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After the NBC Symphony Orchestra radio orchestra was disbanded, many former members in an attempt to stay together and preserve the orchestra regrouped as a new ensemble called the "Symphony of the Air". They made their first recording on September 21, 1954, and gave their first public concert at the United Nations 9th Anniversary Celebration on October 24. For nearly a decade, the Symphony of the Air performed many concerts led by Stokowski, the orchestra's music director from 1955. The orchestra recorded widely (on Columbia, RCA, United Artists and Vanguard) under leading conductors, including Stokowski, Bernstein, Monteux, Reiner, Bruno Walter, Kondrashin, Beecham, Alfred Wallenstein and Josef Krips. Only once more did they use their old name, the NBC Symphony Orchestra, in the 1963 telecast of Gian Carlo Menotti's written-for television opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors, with an all-new cast. The orchestra disbanded in 1963. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

top songs

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The Nutcracker, Ballet Suite, Op. 71a: II. March

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The Nutcracker Op.71a VI. Chinese Dance

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III. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

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Love's Dream after the Ball, Op. 356

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IV. Russian Dance (Trepak)

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II. March

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I. Little Overture

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VIII. Flower Waltz

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V. Arab Dance

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VI. Chinese Dance

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albums

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111 Tchaikovsky Masterpieces

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111 Classical Masterpieces

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Symphony of the Air: Wagner Selection

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Classical at Christmas

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Расслабляющая классика для чтения

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Mishel Piastro Conducts... Ballet Waltz & Polka

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Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2

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15 Shostakovich Playlist

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100 Classical Music Tracks for Studying

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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 - Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 (Digitally Remastered)

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Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker (Christmas Special)

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The Greatest Classical Masterpieces! Volume 3 (Remastered)

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