op 47
Frederick Stock 1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1886, at the age of 14, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied violin with G. Japha, theory and composition with Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen (the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg was among his classmates). Upon his graduation, Stock joined the Cologne Municipal Orchestra as a violinst and played from 1891 to 1895 under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss. In 1895 Theodore Thomas, director of the then fledgling Chicago Orchestra, was visiting Germany in search of recruits, auditioned Stock, and gave him a position as violist in the orch...
published: 22 Mar 2011 -
Stock/Chicago - Goldmark: Overture "Au Printemps"
Frederick Stock 1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1886, at the age of 14, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied violin with G. Japha, theory and composition with Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen (the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg was among his classmates). Upon his graduation, Stock joined the Cologne Municipal Orchestra as a violinst and played from 1891 to 1895 under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss. In 1895 Theodore Thomas, director of the then fledgling Chicago Orchestra, was visiting Germany in search of recruits, auditioned Stock, and gave him a position as violist in the orch...
published: 22 Mar 2011 -
Stock/Chicago - Glazounov: Overture de Carnaval
Frederick Stock 1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1886, at the age of 14, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied violin with G. Japha, theory and composition with Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen (the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg was among his classmates). Upon his graduation, Stock joined the Cologne Municipal Orchestra as a violinst and played from 1891 to 1895 under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss. In 1895 Theodore Thomas, director of the then fledgling Chicago Orchestra, was visiting Germany in search of recruits, auditioned Stock, and gave him a position as violist in the orchestr...
published: 22 Mar 2011 -
Stock/CSO - Dohnányi:Suite in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 19
Recorded in 1928. Frederick Stock/Chicago Symphony Ernst von Dohnányi, Hungarian Ernő Dohnányi (born July 27, 1877, Pozsony, Hung.—died Feb. 9, 1960, New York, N.Y., U.S.), Hungarian composer, pianist, and conductor, principally known for his Variations on a Nursery Song for piano and orchestra. Dohnányi studied in Budapest at the Royal Academy of Music, where his first symphony was performed in 1897. As a pianist he traveled widely and established a reputation as one of the best performers of his day. He taught at the Berlin Academy for Music (1908--15) and was conductor of the Budapest Philharmonic and associate director of the Budapest Academy of Music (1919). In 1931 Dohnányi was musical director of Hungarian radio. In 1948 he left Hungary as a political exile; his influence und...
published: 26 May 2014 -
Stock/Chicago - Glazounov: Valse de Concert 2, Op 51
Frederick Stock 1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1886, at the age of 14, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied violin with G. Japha, theory and composition with Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen (the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg was among his classmates). Upon his graduation, Stock joined the Cologne Municipal Orchestra as a violinst and played from 1891 to 1895 under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss. In 1895 Theodore Thomas, director of the then fledgling Chicago Orchestra, was visiting Germany in search of recruits, auditioned Stock, and gave him a position as violist in the orch...
published: 22 Mar 2011 -
George Whitefield Chadwick - Suite Symphonique (1909)
George Whitefield Chadwick (November 13, 1854 – April 4, 1931) was an American composer. Along with John Knowles Paine, Horatio Parker, Amy Beach, Arthur Foote, and Edward MacDowell, he was a representative composer of what is called the Second New England School of American composers of the late 19th century—the generation before Charles Ives. Chadwick's works are influenced by the Realist movement in the arts, characterized by a down-to-earth depiction of people's lives. Please support my channel: https://ko-fi.com/bartjebartmans Suite Symphonique in E-flat major (1909) Dedication: Frederick A. Stock and the Theodore Thomas Orchestra of Chicago. 1. Allegro molto animato (0:00) 2. Romanza: Andantino espressivo (11:08) 3. Intermezzo e Humoreske: Poco allegretto (20:26) 4. Finale: Allegr...
published: 13 Apr 2021 -
Stock/Chicago SO - Sibelius: Valse Triste
Recorded in 1925. Frederick Stock/Chicago Symphony Frederick Stock Born November 11, 1872, Jülich, Germany. Died October 20, 1942, Chicago, Illinois. MUSIC DIRECTOR (1905 - 1942) Frederick Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. At the age of fourteen, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied theory and composition under Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen. Upon his graduation in 1887, Stock joined the Cologne Orchestra and played under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss. During this time, he met Theodore Thomas and accepted his invitation to come to America to play with the Chicago Orchestra. Four years later, Stock became Thomas‟s assistant. Upon Theodore Th...
published: 13 Jul 2014
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[Wikipedia] Theodore Thomas (conductor)
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Theodore Thomas (October 11, 1835 – January 4, 1905) was an American violinist, conductor, and orchestrator of German birth. He is considered the first renowned...
Theodore Thomas (October 11, 1835 – January 4, 1905) was an American violinist, conductor, and orchestrator of German birth. He is considered the first renowned American orchestral conductor and was the founder and first music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1891–1905).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Thomas_(conductor)
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Theodore Thomas (October 11, 1835 – January 4, 1905) was an American violinist, conductor, and orchestrator of German birth. He is considered the first renowned American orchestral conductor and was the founder and first music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1891–1905).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Thomas_(conductor)
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- published: 29 Sep 2017
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Theodore Thomas
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The Lord's Prayer performed by Theodore Thomas at Dr. Verolga Nix's 80th Birthday Gathering.
The Lord's Prayer performed by Theodore Thomas at Dr. Verolga Nix's 80th Birthday Gathering.
https://wn.com/Theodore_Thomas
The Lord's Prayer performed by Theodore Thomas at Dr. Verolga Nix's 80th Birthday Gathering.
- published: 19 Apr 2013
- views: 267
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Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales - Season 2 (DVD Quality)
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- Duration: 3:10:40
- Uploaded Date: 27 Jun 2014
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Reuploaded, New Version with better quality changes made (mainly audio-wise with Thomas Goes Fishing from a better quality source; the rare George Carlin versio...
Reuploaded, New Version with better quality changes made (mainly audio-wise with Thomas Goes Fishing from a better quality source; the rare George Carlin version of the Thomas Gets Tricked VHS). My apologies for having to remove the previous version, that's why I wish YouTube had a replace video file option.... But I promise this is the last time I update one (which really hasn't happened much....
New DVD Quality Version Edited by thebladezmanII with improved audio quality
All episodes are narrated by George Carlin.
Episodes:
Percy's Ghostly Trick
Thomas, Percy & the Dragon
Diesel's Devious Deed
No Joke for James
Old Iron
Edward's Exploit
Double Trouble
Gordon & the Famous Visitor
Donald & Douglas
The Deputation
Trust Thomas
Whistles & Sneezes
James in a Mess
The Trouble with Mud
Percy Proves a Point
Thomas & Bertie's Great Race
Thomas Saves the Day
Down the Mine
Bertie's Chase
Percy's Promise
Woolly Bear
Henry's Forest
Pop Goes the Diesel
Diesel Does it Again
Thomas Comes to Breakfast
Thomas Gets Bumped
Percy & the Signal
A Big Day for Thomas
Thomas, Percy & the Mail Train
The Diseasel
Donald's Duck
Thomas Goes Fishing
A Scarf for Percy
Mavis
Toby's Tightrope
Time for Trouble
Trouble for Thomas
Edward, Trevor & the Really Useful Party
https://wn.com/Mr._Conductor's_Thomas_Tales_Season_2_(Dvd_Quality)
Reuploaded, New Version with better quality changes made (mainly audio-wise with Thomas Goes Fishing from a better quality source; the rare George Carlin version of the Thomas Gets Tricked VHS). My apologies for having to remove the previous version, that's why I wish YouTube had a replace video file option.... But I promise this is the last time I update one (which really hasn't happened much....
New DVD Quality Version Edited by thebladezmanII with improved audio quality
All episodes are narrated by George Carlin.
Episodes:
Percy's Ghostly Trick
Thomas, Percy & the Dragon
Diesel's Devious Deed
No Joke for James
Old Iron
Edward's Exploit
Double Trouble
Gordon & the Famous Visitor
Donald & Douglas
The Deputation
Trust Thomas
Whistles & Sneezes
James in a Mess
The Trouble with Mud
Percy Proves a Point
Thomas & Bertie's Great Race
Thomas Saves the Day
Down the Mine
Bertie's Chase
Percy's Promise
Woolly Bear
Henry's Forest
Pop Goes the Diesel
Diesel Does it Again
Thomas Comes to Breakfast
Thomas Gets Bumped
Percy & the Signal
A Big Day for Thomas
Thomas, Percy & the Mail Train
The Diseasel
Donald's Duck
Thomas Goes Fishing
A Scarf for Percy
Mavis
Toby's Tightrope
Time for Trouble
Trouble for Thomas
Edward, Trevor & the Really Useful Party
- published: 27 Jun 2014
- views: 822058
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Stock/Chicago - Glazounov: Valse de Concert 1, Op 47
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- Duration: 6:54
- Uploaded Date: 22 Mar 2011
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Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1...
Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1886, at the age of 14, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied violin with G. Japha, theory and composition with Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen (the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg was among his classmates). Upon his graduation, Stock joined the Cologne Municipal Orchestra as a violinst and played from 1891 to 1895 under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss.
In 1895 Theodore Thomas, director of the then fledgling Chicago Orchestra, was visiting Germany in search of recruits, auditioned Stock, and gave him a position as violist in the orchestra. Thomas realized, however, that his new violist was also a very talented conductor and around 1900, Stock was promoted to assistant conductor. Upon Theodore Thomas's death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. The Chicago Orchestra's board of directors failed to persuade Gustav Mahler, Hans Richter, Felix Weingartner, Karl Muck, and Felix Mottl, among others, to take over the position. Only then, on April 11, 1905, the trustees of the Orchestral Association met: "Frederick Stock unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as 'The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.'" (In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.)
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. In 1919 Frederick Stock became a naturalized American citizen. During the 1919-1920 season he inaugurated a regular subscription series of youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
Under his direction, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra became one of America's top orchestras, developing a distinctive brass sound that can already be heard in the orchestra's first recordings. An enthusiast of modern music, Stock championed the works of many then modern composers including G. Mahler; Richard Strauss; Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, who was soloist in the world premiere of his Third Piano Concerto in Chicago; Gustav Holst; Zoltán Kodály, Nikolai Myaskovsky; Josef Suk; William Walton; Arthur Benjamin; George Enescu; and many others.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 1940-1941 season. For the occasion, Frederick Stock commissioned I. Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony No. 1, Miaskovsky's Symphony No. 21, Harris's American Creed, Z. Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, Casella's Symphony No. 3, and William Walton's Scapino Overture. Shortly after the beginning of the 52nd season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his 70th birthday. During his 37-year tenure as music director (the 1918-1919 season excepted), Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra's "second father."
On May 1, 1916, Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra recorded Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first recordings ever made by an American orchestra under its music director. The orchestra's first electrical recordings were made in 1925, including a performance of Karl Goldmark's In Springtime overture; these early recordings were made in Victor's Chicago studios and within a couple of years the orchestra was recorded in Orchestra Hall. Stock's last studio recording, Ernest Chausson's Symphony in B minor, was released posthumously in 1943.
Frederick Stock was also a composer; wrote 2 symphonies, a Violin Concerto (Norfolk Festival, June 3, 1915, E. Zimbalist soloist, composer conducting), and some chamber music.
https://wn.com/Stock_Chicago_Glazounov_Valse_De_Concert_1,_Op_47
Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1886, at the age of 14, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied violin with G. Japha, theory and composition with Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen (the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg was among his classmates). Upon his graduation, Stock joined the Cologne Municipal Orchestra as a violinst and played from 1891 to 1895 under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss.
In 1895 Theodore Thomas, director of the then fledgling Chicago Orchestra, was visiting Germany in search of recruits, auditioned Stock, and gave him a position as violist in the orchestra. Thomas realized, however, that his new violist was also a very talented conductor and around 1900, Stock was promoted to assistant conductor. Upon Theodore Thomas's death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. The Chicago Orchestra's board of directors failed to persuade Gustav Mahler, Hans Richter, Felix Weingartner, Karl Muck, and Felix Mottl, among others, to take over the position. Only then, on April 11, 1905, the trustees of the Orchestral Association met: "Frederick Stock unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as 'The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.'" (In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.)
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. In 1919 Frederick Stock became a naturalized American citizen. During the 1919-1920 season he inaugurated a regular subscription series of youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
Under his direction, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra became one of America's top orchestras, developing a distinctive brass sound that can already be heard in the orchestra's first recordings. An enthusiast of modern music, Stock championed the works of many then modern composers including G. Mahler; Richard Strauss; Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, who was soloist in the world premiere of his Third Piano Concerto in Chicago; Gustav Holst; Zoltán Kodály, Nikolai Myaskovsky; Josef Suk; William Walton; Arthur Benjamin; George Enescu; and many others.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 1940-1941 season. For the occasion, Frederick Stock commissioned I. Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony No. 1, Miaskovsky's Symphony No. 21, Harris's American Creed, Z. Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, Casella's Symphony No. 3, and William Walton's Scapino Overture. Shortly after the beginning of the 52nd season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his 70th birthday. During his 37-year tenure as music director (the 1918-1919 season excepted), Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra's "second father."
On May 1, 1916, Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra recorded Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first recordings ever made by an American orchestra under its music director. The orchestra's first electrical recordings were made in 1925, including a performance of Karl Goldmark's In Springtime overture; these early recordings were made in Victor's Chicago studios and within a couple of years the orchestra was recorded in Orchestra Hall. Stock's last studio recording, Ernest Chausson's Symphony in B minor, was released posthumously in 1943.
Frederick Stock was also a composer; wrote 2 symphonies, a Violin Concerto (Norfolk Festival, June 3, 1915, E. Zimbalist soloist, composer conducting), and some chamber music.
- published: 22 Mar 2011
- views: 2652
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Stock/Chicago - Goldmark: Overture "Au Printemps"
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Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1...
Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1886, at the age of 14, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied violin with G. Japha, theory and composition with Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen (the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg was among his classmates). Upon his graduation, Stock joined the Cologne Municipal Orchestra as a violinst and played from 1891 to 1895 under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss.
In 1895 Theodore Thomas, director of the then fledgling Chicago Orchestra, was visiting Germany in search of recruits, auditioned Stock, and gave him a position as violist in the orchestra. Thomas realized, however, that his new violist was also a very talented conductor and around 1900, Stock was promoted to assistant conductor. Upon Theodore Thomas's death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. The Chicago Orchestra's board of directors failed to persuade Gustav Mahler, Hans Richter, Felix Weingartner, Karl Muck, and Felix Mottl, among others, to take over the position. Only then, on April 11, 1905, the trustees of the Orchestral Association met: "Frederick Stock unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as 'The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.'" (In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.)
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. In 1919 Frederick Stock became a naturalized American citizen. During the 1919-1920 season he inaugurated a regular subscription series of youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
Under his direction, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra became one of America's top orchestras, developing a distinctive brass sound that can already be heard in the orchestra's first recordings. An enthusiast of modern music, Stock championed the works of many then modern composers including G. Mahler; Richard Strauss; Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, who was soloist in the world premiere of his Third Piano Concerto in Chicago; Gustav Holst; Zoltán Kodály, Nikolai Myaskovsky; Josef Suk; William Walton; Arthur Benjamin; George Enescu; and many others.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 1940-1941 season. For the occasion, Frederick Stock commissioned I. Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony No. 1, Miaskovsky's Symphony No. 21, Harris's American Creed, Z. Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, Casella's Symphony No. 3, and William Walton's Scapino Overture. Shortly after the beginning of the 52nd season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his 70th birthday. During his 37-year tenure as music director (the 1918-1919 season excepted), Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra's "second father."
On May 1, 1916, Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra recorded Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first recordings ever made by an American orchestra under its music director. The orchestra's first electrical recordings were made in 1925, including a performance of Karl Goldmark's In Springtime overture; these early recordings were made in Victor's Chicago studios and within a couple of years the orchestra was recorded in Orchestra Hall. Stock's last studio recording, Ernest Chausson's Symphony in B minor, was released posthumously in 1943.
Frederick Stock was also a composer; wrote 2 symphonies, a Violin Concerto (Norfolk Festival, June 3, 1915, E. Zimbalist soloist, composer conducting), and some chamber music.
https://wn.com/Stock_Chicago_Goldmark_Overture_Au_Printemps
Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1886, at the age of 14, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied violin with G. Japha, theory and composition with Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen (the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg was among his classmates). Upon his graduation, Stock joined the Cologne Municipal Orchestra as a violinst and played from 1891 to 1895 under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss.
In 1895 Theodore Thomas, director of the then fledgling Chicago Orchestra, was visiting Germany in search of recruits, auditioned Stock, and gave him a position as violist in the orchestra. Thomas realized, however, that his new violist was also a very talented conductor and around 1900, Stock was promoted to assistant conductor. Upon Theodore Thomas's death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. The Chicago Orchestra's board of directors failed to persuade Gustav Mahler, Hans Richter, Felix Weingartner, Karl Muck, and Felix Mottl, among others, to take over the position. Only then, on April 11, 1905, the trustees of the Orchestral Association met: "Frederick Stock unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as 'The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.'" (In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.)
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. In 1919 Frederick Stock became a naturalized American citizen. During the 1919-1920 season he inaugurated a regular subscription series of youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
Under his direction, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra became one of America's top orchestras, developing a distinctive brass sound that can already be heard in the orchestra's first recordings. An enthusiast of modern music, Stock championed the works of many then modern composers including G. Mahler; Richard Strauss; Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, who was soloist in the world premiere of his Third Piano Concerto in Chicago; Gustav Holst; Zoltán Kodály, Nikolai Myaskovsky; Josef Suk; William Walton; Arthur Benjamin; George Enescu; and many others.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 1940-1941 season. For the occasion, Frederick Stock commissioned I. Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony No. 1, Miaskovsky's Symphony No. 21, Harris's American Creed, Z. Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, Casella's Symphony No. 3, and William Walton's Scapino Overture. Shortly after the beginning of the 52nd season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his 70th birthday. During his 37-year tenure as music director (the 1918-1919 season excepted), Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra's "second father."
On May 1, 1916, Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra recorded Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first recordings ever made by an American orchestra under its music director. The orchestra's first electrical recordings were made in 1925, including a performance of Karl Goldmark's In Springtime overture; these early recordings were made in Victor's Chicago studios and within a couple of years the orchestra was recorded in Orchestra Hall. Stock's last studio recording, Ernest Chausson's Symphony in B minor, was released posthumously in 1943.
Frederick Stock was also a composer; wrote 2 symphonies, a Violin Concerto (Norfolk Festival, June 3, 1915, E. Zimbalist soloist, composer conducting), and some chamber music.
- published: 22 Mar 2011
- views: 1655
8:43
Stock/Chicago - Glazounov: Overture de Carnaval
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- Duration: 8:43
- Uploaded Date: 22 Mar 2011
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Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 188...
Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1886, at the age of 14, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied violin with G. Japha, theory and composition with Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen (the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg was among his classmates). Upon his graduation, Stock joined the Cologne Municipal Orchestra as a violinst and played from 1891 to 1895 under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss.
In 1895 Theodore Thomas, director of the then fledgling Chicago Orchestra, was visiting Germany in search of recruits, auditioned Stock, and gave him a position as violist in the orchestra. Thomas realized, however, that his new violist was also a very talented conductor and around 1900, Stock was promoted to assistant conductor. Upon Theodore Thomas's death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. The Chicago Orchestra's board of directors failed to persuade Gustav Mahler, Hans Richter, Felix Weingartner, Karl Muck, and Felix Mottl, among others, to take over the position. Only then, on April 11, 1905, the trustees of the Orchestral Association met: "Frederick Stock unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as 'The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.'" (In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.)
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. In 1919 Frederick Stock became a naturalized American citizen. During the 1919-1920 season he inaugurated a regular subscription series of youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
Under his direction, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra became one of America's top orchestras, developing a distinctive brass sound that can already be heard in the orchestra's first recordings. An enthusiast of modern music, Stock championed the works of many then modern composers including G. Mahler; Richard Strauss; Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, who was soloist in the world premiere of his Third Piano Concerto in Chicago; Gustav Holst; Zoltán Kodály, Nikolai Myaskovsky; Josef Suk; William Walton; Arthur Benjamin; George Enescu; and many others.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 1940-1941 season. For the occasion, Frederick Stock commissioned I. Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony No. 1, Miaskovsky's Symphony No. 21, Harris's American Creed, Z. Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, Casella's Symphony No. 3, and William Walton's Scapino Overture. Shortly after the beginning of the 52nd season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his 70th birthday. During his 37-year tenure as music director (the 1918-1919 season excepted), Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra's "second father."
On May 1, 1916, Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra recorded Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first recordings ever made by an American orchestra under its music director. The orchestra's first electrical recordings were made in 1925, including a performance of Karl Goldmark's In Springtime overture; these early recordings were made in Victor's Chicago studios and within a couple of years the orchestra was recorded in Orchestra Hall. Stock's last studio recording, Ernest Chausson's Symphony in B minor, was released posthumously in 1943.
Frederick Stock was also a composer; wrote 2 symphonies, a Violin Concerto (Norfolk Festival, June 3, 1915, E. Zimbalist soloist, composer conducting), and some chamber music.
https://wn.com/Stock_Chicago_Glazounov_Overture_De_Carnaval
Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1886, at the age of 14, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied violin with G. Japha, theory and composition with Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen (the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg was among his classmates). Upon his graduation, Stock joined the Cologne Municipal Orchestra as a violinst and played from 1891 to 1895 under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss.
In 1895 Theodore Thomas, director of the then fledgling Chicago Orchestra, was visiting Germany in search of recruits, auditioned Stock, and gave him a position as violist in the orchestra. Thomas realized, however, that his new violist was also a very talented conductor and around 1900, Stock was promoted to assistant conductor. Upon Theodore Thomas's death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. The Chicago Orchestra's board of directors failed to persuade Gustav Mahler, Hans Richter, Felix Weingartner, Karl Muck, and Felix Mottl, among others, to take over the position. Only then, on April 11, 1905, the trustees of the Orchestral Association met: "Frederick Stock unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as 'The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.'" (In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.)
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. In 1919 Frederick Stock became a naturalized American citizen. During the 1919-1920 season he inaugurated a regular subscription series of youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
Under his direction, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra became one of America's top orchestras, developing a distinctive brass sound that can already be heard in the orchestra's first recordings. An enthusiast of modern music, Stock championed the works of many then modern composers including G. Mahler; Richard Strauss; Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, who was soloist in the world premiere of his Third Piano Concerto in Chicago; Gustav Holst; Zoltán Kodály, Nikolai Myaskovsky; Josef Suk; William Walton; Arthur Benjamin; George Enescu; and many others.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 1940-1941 season. For the occasion, Frederick Stock commissioned I. Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony No. 1, Miaskovsky's Symphony No. 21, Harris's American Creed, Z. Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, Casella's Symphony No. 3, and William Walton's Scapino Overture. Shortly after the beginning of the 52nd season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his 70th birthday. During his 37-year tenure as music director (the 1918-1919 season excepted), Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra's "second father."
On May 1, 1916, Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra recorded Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first recordings ever made by an American orchestra under its music director. The orchestra's first electrical recordings were made in 1925, including a performance of Karl Goldmark's In Springtime overture; these early recordings were made in Victor's Chicago studios and within a couple of years the orchestra was recorded in Orchestra Hall. Stock's last studio recording, Ernest Chausson's Symphony in B minor, was released posthumously in 1943.
Frederick Stock was also a composer; wrote 2 symphonies, a Violin Concerto (Norfolk Festival, June 3, 1915, E. Zimbalist soloist, composer conducting), and some chamber music.
- published: 22 Mar 2011
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25:45
Stock/CSO - Dohnányi:Suite in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 19
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- Duration: 25:45
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Recorded in 1928. Frederick Stock/Chicago Symphony
Ernst von Dohnányi, Hungarian Ernő Dohnányi (born July 27, 1877, Pozsony, Hung.—died Feb. 9, 1960, New Y...
Recorded in 1928. Frederick Stock/Chicago Symphony
Ernst von Dohnányi, Hungarian Ernő Dohnányi (born July 27, 1877, Pozsony, Hung.—died Feb. 9, 1960, New York, N.Y., U.S.), Hungarian composer, pianist, and conductor, principally known for his Variations on a Nursery Song for piano and orchestra.
Dohnányi studied in Budapest at the Royal Academy of Music, where his first symphony was performed in 1897. As a pianist he traveled widely and established a reputation as one of the best performers of his day.
He taught at the Berlin Academy for Music (1908--15) and was conductor of the Budapest Philharmonic and associate director of the Budapest Academy of Music (1919). In 1931 Dohnányi was musical director of Hungarian radio. In 1948 he left Hungary as a political exile; his influence under the prewar regime was held against him, and his music was banned in communist Hungary for more than 10 years. He taught in Argentina and from 1949 held the position of composer-in-residence at Florida State University. He became a U.S. citizen in 1955.
Dohnányi's music, which was chiefly influenced by Johannes Brahms, was late Romantic and conservative in style, and after 1910 he occupied only a minor place among contemporary Hungarian composers. His works include the Ruralia Hungarica for violin, three symphonies, a ballet, the Suite in F-sharp Minor, three operas, and chamber works, notably the Second String Quartet and the two piano and string quintets.
Frederick Stock
Born November 11, 1872, Jülich, Germany.
Died October 20, 1942, Chicago, Illinois.
MUSIC DIRECTOR (1905 - 1942)
Frederick Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. At the age of fourteen, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied theory and composition under Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen. Upon his graduation in 1887, Stock joined the Cologne Orchestra and played under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss. During this time, he met Theodore Thomas and accepted his invitation to come to America to play with the Chicago Orchestra. Four years later, Stock became Thomas‟s assistant.
Upon Theodore Thomas‟s death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. On April 11, 1905 and Frederick Stock was unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.‟ In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through
August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. On May 1, 1916, Stock and the Orchestra recorded Mendelssohn‟s Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream. The recording was released by the Columbia Graphophone Company.
During the 1919-20 season Frederick Stock inaugurated a regular subscription series youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
The Orchestra celebrated its fiftieth anniversary during the 1940-41 season; for the occasion, Stock commissioned Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony no. 1, Harris's American Creed, Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, and Walton's Scapino Overture.
Shortly after the beginning of the fifty-second season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his seventieth birthday. During his thirty-seven-year tenure as music director, Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra‟s "second father."
https://wn.com/Stock_Cso_Dohnányi_Suite_In_F_Sharp_Minor,_Op._19
Recorded in 1928. Frederick Stock/Chicago Symphony
Ernst von Dohnányi, Hungarian Ernő Dohnányi (born July 27, 1877, Pozsony, Hung.—died Feb. 9, 1960, New York, N.Y., U.S.), Hungarian composer, pianist, and conductor, principally known for his Variations on a Nursery Song for piano and orchestra.
Dohnányi studied in Budapest at the Royal Academy of Music, where his first symphony was performed in 1897. As a pianist he traveled widely and established a reputation as one of the best performers of his day.
He taught at the Berlin Academy for Music (1908--15) and was conductor of the Budapest Philharmonic and associate director of the Budapest Academy of Music (1919). In 1931 Dohnányi was musical director of Hungarian radio. In 1948 he left Hungary as a political exile; his influence under the prewar regime was held against him, and his music was banned in communist Hungary for more than 10 years. He taught in Argentina and from 1949 held the position of composer-in-residence at Florida State University. He became a U.S. citizen in 1955.
Dohnányi's music, which was chiefly influenced by Johannes Brahms, was late Romantic and conservative in style, and after 1910 he occupied only a minor place among contemporary Hungarian composers. His works include the Ruralia Hungarica for violin, three symphonies, a ballet, the Suite in F-sharp Minor, three operas, and chamber works, notably the Second String Quartet and the two piano and string quintets.
Frederick Stock
Born November 11, 1872, Jülich, Germany.
Died October 20, 1942, Chicago, Illinois.
MUSIC DIRECTOR (1905 - 1942)
Frederick Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. At the age of fourteen, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied theory and composition under Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen. Upon his graduation in 1887, Stock joined the Cologne Orchestra and played under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss. During this time, he met Theodore Thomas and accepted his invitation to come to America to play with the Chicago Orchestra. Four years later, Stock became Thomas‟s assistant.
Upon Theodore Thomas‟s death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. On April 11, 1905 and Frederick Stock was unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.‟ In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through
August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. On May 1, 1916, Stock and the Orchestra recorded Mendelssohn‟s Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream. The recording was released by the Columbia Graphophone Company.
During the 1919-20 season Frederick Stock inaugurated a regular subscription series youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
The Orchestra celebrated its fiftieth anniversary during the 1940-41 season; for the occasion, Stock commissioned Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony no. 1, Harris's American Creed, Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, and Walton's Scapino Overture.
Shortly after the beginning of the fifty-second season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his seventieth birthday. During his thirty-seven-year tenure as music director, Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra‟s "second father."
- published: 26 May 2014
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7:12
Stock/Chicago - Glazounov: Valse de Concert 2, Op 51
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- Duration: 7:12
- Uploaded Date: 22 Mar 2011
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Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1...
Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1886, at the age of 14, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied violin with G. Japha, theory and composition with Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen (the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg was among his classmates). Upon his graduation, Stock joined the Cologne Municipal Orchestra as a violinst and played from 1891 to 1895 under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss.
In 1895 Theodore Thomas, director of the then fledgling Chicago Orchestra, was visiting Germany in search of recruits, auditioned Stock, and gave him a position as violist in the orchestra. Thomas realized, however, that his new violist was also a very talented conductor and around 1900, Stock was promoted to assistant conductor. Upon Theodore Thomas's death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. The Chicago Orchestra's board of directors failed to persuade Gustav Mahler, Hans Richter, Felix Weingartner, Karl Muck, and Felix Mottl, among others, to take over the position. Only then, on April 11, 1905, the trustees of the Orchestral Association met: "Frederick Stock unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as 'The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.'" (In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.)
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. In 1919 Frederick Stock became a naturalized American citizen. During the 1919-1920 season he inaugurated a regular subscription series of youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
Under his direction, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra became one of America's top orchestras, developing a distinctive brass sound that can already be heard in the orchestra's first recordings. An enthusiast of modern music, Stock championed the works of many then modern composers including G. Mahler; Richard Strauss; Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, who was soloist in the world premiere of his Third Piano Concerto in Chicago; Gustav Holst; Zoltán Kodály, Nikolai Myaskovsky; Josef Suk; William Walton; Arthur Benjamin; George Enescu; and many others.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 1940-1941 season. For the occasion, Frederick Stock commissioned I. Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony No. 1, Miaskovsky's Symphony No. 21, Harris's American Creed, Z. Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, Casella's Symphony No. 3, and William Walton's Scapino Overture. Shortly after the beginning of the 52nd season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his 70th birthday. During his 37-year tenure as music director (the 1918-1919 season excepted), Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra's "second father."
On May 1, 1916, Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra recorded Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first recordings ever made by an American orchestra under its music director. The orchestra's first electrical recordings were made in 1925, including a performance of Karl Goldmark's In Springtime overture; these early recordings were made in Victor's Chicago studios and within a couple of years the orchestra was recorded in Orchestra Hall. Stock's last studio recording, Ernest Chausson's Symphony in B minor, was released posthumously in 1943.
Frederick Stock was also a composer; wrote 2 symphonies, a Violin Concerto (Norfolk Festival, June 3, 1915, E. Zimbalist soloist, composer conducting), and some chamber music.
https://wn.com/Stock_Chicago_Glazounov_Valse_De_Concert_2,_Op_51
Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1886, at the age of 14, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied violin with G. Japha, theory and composition with Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen (the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg was among his classmates). Upon his graduation, Stock joined the Cologne Municipal Orchestra as a violinst and played from 1891 to 1895 under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss.
In 1895 Theodore Thomas, director of the then fledgling Chicago Orchestra, was visiting Germany in search of recruits, auditioned Stock, and gave him a position as violist in the orchestra. Thomas realized, however, that his new violist was also a very talented conductor and around 1900, Stock was promoted to assistant conductor. Upon Theodore Thomas's death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. The Chicago Orchestra's board of directors failed to persuade Gustav Mahler, Hans Richter, Felix Weingartner, Karl Muck, and Felix Mottl, among others, to take over the position. Only then, on April 11, 1905, the trustees of the Orchestral Association met: "Frederick Stock unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as 'The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.'" (In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.)
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. In 1919 Frederick Stock became a naturalized American citizen. During the 1919-1920 season he inaugurated a regular subscription series of youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
Under his direction, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra became one of America's top orchestras, developing a distinctive brass sound that can already be heard in the orchestra's first recordings. An enthusiast of modern music, Stock championed the works of many then modern composers including G. Mahler; Richard Strauss; Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, who was soloist in the world premiere of his Third Piano Concerto in Chicago; Gustav Holst; Zoltán Kodály, Nikolai Myaskovsky; Josef Suk; William Walton; Arthur Benjamin; George Enescu; and many others.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 1940-1941 season. For the occasion, Frederick Stock commissioned I. Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony No. 1, Miaskovsky's Symphony No. 21, Harris's American Creed, Z. Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, Casella's Symphony No. 3, and William Walton's Scapino Overture. Shortly after the beginning of the 52nd season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his 70th birthday. During his 37-year tenure as music director (the 1918-1919 season excepted), Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra's "second father."
On May 1, 1916, Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra recorded Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first recordings ever made by an American orchestra under its music director. The orchestra's first electrical recordings were made in 1925, including a performance of Karl Goldmark's In Springtime overture; these early recordings were made in Victor's Chicago studios and within a couple of years the orchestra was recorded in Orchestra Hall. Stock's last studio recording, Ernest Chausson's Symphony in B minor, was released posthumously in 1943.
Frederick Stock was also a composer; wrote 2 symphonies, a Violin Concerto (Norfolk Festival, June 3, 1915, E. Zimbalist soloist, composer conducting), and some chamber music.
- published: 22 Mar 2011
- views: 1083
36:09
George Whitefield Chadwick - Suite Symphonique (1909)
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- Duration: 36:09
- Uploaded Date: 13 Apr 2021
- views: 2379
George Whitefield Chadwick (November 13, 1854 – April 4, 1931) was an American composer. Along with John Knowles Paine, Horatio Parker, Amy Beach, Arthur Foote,...
George Whitefield Chadwick (November 13, 1854 – April 4, 1931) was an American composer. Along with John Knowles Paine, Horatio Parker, Amy Beach, Arthur Foote, and Edward MacDowell, he was a representative composer of what is called the Second New England School of American composers of the late 19th century—the generation before Charles Ives. Chadwick's works are influenced by the Realist movement in the arts, characterized by a down-to-earth depiction of people's lives.
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Suite Symphonique in E-flat major (1909)
Dedication: Frederick A. Stock and the Theodore Thomas Orchestra of Chicago.
1. Allegro molto animato (0:00)
2. Romanza: Andantino espressivo (11:08)
3. Intermezzo e Humoreske: Poco allegretto (20:26)
4. Finale: Allegro molto ed energico (27:49)
Czech State Philharmonic Orchestra Brno conducted by Jose Serebrier
First performance 1911-03-29 in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, George Whitefield Chadwick (conductor)
The suite was dedicated to German conductor Frederick Stock (1872-1942)
In 1895, Stock met with Theodore Thomas, founder and first music director of the then fledgling Chicago Symphony Orchestra, who was to have a decisive impact on his future. Thomas, who was then visiting Germany in search of recruits for his new Chicago orchestra, auditioned Stock and hired him as a violist. Thomas soon realized, however, that his new violist was also a very talented conductor and, in 1899, Stock was promoted to assistant conductor.
After Thomas' death on January 4, 1905, Stock succeeded him as music director. That year, he wrote a symphonic poem Eines Menschenlebens Morgen, Mittag und Abend, dedicated to "Theodore Thomas and the Members of the Chicago Orchestra." The work was first performed on April 7 and 8, 1905.
The orchestra's board of trustees had first approached Hans Richter, Felix Weingartner and Felix Mottl to succeed Thomas. But the board's executive committee met on April 11, 1905, and resolved: "Frederick Stock unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as 'The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.'" (The ensemble's name was ultimately changed to Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1913.)
Stock's 37-year tenure as head of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra was surpassed in America only by Eugene Ormandy's lengthy directorship of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
https://wn.com/George_Whitefield_Chadwick_Suite_Symphonique_(1909)
George Whitefield Chadwick (November 13, 1854 – April 4, 1931) was an American composer. Along with John Knowles Paine, Horatio Parker, Amy Beach, Arthur Foote, and Edward MacDowell, he was a representative composer of what is called the Second New England School of American composers of the late 19th century—the generation before Charles Ives. Chadwick's works are influenced by the Realist movement in the arts, characterized by a down-to-earth depiction of people's lives.
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Suite Symphonique in E-flat major (1909)
Dedication: Frederick A. Stock and the Theodore Thomas Orchestra of Chicago.
1. Allegro molto animato (0:00)
2. Romanza: Andantino espressivo (11:08)
3. Intermezzo e Humoreske: Poco allegretto (20:26)
4. Finale: Allegro molto ed energico (27:49)
Czech State Philharmonic Orchestra Brno conducted by Jose Serebrier
First performance 1911-03-29 in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, George Whitefield Chadwick (conductor)
The suite was dedicated to German conductor Frederick Stock (1872-1942)
In 1895, Stock met with Theodore Thomas, founder and first music director of the then fledgling Chicago Symphony Orchestra, who was to have a decisive impact on his future. Thomas, who was then visiting Germany in search of recruits for his new Chicago orchestra, auditioned Stock and hired him as a violist. Thomas soon realized, however, that his new violist was also a very talented conductor and, in 1899, Stock was promoted to assistant conductor.
After Thomas' death on January 4, 1905, Stock succeeded him as music director. That year, he wrote a symphonic poem Eines Menschenlebens Morgen, Mittag und Abend, dedicated to "Theodore Thomas and the Members of the Chicago Orchestra." The work was first performed on April 7 and 8, 1905.
The orchestra's board of trustees had first approached Hans Richter, Felix Weingartner and Felix Mottl to succeed Thomas. But the board's executive committee met on April 11, 1905, and resolved: "Frederick Stock unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as 'The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.'" (The ensemble's name was ultimately changed to Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1913.)
Stock's 37-year tenure as head of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra was surpassed in America only by Eugene Ormandy's lengthy directorship of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
- published: 13 Apr 2021
- views: 2379
4:00
Stock/Chicago SO - Sibelius: Valse Triste
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- Duration: 4:00
- Uploaded Date: 13 Jul 2014
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Recorded in 1925. Frederick Stock/Chicago Symphony
Frederick Stock
Born November 11, 1872, Jülich, Germany.
Died October 20, 1942, Chicago, Illinois.
MUSIC DI...
Recorded in 1925. Frederick Stock/Chicago Symphony
Frederick Stock
Born November 11, 1872, Jülich, Germany.
Died October 20, 1942, Chicago, Illinois.
MUSIC DIRECTOR (1905 - 1942)
Frederick Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. At the age of fourteen, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied theory and composition under Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen. Upon his graduation in 1887, Stock joined the Cologne Orchestra and played under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss. During this time, he met Theodore Thomas and accepted his invitation to come to America to play with the Chicago Orchestra. Four years later, Stock became Thomas‟s assistant.
Upon Theodore Thomas‟s death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. On April 11, 1905 and Frederick Stock was unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.‟ In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through
August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. On May 1, 1916, Stock and the Orchestra recorded Mendelssohn‟s Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream. The recording was released by the Columbia Graphophone Company.
During the 1919-20 season Frederick Stock inaugurated a regular subscription series youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
The Orchestra celebrated its fiftieth anniversary during the 1940-41 season; for the occasion, Stock commissioned Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony no. 1, Harris's American Creed, Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, and Walton's Scapino Overture.
Shortly after the beginning of the fifty-second season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his seventieth birthday. During his thirty-seven-year tenure as music director, Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra‟s "second father."
https://wn.com/Stock_Chicago_So_Sibelius_Valse_Triste
Recorded in 1925. Frederick Stock/Chicago Symphony
Frederick Stock
Born November 11, 1872, Jülich, Germany.
Died October 20, 1942, Chicago, Illinois.
MUSIC DIRECTOR (1905 - 1942)
Frederick Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. At the age of fourteen, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied theory and composition under Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen. Upon his graduation in 1887, Stock joined the Cologne Orchestra and played under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss. During this time, he met Theodore Thomas and accepted his invitation to come to America to play with the Chicago Orchestra. Four years later, Stock became Thomas‟s assistant.
Upon Theodore Thomas‟s death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. On April 11, 1905 and Frederick Stock was unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.‟ In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through
August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. On May 1, 1916, Stock and the Orchestra recorded Mendelssohn‟s Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream. The recording was released by the Columbia Graphophone Company.
During the 1919-20 season Frederick Stock inaugurated a regular subscription series youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
The Orchestra celebrated its fiftieth anniversary during the 1940-41 season; for the occasion, Stock commissioned Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony no. 1, Harris's American Creed, Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, and Walton's Scapino Overture.
Shortly after the beginning of the fifty-second season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his seventieth birthday. During his thirty-seven-year tenure as music director, Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra‟s "second father."
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[Wikipedia] Theodore Thomas (conductor)
Theodore Thomas (October 11, 1835 – January 4, 1905) was an American violinist, conductor,...
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Theodore Thomas (October 11, 1835 – January 4, 1905) was an American violinist, conductor, and orchestrator of German birth. He is considered the first renowned American orchestral conductor and was the founder and first music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1891–1905).
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Theodore Thomas
The Lord's Prayer performed by Theodore Thomas at Dr. Verolga Nix's 80th Birthday Gatherin...
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Theodore Thomas
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Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales - Season 2 (DVD Quality)
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Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales - Season 2 (DVD Quality)
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Reuploaded, New Version with better quality changes made (mainly audio-wise with Thomas Goes Fishing from a better quality source; the rare George Carlin version of the Thomas Gets Tricked VHS). My apologies for having to remove the previous version, that's why I wish YouTube had a replace video file option.... But I promise this is the last time I update one (which really hasn't happened much....
New DVD Quality Version Edited by thebladezmanII with improved audio quality
All episodes are narrated by George Carlin.
Episodes:
Percy's Ghostly Trick
Thomas, Percy & the Dragon
Diesel's Devious Deed
No Joke for James
Old Iron
Edward's Exploit
Double Trouble
Gordon & the Famous Visitor
Donald & Douglas
The Deputation
Trust Thomas
Whistles & Sneezes
James in a Mess
The Trouble with Mud
Percy Proves a Point
Thomas & Bertie's Great Race
Thomas Saves the Day
Down the Mine
Bertie's Chase
Percy's Promise
Woolly Bear
Henry's Forest
Pop Goes the Diesel
Diesel Does it Again
Thomas Comes to Breakfast
Thomas Gets Bumped
Percy & the Signal
A Big Day for Thomas
Thomas, Percy & the Mail Train
The Diseasel
Donald's Duck
Thomas Goes Fishing
A Scarf for Percy
Mavis
Toby's Tightrope
Time for Trouble
Trouble for Thomas
Edward, Trevor & the Really Useful Party
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Stock/Chicago - Glazounov: Valse de Concert 1, Op 47
Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
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Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1886, at the age of 14, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied violin with G. Japha, theory and composition with Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen (the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg was among his classmates). Upon his graduation, Stock joined the Cologne Municipal Orchestra as a violinst and played from 1891 to 1895 under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss.
In 1895 Theodore Thomas, director of the then fledgling Chicago Orchestra, was visiting Germany in search of recruits, auditioned Stock, and gave him a position as violist in the orchestra. Thomas realized, however, that his new violist was also a very talented conductor and around 1900, Stock was promoted to assistant conductor. Upon Theodore Thomas's death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. The Chicago Orchestra's board of directors failed to persuade Gustav Mahler, Hans Richter, Felix Weingartner, Karl Muck, and Felix Mottl, among others, to take over the position. Only then, on April 11, 1905, the trustees of the Orchestral Association met: "Frederick Stock unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as 'The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.'" (In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.)
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. In 1919 Frederick Stock became a naturalized American citizen. During the 1919-1920 season he inaugurated a regular subscription series of youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
Under his direction, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra became one of America's top orchestras, developing a distinctive brass sound that can already be heard in the orchestra's first recordings. An enthusiast of modern music, Stock championed the works of many then modern composers including G. Mahler; Richard Strauss; Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, who was soloist in the world premiere of his Third Piano Concerto in Chicago; Gustav Holst; Zoltán Kodály, Nikolai Myaskovsky; Josef Suk; William Walton; Arthur Benjamin; George Enescu; and many others.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 1940-1941 season. For the occasion, Frederick Stock commissioned I. Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony No. 1, Miaskovsky's Symphony No. 21, Harris's American Creed, Z. Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, Casella's Symphony No. 3, and William Walton's Scapino Overture. Shortly after the beginning of the 52nd season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his 70th birthday. During his 37-year tenure as music director (the 1918-1919 season excepted), Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra's "second father."
On May 1, 1916, Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra recorded Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first recordings ever made by an American orchestra under its music director. The orchestra's first electrical recordings were made in 1925, including a performance of Karl Goldmark's In Springtime overture; these early recordings were made in Victor's Chicago studios and within a couple of years the orchestra was recorded in Orchestra Hall. Stock's last studio recording, Ernest Chausson's Symphony in B minor, was released posthumously in 1943.
Frederick Stock was also a composer; wrote 2 symphonies, a Violin Concerto (Norfolk Festival, June 3, 1915, E. Zimbalist soloist, composer conducting), and some chamber music.
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Stock/Chicago - Goldmark: Overture "Au Printemps"
Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
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Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1886, at the age of 14, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied violin with G. Japha, theory and composition with Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen (the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg was among his classmates). Upon his graduation, Stock joined the Cologne Municipal Orchestra as a violinst and played from 1891 to 1895 under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss.
In 1895 Theodore Thomas, director of the then fledgling Chicago Orchestra, was visiting Germany in search of recruits, auditioned Stock, and gave him a position as violist in the orchestra. Thomas realized, however, that his new violist was also a very talented conductor and around 1900, Stock was promoted to assistant conductor. Upon Theodore Thomas's death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. The Chicago Orchestra's board of directors failed to persuade Gustav Mahler, Hans Richter, Felix Weingartner, Karl Muck, and Felix Mottl, among others, to take over the position. Only then, on April 11, 1905, the trustees of the Orchestral Association met: "Frederick Stock unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as 'The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.'" (In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.)
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. In 1919 Frederick Stock became a naturalized American citizen. During the 1919-1920 season he inaugurated a regular subscription series of youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
Under his direction, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra became one of America's top orchestras, developing a distinctive brass sound that can already be heard in the orchestra's first recordings. An enthusiast of modern music, Stock championed the works of many then modern composers including G. Mahler; Richard Strauss; Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, who was soloist in the world premiere of his Third Piano Concerto in Chicago; Gustav Holst; Zoltán Kodály, Nikolai Myaskovsky; Josef Suk; William Walton; Arthur Benjamin; George Enescu; and many others.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 1940-1941 season. For the occasion, Frederick Stock commissioned I. Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony No. 1, Miaskovsky's Symphony No. 21, Harris's American Creed, Z. Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, Casella's Symphony No. 3, and William Walton's Scapino Overture. Shortly after the beginning of the 52nd season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his 70th birthday. During his 37-year tenure as music director (the 1918-1919 season excepted), Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra's "second father."
On May 1, 1916, Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra recorded Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first recordings ever made by an American orchestra under its music director. The orchestra's first electrical recordings were made in 1925, including a performance of Karl Goldmark's In Springtime overture; these early recordings were made in Victor's Chicago studios and within a couple of years the orchestra was recorded in Orchestra Hall. Stock's last studio recording, Ernest Chausson's Symphony in B minor, was released posthumously in 1943.
Frederick Stock was also a composer; wrote 2 symphonies, a Violin Concerto (Norfolk Festival, June 3, 1915, E. Zimbalist soloist, composer conducting), and some chamber music.
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Stock/Chicago - Glazounov: Overture de Carnaval
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1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
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Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1886, at the age of 14, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied violin with G. Japha, theory and composition with Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen (the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg was among his classmates). Upon his graduation, Stock joined the Cologne Municipal Orchestra as a violinst and played from 1891 to 1895 under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss.
In 1895 Theodore Thomas, director of the then fledgling Chicago Orchestra, was visiting Germany in search of recruits, auditioned Stock, and gave him a position as violist in the orchestra. Thomas realized, however, that his new violist was also a very talented conductor and around 1900, Stock was promoted to assistant conductor. Upon Theodore Thomas's death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. The Chicago Orchestra's board of directors failed to persuade Gustav Mahler, Hans Richter, Felix Weingartner, Karl Muck, and Felix Mottl, among others, to take over the position. Only then, on April 11, 1905, the trustees of the Orchestral Association met: "Frederick Stock unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as 'The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.'" (In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.)
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. In 1919 Frederick Stock became a naturalized American citizen. During the 1919-1920 season he inaugurated a regular subscription series of youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
Under his direction, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra became one of America's top orchestras, developing a distinctive brass sound that can already be heard in the orchestra's first recordings. An enthusiast of modern music, Stock championed the works of many then modern composers including G. Mahler; Richard Strauss; Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, who was soloist in the world premiere of his Third Piano Concerto in Chicago; Gustav Holst; Zoltán Kodály, Nikolai Myaskovsky; Josef Suk; William Walton; Arthur Benjamin; George Enescu; and many others.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 1940-1941 season. For the occasion, Frederick Stock commissioned I. Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony No. 1, Miaskovsky's Symphony No. 21, Harris's American Creed, Z. Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, Casella's Symphony No. 3, and William Walton's Scapino Overture. Shortly after the beginning of the 52nd season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his 70th birthday. During his 37-year tenure as music director (the 1918-1919 season excepted), Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra's "second father."
On May 1, 1916, Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra recorded Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first recordings ever made by an American orchestra under its music director. The orchestra's first electrical recordings were made in 1925, including a performance of Karl Goldmark's In Springtime overture; these early recordings were made in Victor's Chicago studios and within a couple of years the orchestra was recorded in Orchestra Hall. Stock's last studio recording, Ernest Chausson's Symphony in B minor, was released posthumously in 1943.
Frederick Stock was also a composer; wrote 2 symphonies, a Violin Concerto (Norfolk Festival, June 3, 1915, E. Zimbalist soloist, composer conducting), and some chamber music.
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Stock/CSO - Dohnányi:Suite in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 19
Recorded in 1928. Frederick Stock/Chicago Symphony
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Stock/CSO - Dohnányi:Suite in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 19
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Ernst von Dohnányi, Hungarian Ernő Dohnányi (born July 27, 1877, Pozsony, Hung.—died Feb. 9, 1960, New York, N.Y., U.S.), Hungarian composer, pianist, and conductor, principally known for his Variations on a Nursery Song for piano and orchestra.
Dohnányi studied in Budapest at the Royal Academy of Music, where his first symphony was performed in 1897. As a pianist he traveled widely and established a reputation as one of the best performers of his day.
He taught at the Berlin Academy for Music (1908--15) and was conductor of the Budapest Philharmonic and associate director of the Budapest Academy of Music (1919). In 1931 Dohnányi was musical director of Hungarian radio. In 1948 he left Hungary as a political exile; his influence under the prewar regime was held against him, and his music was banned in communist Hungary for more than 10 years. He taught in Argentina and from 1949 held the position of composer-in-residence at Florida State University. He became a U.S. citizen in 1955.
Dohnányi's music, which was chiefly influenced by Johannes Brahms, was late Romantic and conservative in style, and after 1910 he occupied only a minor place among contemporary Hungarian composers. His works include the Ruralia Hungarica for violin, three symphonies, a ballet, the Suite in F-sharp Minor, three operas, and chamber works, notably the Second String Quartet and the two piano and string quintets.
Frederick Stock
Born November 11, 1872, Jülich, Germany.
Died October 20, 1942, Chicago, Illinois.
MUSIC DIRECTOR (1905 - 1942)
Frederick Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. At the age of fourteen, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied theory and composition under Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen. Upon his graduation in 1887, Stock joined the Cologne Orchestra and played under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss. During this time, he met Theodore Thomas and accepted his invitation to come to America to play with the Chicago Orchestra. Four years later, Stock became Thomas‟s assistant.
Upon Theodore Thomas‟s death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. On April 11, 1905 and Frederick Stock was unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.‟ In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through
August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. On May 1, 1916, Stock and the Orchestra recorded Mendelssohn‟s Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream. The recording was released by the Columbia Graphophone Company.
During the 1919-20 season Frederick Stock inaugurated a regular subscription series youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
The Orchestra celebrated its fiftieth anniversary during the 1940-41 season; for the occasion, Stock commissioned Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony no. 1, Harris's American Creed, Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, and Walton's Scapino Overture.
Shortly after the beginning of the fifty-second season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his seventieth birthday. During his thirty-seven-year tenure as music director, Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra‟s "second father."
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Stock/Chicago - Glazounov: Valse de Concert 2, Op 51
Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
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Frederick Stock
1872, Jülich, Germany -- 1942, Chicago
Friedrich August Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. In 1886, at the age of 14, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied violin with G. Japha, theory and composition with Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen (the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg was among his classmates). Upon his graduation, Stock joined the Cologne Municipal Orchestra as a violinst and played from 1891 to 1895 under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss.
In 1895 Theodore Thomas, director of the then fledgling Chicago Orchestra, was visiting Germany in search of recruits, auditioned Stock, and gave him a position as violist in the orchestra. Thomas realized, however, that his new violist was also a very talented conductor and around 1900, Stock was promoted to assistant conductor. Upon Theodore Thomas's death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. The Chicago Orchestra's board of directors failed to persuade Gustav Mahler, Hans Richter, Felix Weingartner, Karl Muck, and Felix Mottl, among others, to take over the position. Only then, on April 11, 1905, the trustees of the Orchestral Association met: "Frederick Stock unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as 'The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.'" (In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.)
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. In 1919 Frederick Stock became a naturalized American citizen. During the 1919-1920 season he inaugurated a regular subscription series of youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
Under his direction, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra became one of America's top orchestras, developing a distinctive brass sound that can already be heard in the orchestra's first recordings. An enthusiast of modern music, Stock championed the works of many then modern composers including G. Mahler; Richard Strauss; Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, who was soloist in the world premiere of his Third Piano Concerto in Chicago; Gustav Holst; Zoltán Kodály, Nikolai Myaskovsky; Josef Suk; William Walton; Arthur Benjamin; George Enescu; and many others.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 1940-1941 season. For the occasion, Frederick Stock commissioned I. Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony No. 1, Miaskovsky's Symphony No. 21, Harris's American Creed, Z. Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, Casella's Symphony No. 3, and William Walton's Scapino Overture. Shortly after the beginning of the 52nd season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his 70th birthday. During his 37-year tenure as music director (the 1918-1919 season excepted), Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra's "second father."
On May 1, 1916, Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra recorded Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first recordings ever made by an American orchestra under its music director. The orchestra's first electrical recordings were made in 1925, including a performance of Karl Goldmark's In Springtime overture; these early recordings were made in Victor's Chicago studios and within a couple of years the orchestra was recorded in Orchestra Hall. Stock's last studio recording, Ernest Chausson's Symphony in B minor, was released posthumously in 1943.
Frederick Stock was also a composer; wrote 2 symphonies, a Violin Concerto (Norfolk Festival, June 3, 1915, E. Zimbalist soloist, composer conducting), and some chamber music.
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George Whitefield Chadwick - Suite Symphonique (1909)
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George Whitefield Chadwick - Suite Symphonique (1909)
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George Whitefield Chadwick (November 13, 1854 – April 4, 1931) was an American composer. Along with John Knowles Paine, Horatio Parker, Amy Beach, Arthur Foote, and Edward MacDowell, he was a representative composer of what is called the Second New England School of American composers of the late 19th century—the generation before Charles Ives. Chadwick's works are influenced by the Realist movement in the arts, characterized by a down-to-earth depiction of people's lives.
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Suite Symphonique in E-flat major (1909)
Dedication: Frederick A. Stock and the Theodore Thomas Orchestra of Chicago.
1. Allegro molto animato (0:00)
2. Romanza: Andantino espressivo (11:08)
3. Intermezzo e Humoreske: Poco allegretto (20:26)
4. Finale: Allegro molto ed energico (27:49)
Czech State Philharmonic Orchestra Brno conducted by Jose Serebrier
First performance 1911-03-29 in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, George Whitefield Chadwick (conductor)
The suite was dedicated to German conductor Frederick Stock (1872-1942)
In 1895, Stock met with Theodore Thomas, founder and first music director of the then fledgling Chicago Symphony Orchestra, who was to have a decisive impact on his future. Thomas, who was then visiting Germany in search of recruits for his new Chicago orchestra, auditioned Stock and hired him as a violist. Thomas soon realized, however, that his new violist was also a very talented conductor and, in 1899, Stock was promoted to assistant conductor.
After Thomas' death on January 4, 1905, Stock succeeded him as music director. That year, he wrote a symphonic poem Eines Menschenlebens Morgen, Mittag und Abend, dedicated to "Theodore Thomas and the Members of the Chicago Orchestra." The work was first performed on April 7 and 8, 1905.
The orchestra's board of trustees had first approached Hans Richter, Felix Weingartner and Felix Mottl to succeed Thomas. But the board's executive committee met on April 11, 1905, and resolved: "Frederick Stock unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as 'The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.'" (The ensemble's name was ultimately changed to Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1913.)
Stock's 37-year tenure as head of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra was surpassed in America only by Eugene Ormandy's lengthy directorship of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
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Stock/Chicago SO - Sibelius: Valse Triste
Recorded in 1925. Frederick Stock/Chicago Symphony
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Stock/Chicago SO - Sibelius: Valse Triste
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Frederick Stock
Born November 11, 1872, Jülich, Germany.
Died October 20, 1942, Chicago, Illinois.
MUSIC DIRECTOR (1905 - 1942)
Frederick Stock began studying the violin with his father, a bandmaster in the German army. At the age of fourteen, he won a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied theory and composition under Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Wüllner, and Gustav Jensen. Upon his graduation in 1887, Stock joined the Cologne Orchestra and played under conductors such as Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss. During this time, he met Theodore Thomas and accepted his invitation to come to America to play with the Chicago Orchestra. Four years later, Stock became Thomas‟s assistant.
Upon Theodore Thomas‟s death in January 1905, Stock was appointed as acting conductor, while the Orchestral Association began a search for a permanent replacement. On April 11, 1905 and Frederick Stock was unanimously elected Conductor. Trustees voted that the Orchestra should now be known as "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra.‟ In February 1913, the name of "The Theodore Thomas Orchestra" was changed simply to "Chicago Symphony Orchestra," in the belief that it would be easier to solicit funds for an institution that bore the name of the community.
In 1905, the Orchestra began performing at Ravinia Park, appearing semiregularly through
August 1931, after which the Park fell dark under the Great Depression. The Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival in August 1936. On May 1, 1916, Stock and the Orchestra recorded Mendelssohn‟s Wedding March from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream. The recording was released by the Columbia Graphophone Company.
During the 1919-20 season Frederick Stock inaugurated a regular subscription series youth concerts as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra. He also further developed the Popular Concert series, which featured a wide range of music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Wagner overtures and Strauss waltzes.
The Orchestra celebrated its fiftieth anniversary during the 1940-41 season; for the occasion, Stock commissioned Stravinsky's Symphony in C, Milhaud's Symphony no. 1, Harris's American Creed, Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra, Glière's Fête ferganaise Overture, and Walton's Scapino Overture.
Shortly after the beginning of the fifty-second season, Frederick Stock died unexpectedly, just three weeks short of his seventieth birthday. During his thirty-seven-year tenure as music director, Stock was an inspirational force, continuing in the tradition of Theodore Thomas and truly becoming the Orchestra‟s "second father."
Theodore Thomas (conductor)
Theodore Thomas (October 11, 1835 – January 4, 1905) was an American violinist and conductor of German birth. He is considered the first renowned American orchestral conductor and was the founder and first music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1891–1905).
Biography
Early life
Theodore Christian Friedrich Thomas was born in Esens, Germany on October 11, 1835, the son of Johann August Thomas. His mother, Sophia, was the daughter of a physician from Göttingen. He received his musical education principally from his father, who was a violinist of ability, and at the age of six years he played the violin in public concerts. His father was the town Stadtpfeifer (bandleader) who also arranged music for state occasions.
Career
Thomas showed interest in the violin at an early age, and by age ten, he was practically the breadwinner of the family, performing at weddings, balls, and even in taverns. By 1845, Johann Thomas and his family, convinced there was a better life for a respected musician in America, packed their belongings and made the six-week journey to New York City.
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