Talk:Arthur Fiedler

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personally i think that this bust of arthur fiedler should be removed. it is the tackiest thing i have ever seen in my life, too bad the city of boston didnt commision a real sculptor which would do justice to mr. fiedler.

Recordings
The reference to "the very first Long Play recording on RCA Victor, LM-1001" is misleading on two counts. The first release of Long Play records in 1950 consisted of a batch of records, not one. LM-1001 was not even the first number in the series, for there were LM-1000 (12"), Wagner conducted by Leinsdorf, and LM-1 (10"), Smetana and Dvorak conducted by Fiedler.71.182.126.158 (talk) 13:44, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

A Boston Pops recording of Gershwin numbers, made for Decca/London 'Phase 4 Stereo' in June 1979, was credited to Arthur Fiedler but, as the article states, he had been in ill health for some time and hadn't conducted since May of that year. Nevertheless, the recording sessions had been booked well in advance so duly went ahead, though it wasn't Fiedler on the rostrum. Instead, his assistant, Harry Ellis Dickson took over, though Fiedler's name was retained on the finished disc, presumably for contractual reasons. It has since been reissued on CD (London 443 900-2) and is clearly not the work of an ailing octogenarian maestro. Philipson55 (talk) 20:07, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Pictures
Any pictures of him as a young man? Or when he began with Boston Pops?Ccalvin (talk) 23:15, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Jalousie
In which sense of the word can Fiedler's 1935 recording be considered a "world premiere"? The piece was at least ten years old by that time, and had been recorded many times by European tango orchestras - the composer Jacob Gade was Danish, so it's not surprising his music was better known on the European continent than in the USA. AFAIK, the earliest recording is that by Dajos Béla on Odeon O-1525 (Berlin, Sep. 22, 1925). Within a year, the bands of Paul Godwin (Polydor), Grigoras Dinicu (Odeon), José Sentis (Pathé) and Georges Boulanger (Vox) all had recorded it, plus several anonymous studio groups on obscure dime-store labels. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.222.115.160 (talk) 14:45, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

Did Mr. Fiedler paint?
Recently I came across two paintings that are signed Arthur Fiedler. They are large oil on board abstracts that look like dark red flames running vertically in front of a dark background. Could these have been painted by Mr. Fiedler ... and do they relate to his interest in fires? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.15.4.158 (talk) 02:56, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

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caption for picture is incorrect
The picture shown for Arthur Fiedler is not from 1968. It is from no later than 1966. Said picture appears on the back of the Holiday For Strings album from 1966. The album I am referring to has a picture on the front cover of a bunch of violins in a hammock. Not to be confused with a same-named earlier album by them (from ~ 1960) which has a girl in a hammock on the front cover. If you google this album and then look at images, one image shows the back of the 1966 album and shows this picture of him. You can see "1966" in the copyright info at the bottom of this image. Please note that I'm not saying that "1966" is necessarily correct, as I have no proof of that. All I'm saying is that it is NOT 1968. 57.140.28.10 (talk) 21:33, 26 January 2024 (UTC)