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From Hollywood To The World - The Rediscovered Recordings By Pianist And Conductor

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From Hollywood To The World - The Rediscovered Recordings By Pianist And Conductor --- 2023-03-03

Note on back cover: Once upon a time in the 1940s and 1950s in America, classical music and its stars were a natural part of many big Hollywood movies. This golden age saw the creation of famous musical hits such as Anchors Aweigh with Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra or That Midnight Kiss with Mario Lanza, in which a spirited piano virtuoso and conductor always played himself: José Iturbi. Nowadays known only to connoisseurs and aficionados, the native Spaniard was at the time, along with Oscar Levant (An American in Paris), one of the most commercially successful classical artists in Hollywood. When the film A Song to Remember was released in 1945, for example, Iturbi’s recording of a Chopin Polonaise sold 800,000 copies. Shortly thereafter, his recording company, RCA Victor, paid him over $118,000 in semiannual royalties – a record at the time. And Iturbi’s passion wasn’t just for music: he completed 1,400 hours of flying as a pilot, enjoyed riding motorcycles fast, and excelled as an amateur boxer. This edition is a tribute to an era when classical music from films made its journey around the world. It contains all the recordings made by José Iturbi and his sister Amparo Iturbi for RCA Victor from 1933 to 1955, painstakingly restored and remastered from the original records and tapes, including numerous previously unreleased recordings. The 188-page coffee-table book includes a detailed biographical essay by “Ambassador for the American Songbook” Michael Feinstein, extensive documentation with photographs and facsimiles from the José Iturbi Foundation archives, and a complete session and release discography. CD 1: Recorded: New York City, Manhattan Center, March 25/26, 1952 [1–3]; March 27/28, 1952 [4–6] Producer: John Pfeiffer Matrix Nos.: E2-RC-0496–99-1 [1–3]; E2-RC-0729–32-1 [4–6] LP Matrix Nos.: E2-RP-4214 [1–3]; E2-RP-4213 [4–6] (P) 1952 Sony Music Entertainment CD 2: Recorded: New York City, Manhattan Center, January 23, 1952 [1–3/8/9]; January 18, 1952 [4–6]; January 22, 1952 [7/8] Producer: Richard Mohr Matrix Nos.: E2-RC-0086–89-1 [1–3]; E2-RC-0082–84-1R, E2-RC-0085-1 [4–6]; E2-RW-0074–76-1 [7]; E2-RW-0077–79-1 [8]; E2-RW-0080/81-1 [9] LP Matrix Nos.: E2-RP-4357 [1–3]; E2-RP-4356 [4–6]; E3-RP-5069 [7]; E3-RP-5070 [8/9] (P) 1953 Sony Music Entertainment CD 3: Recorded: Hollywood, RCA Victor Recording Studios, January 25 & May 6/8, 1950 [1]; February 20, 1946 [2–7]; Rochester, New York, Eastman Theater, May 9, 1942 [8–12]; Hollywood, July 25, 1942 [13] Producers: Walter Heebner [1]; Art Rush [2–7]; Charles O’Connell [8–13] Matrix Nos.: D9-RC-1201/02-1R [ex-3], D9-RC-1203-1R [ex-4], D9-RC-1204-3R [ex-4] [1]; D6-RC-5505-1B [2/3]; D6-RC-5505-1B, D6-RC-5506-1A, D6-RC-5507-1B [4–7]; CS-075116/17-1A, CS-075118/19-1, CS-075120-3R, CS-075121-1A [8–11]; CS-075122-1/1A [12]; PCS-072501-03-1 [13] LP Matrix Nos.: E2-RP-4368 [1]; E0-LRB-2020 [1]; E0-LRB-2041 [4–7]; E2-RP-4368 [1/4–7] (P) 1944/1946/1948/1950/2023 Sony Music Entertainment CD 4: Recorded: New York City, RCA Victor Recording Studio No. 2, July 3/5, 1950 [1–3]; June 30, 1950 [5/6]; February 28, 1952 [11–13]; February 26, 1952 [14]; Hollywood, RCA Victor Recording Studios, January 9, 1950 [4/7/10*]; January 7, 1950 [8–10]; August 17, 1953 [15]; August 13, 1952 [16] Producers: Richard Mohr [1–3]; Richard Mohr & John Pfeiffer [4–6]; Walter Heebner [7–10]; John Pfeiffer [11–14/16]; A. Miller [15] Matrix Nos.: E0-RC-1175-1, E0-RC-1176-1A, E0-RC-1177-1, E0-RC-1178-1A, E0-RC-1198/99-1A [1–3]; E0-RC-304-1 [4/7]; E0-RC-1179-1 [5]; E0-RC-1180/81-1 [6]; E0-RC-300-1, E0-RC-301-1A, E0-RC-307-1, E0-RC-303-1R* [8–10]; E2-RC-0413–15-1 [9–14]; E2-RC-0192-1 [14]; E3-RC-2409-2 [15]; E2-RC-0291-1 [16] LP Matrix Nos.: E1-LRC-33 [1–3]; E1-LRC-34 [4–6]; E0-LRB-2042 [8–10]; E2RP-4369 [8–10]; E4-RL-5001 [11–14]; E4-RL-5002 [15/16] (P) 1944/1950/1951/1954 Sony Music Entertainment CD 5: Recorded: Hollywood, RCA Victor Recording Studios, September 9, 1949 [1/2/15]; July 11, 1950 [3/5–7]; July 14, 1950 [6/7]; July 21, 1950 [8/11]; October 15, 1946 [9]; October 17, 1946 [10/12]; September 7, 1949 [13/14]; New York City, RCA Victor Recording Studio No. 2, July 5, 1950 [4] Producers: Richard Mohr [1/2/4/13–15]; H. René [3/5–7/8/11]; Richard Mohr & John Pfeiffer [4] Matrix Nos.: D9-RC-1276-1B [1]; D9-RC-1279-1A [2]; E0-RB-5850-1 [3]; E0-RB-4890-1 [4]; E0-RB-3708/09-1 [5]; E0-RC-0367-1 [6]; E0-RC-0368-1 [7]; E0-RB-3736-1 [8]; D6-RC-5639-1A [9]; D6-RC-5642-1A, D6-RC-5643-1 [10]; E0-RB-5206-2 [11]; D6-RB-3105/06-1A [12]; D9-RB-0741-1B [13]; D9-RB-0742-1A [14]; D9-RC-1277/78-1A [15] LP Matrix Nos.: E1-LRC-105 [1–7]; E2LW-0063 [1–7]; E1-LRC-106 [8–13]; E2LW-0957 [8–11]; E2LW-0958 [12/13]; G2-RP-1100 [14]; E2LW-0064 [15] (P) 1941/1945/1947/1948/1949/1954 Sony Music Entertainment CD 6: Recorded: Hollywood, RCA Victor Recording Studios, August 5, 1952 [1–5]; August 14, 1952 [6]; August 13, 1952 [7]; August 9, 1952 [8]; August 18/19/27, 1952 [9] Producers: John Pfeiffer [1–22]; R. Armbruster [9/15–20] Matrix Nos.: E2-RC-0285-1 [1]; E2-RC-0284-1 [2]; E2-RC-0287-1 [3/4]; E2-RC-0286-1/1A [5]; E2-RC-0294-1 [6]; E2-RC-0292-1 [7]; E2-RC-0289-1 [8]; E2-RC-1007-1 [9]; E2-RC-0295-1 [10/11/13]; E2-RC-0294-1 [12]; E2-RC-1700-1 [14]; E2-RC-1008-1 [15]; E2-RC-1001-1 [16]; E2-RC-1002-1 [17]; E2-RC-1003-1 [18]; E2-RC-1009-1 [19]; E2-RC-1004-1 [20]; E2-RC-0293-1 [21]; E2-RC-0193-1 [22] LP Matrix Nos.: E4-RL-5015 [1–4/6]; E4-RL-5016 [7–9]; G2-RP-1100 [2/7/9] (P) 1954/1956/2023 Sony Music Entertainment CD 7: Recorded: Rochester, Eastman Theater, March 1, 1940 [1–3]; March 2, 1940 [4–6] Producer: Charles O’Connell Matrix Nos.: CS-048037-2, CS-048038-1, CS-048039-3, CS-048040–42-1 [1–3]; CS-048051-2, CS-048052–57-1 [4–6] (P) 1941 Sony Music Entertainment CD 8: Recorded: Rochester, New York, Eastman Theater, May 12, 1941 [1–3]; March 2, 1940 [5]; May 11, 1941 [6]; New York City, RCA Victor Recording Studio No. 2, August 31 & September 1*, 1938 [4] Producers: Ronald Wise [1–3/6]; Charles O’Connell [4/5] Matrix Nos.: CS-065339–42-1 [1]; CS-065345/46-1, CS-065347-1A [2]; CS-065343/44-2 [3]; CS-026666-6*, CS-026667-2/4, CS-026668-5, CS-026669-5* [4]; BS-048043/44-1 [5]; CS-065322/23-1, CS-065324-2 [6] (P) 1938/1941/2023 Sony Music Entertainment CD 9: Recorded: New York City, RCA Victor Recording Studio No. 2, August 22, 1933 [1–3]; RCA Victor Recording Studio No. 3, September 2, 1937 [4/6]; February 19, 1938 [5]; RCA Victor Recording Studio No. 1, December 6, 1944 [7–10] Producers: Alfredo Cibelli [1–3]; Charles O’Connell [1–6]; Richard Gilbert [7–10] Matrix Nos.: CS-77525-1, CS-77526-2, CS-77527-1, CS-77528-1 [1–3]; CS-013272-2 [4]; CS-013273-4 [5]; CS-013274-1 [6]; D4-RB-461-2A, D4-RB-462-1 [7]; D4-RB-462-1 [8]; D4-RB-463-2/2A [9]; D4-RB-464-3 [10] LP Matrix Nos.: D9-LRB-4044/45, G2-RP-1099 [7–10] (P) 1933/1939/1945 Sony Music Entertainment CD 10: Recorded: New York City, RCA Victor Recording Studio No. 2, August 22, 1933 [1/2]; December 29, 1933 [3–7]; August 27, 1937 [8]; February 19, 1938 [9]; September 28/29*, 1938 [10]; January 16, 1939 [12]; January 27, 1939 [13/14]; RCA Victor Recording Studios No 2 & No. 6, November 12, 1944 [17/18]; Rochester, New York, Eastman Theater, May 12, 1941 [15] Producers: Alfredo Cibelli [1–7]; Charles O’Conell [1/2/8–14]; Ronald Wise [15]; Harry Meyerson [16]; Macklin Marrow & Richard Gilbert [17/18] Matrix Nos.: CS-77529-2 [1]; CS-77530-1 [2]; BS-81013-1 [3/4]; BS-81014-1 [5/6]; CS-81015/16-1 [7]; BS-011790/91-1 [8]; CS-019843-1 [9]; CS-027228-4, CS-027239-4 or 5 [10]; BS-027241-4/42-2 [11]; CS-031475-4, CS-031489-1 [12]; CS-031843-3 (remade July 11, 1950, E0-RC-367-1) [13]; CS-031844-2 (remade July 11, 1950, E0-RC-368-1) [14]; CS-065349-1 [15]; CS-061695-1 [16]; D4-RB-416-2 [17]; D4-RB-415-3 [18] (P) 1933/1934/1935/1937/1939/1941/1944/2023 Sony Music Entertainment CD 11: Recorded: Hollywood, RCA Victor Recording Studio No. 1, December 6, 1944 [1/2]; Hollywood, RCA Victor Recording Studios, December 22, 1944 [3/4]; April 6/8/18, 1945 [5]; October 10, 1946 [6]; October 11, 1946 [7/8]; October 15, 1946 [9/10]; October 31, 1946 [11/12]; November 6, 1946 [13/14]; November 11, 1946 [15]; November 12, 1946 [16]; September 5, 1947 [17–19] Producers: Richard Gilbert [1/2/6–10/13]; Art Rush [3–5/10/11]; Harry Meyerson [5]; Walter Heebner [6/7/10/11/14] Matrix Nos.: D4-RB-466-3 (remade July 21, 1950, E0-RB-5206-2) [1]; D4-RB-465-5A (remade July 21, 1950, E0-RB-3736-1) [2]; D4-RC-1017-3B (remade September 9, 1949, D9-RC-1276-1/1B) [3]; D4-RC-1018-5B (remade September 9, 1949, D9-RC-1279-1A) [4] D5-RC-1077-2A, D5-RC-1078-6A (remade September 9, 1949, D9-RC-1277/78-1A) [5]; D6-RB-2176/77-1 (remade July 11, 1950, E0-RB-3708/09-1) [6]; D6-RB-2179-2A (remade July 11, 1950, E0-RB-5850-1) [7]; D6-RC-5638-2A [9]; D6-RB-2181-1A (remade July 5, 1950, E0-RB-4890-1) [10]; D6-RC-5635-3A [14]; D6-RC-5636/37-2 [15]; D7-RC-6930-2A [17]; D7-RC-6931-1 [18] LP Matrix Nos.: E0-LRB-2043 [14]; E2RP-4369 [14/15]; G2-RP-1100 [9/17/18] (P) 1945/1947/1948/2023 Sony Music Entertainment CD 12: Recorded: Rochester, New York, Eastman Theater, March 2, 1940 [1–4]; May 11*, 1941 [5/7]; May 12, 1941 [6–8] Producers: Charles O’Connell [1–4]; Ronald Wise [5–8] Matrix Nos.: CS-048058–65-1 [1–4]; CS-065329-1*, CS-065330-2 [5]; CS-065336-1A, CS-065337-1, CS-065338-2A [6]; CS-065331-1A*, CS-065332-1 [7]; CS-065333–35-1 [8] (P) 1940/1942 Sony Music Entertainment CD 13: Recorded: England [1–9]; England, 1950 [10–17]; New York City, RCA Victor Studio No. 3, September 28, 1936 [18]; Hollywood, RCA Recording Studio, September 4, 1943 [19–22] Matrix Nos.: E0-RC-928/29-1 [2–4]; E0-RC-930-1R [5]; E0-RC-931-1 [6]; E0-RC-932-1 [7]; E0-RC-933-1 [8]; E0-RC-934/35-1 [9]; E0-RC-936/37-1 [10–16]; E0-RC-938-1 [17]; CS-0905-1/1A [18]; D3-PC-1041/42 [19–22] LP Matrix Nos.: F2-RP-5302 [1–4]; F2-RP-5303 [5–9] (P) 1951/1955/2023 Sony Music Entertainment CD 14: Recorded: Hollywood, RCA Victor Recording Studios, April 7/8/10/20/24/28 & May 1/4/8 [1–12]; July 25, 1949, November 3, 1949, May 4, 1950 & September 21, 1950 [13]; July 25, 1949 [14]; February 7/14/15, 1950 [15]; unknown [16/17]; New York City, RCA Victor Studio No. 2, September 27, 1938 [18] Producers: Walter Heebner [15]; Charles O’Connell [18] Matrix Nos.: E3-RC-2413-1 [1]; E3-RC-2411-1 [2]; E3-RC-2405-1 [3]; E3-RC-2408-1 [4]; E3-RC-2410-1 [5]; E3-RC-2402-1 [6]; E3-RC-2403-1 [7]; E3-RC-2401-1 [8]; E3-RC-2407-1 [9]; D9-RC-1238-3/4 [13]; D9-RC-1239-1C (remade October 17, 1947, D9-RC-1239-1) [14]; E0-RC-312-1 [15]; CS-027227-1 [18] LP Matrix Nos.: E3-RP-5392 [1–5]; E3-RP-5393 [6–12] (P) 1944/1951/1953/1954/2023 Sony Music Entertainment CD 15: Recorded: Hollywood, Radio Recorders, July 30, August 3, September 3/10/30 & October 8/20/26, 1954 [1]; May 28, June 2/4/11 & July 16/19, 1954 [2]; June 16 & October 20/26, 1954 [3]; July 19/23/27, September 27 & October 14/26, 1954 [4]; June 2, July 16, September 30 & October 20, 1954 [5]; July 27/30, August 3 & October 20, 1954 [6]; September 2/10/15/30, 1954 [7] Producer: James Di Fiore Matrix Nos.: E4-RC-322-1 [1]; E4-RC-316-1 or 2 [2]; E4-RC-317-1 [3]; E4-RC-318-1 [4]; E4-RC-319-1 or 2 [5]; E4-RC-320-1 [6]; E4-RC-321-1 [7] LP Matrix Nos.: F2-RP-3783 [1–4]; F2-RP-3784 [5–7] (P) 1955 Sony Music Entertainment CD 16: Recorded: Hollywood, Radio Recorders, May 24, 1954 [2]; May 26, 1954 [2/8]; June 11 [2]; August 11, 1955 [4/7]; May 28, 1954 [9/10]; Hollywood, RCA Victor Recording Studios, October 13, 1949 [11]; January 16, 1950 [12]; January 26, 1950 [13]; May 9, 1950 [14] Producers: Geller [1–6]; James Di Fiore [1–6/8–10]; H. Sommers [7]; Walter Heebner [12–14] Matrix Nos.: F2-RB-5833 [1]; E4-RC-312-5 [2]; F2-RB-5815-1 [3]; F2-RB-5813 [4]; F2-RB-5833-1 [5]; F2-RB-5834-1 [6]; F2-RB-5812 [7]; E4-RC-313-2 [8]; E4-RC-314-2 [9]; E4-RC-313-4 [10]; D9-RC-1281-1B [11]; E0-RC-306-1 [12]; E0-RC-308-1 [13]; E0-RC-309-2, E0-RC-311-2 [14] LP Matrix Nos.: G2-RP-0864 [1–4]; G2-RP-0865 [5–10] (P) 1950/1956 Sony Music Entertainment Produced by Michael Feinstein and Robert Russ in collaboration with Donelle Dadigan, President and Co-founder of the José Iturbi Foundation Booklet Editors: Jochen Rudelt & Marvin J. Deitz (texthouse) Design: [ec:ko] communications Disc and Tape Research: Matt Fiveash & Michael Feinstein Operations and Archives of the José Iturbi Foundation: Steve Nycklemoe Photo/Facsimile to Digital Image Conversion: Gina Yun, Starleigh Goltry & Che Williams Production Manager: Miriam Rodriguez All recordings transferred, restored, mixed, and mastered from the original analog master discs and tapes by Nancy Conforti, Jennifer Nulsen, and Andreas K. Meyer, Swan Studios NYC, using 24 bit / 96 kHz technology Matrices D3-MC-467/68 transferred by David Seubert, UC Santa Barbara Library Additional sleeve scans kindly supplied by David Seubert and Donald Manildi, IPAM Contains previously released material. Disc 3 [13], Disc 6 [5/10–22], Disc 8 [5/6], Disc 10 [11/16]; Disc 11 [8/11–13/16/19]; Disc 13 [10–22] and Disc 14 [18] previously unreleased. This compilation (P) & (C) 2023 Sony Music Entertainment. Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment. All trademarks and logos are protected. 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