National Symphony Orchestra
The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) is an American symphony orchestra based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1930 by cellist Hans Kindler, its principal performing venue is the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The NSO regularly participates in events of national and international importance, including performances for ceremonial state affairs, presidential inaugurations and official holiday celebrations, including the annual National Memorial Day Concert in May and A Capitol Fourth concerts on July 4. The NSO presents a 52-week season of approximately 175 concerts each year. These include classical subscription series, pops concerts, and educational programs.
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Top Tracks
- The Merry Widow Waltz (from "The Merry Widow")
- I Can Give You the Starlight
- Waltz of My Heart
- George III
- Waltz from a Masque of Vienna
- The Leap Year Waltz
- A Masque of Vienna (Part Three)
- My Dearest Dear
- A Masque of Vienna (Part Two)
- Chorale and Tyrolese Dance
- Entr'acte
- My Life Belongs to You (Interlude)
- A Masque of Vienna (Part One)
- Waltz of My Heart (Choral)
- Uniform
- Waltz (1)
- Dawn Music
- Overture
- Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216: III. Rondeau. Allegro
- Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216: II. Adagio
Albums (40)
- The Mythos Suite (2020-02-21)
- Aegeon Sea (The Music Of Apollo & Marsyas) (2020-02-14)
- Conductor's Gallery, Vol. 5: Albert Coates (2023-08-25)
- Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira No. 5, W 389 - Sibelius: Luonnotar, Op. 70 - Ravel: Shéhérazade (2018-08-24)
- Sullivan & Co. : The Operas That Got Away (1998)
- Great Voices of the Century (2000-01-01)
- Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 ; Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale for Piano and Orchestra (2008)
- Curtain Up at Abbey Road (2023-03-28)
- Bohemian Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (2023-10-17)
- Brahms & De Falla: Piano Concerto NO. 1, OP. 15 - Nights in the Gardens of Spain (2023-01-24)
- Beethoven (2020-12-04)
- Ffrr Pioneers, Vol. 4 (2020-03-27)
- Ffrr Pioneers, Vol. 3 (2020-03-27)
- Ffrr Pioneers, Vol. 2 (2020-03-20)
- Ffrr Pioneers Vol. 1 (2020-03-13)
- Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 - Copland: Billy the Kid (2020-02-21)
- Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture, Piano Concerto No. 21, Symphony No. 40 (2019-09-27)
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 & 3 (2015-07-15)
- Jaime Laredo: Mozart & Bruch... Violin Concertos (2014-06-20)
- Historic Schubert (2008-08-01)
- Sargent's Beethoven (2007-12-03)
- Michael Kamen: The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms; Mr. Holland's Opus - An American Symphony (2001-01-01)
- Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 & The Love for 3 Oranges (1997-01-01)
- Corigliano: Of Rage and Remembrance & Symphony No. 1 (1995-12-31)
- Stravinsky, Mussorgsky & Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Masters (1995-10-11)
- Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 (1995-01-01)
- Maurice Ravel: Full Frequency Range (1995)
- Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 9 (1994-01-01)
- Tchaikovsky : Symphony No.6 Pathetique & Romeo And Juliet Overture (Coates Conducts Tchaikovsky) (1993-10-15)
- Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 "The Year 1905" (1993-07-30)
- Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 (1992-05-11)
- Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 (1992-02-28)
- Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (1992-01-01)
- Mussorgsky / Arr Lloyd-Jones : Boris Godunov [Highlights] (Apex) (1992-01-01)
- Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad" (1991-08-01)
- Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (1991-01-01)
- Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3 (1990)
- Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, Op. 113 "Babi Yar" (1989-01-01)
- Glazunov & Prokofiev : Violin Concertos (Elatus) (1989-01-01)
- Be Glad Then, America! (1976-01-01)
Recordings with proof (19)
- The Story Of Chaos; ISRC GBFFM1990001; CopyrightID 0x90773348b5a73e417dfe7639d682545c0e8a2ee981cede766ca4b7e4ca5a120c; Bitcoin block 956302; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Tempest (The Music Of Chaos); ISRC GBFFM1916702; CopyrightID 0xbbfd47275073709d1cc0195fadcbc8730e01264d5450597b28dba697726660d1; Bitcoin block 956304; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- The Story Of Rhea; ISRC GBFFM1990005; CopyrightID 0x04bc761e0f1b22de4d111b31e8915af6853401e0e9b918ae6699a2b6b9d6b1d5; Bitcoin block 956312; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Hidden Danger (The Music Of Rhea); ISRC GBFFM1916703; CopyrightID 0x16651282bbdb8fad40f58ff9fa2bd567b046fcacede430d0afb297434c3f95c7; Bitcoin block 959138; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- The Story Of Persephone; ISRC GBFFM1990002; CopyrightID 0xb3a63341117519a1630820d00d1c4223eec6ffd67d40c94e92dcde944374b5d4; Bitcoin block 956312; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Demeter (The Music Of Persephone); ISRC GBFFM1916685; CopyrightID 0xa876a49c807775a7994c74e5c1f7a7d94c1c65b1df03e32561f5939a752c771b; Bitcoin block 956312; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- The Story Of Apollo & Marsyas; ISRC GBFFM1990004; CopyrightID 0xd1c1f35414dff2cbe916370c878820aa326cde2d6886ee7b5665a5ba6cb5bba5; Bitcoin block 956312; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Aegeon Sea (The Music Of Apollo & Marsyas); ISRC GBFFM1916978; CopyrightID 0xd36f72ab618e369cccc39fe6de0d0145fac42ca2f4d886467d7deea57a9a51f2; Bitcoin block 953528; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- The Story Of Sisyphus; ISRC GBFFM1990003; CopyrightID 0xa10e7070e75d5af00a7225db6a10d45f3043af7a2ea000271c36ab6061c12a12; Bitcoin block 956304; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Voyage Of Scyrus (The Music Of Sisyphus); ISRC GBFFM1916692; CopyrightID 0xad49686224e7c276972da2407a0683b99c3ec58aa23c1b2b3c510db9820e0ab1; Bitcoin block 956304; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Aegeon Sea (The Music Of Apollo & Marsyas); ISRC GBFFM1916978; CopyrightID 0xd36f72ab618e369cccc39fe6de0d0145fac42ca2f4d886467d7deea57a9a51f2; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Overture; ISRC UKL8J1900052; CopyrightID 0x555163ec296747118d5ce5434ba1ea017eb2392bb8f12ee8fbafdb16fc8ffc56; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms, III. In the Moonlight: Scherzo III "The Gathering of the Spirits"; ISRC GBBBB9902906; CopyrightID 0x5aac9a69c6f6ce34307a5b6a9720427be7d780edac8db67829121b5b2fb5441c; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms, IV. 2,000 A.D.: Reaching for the Stars; ISRC GBBBB9902907; CopyrightID 0x1c470df6523ea0f42dd687542705bcae107759c397de34fa009e855fed6c0de5; Bitcoin block 959132; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- An American Symphony (Mr. Holland's Opus): III. Marking Homework; ISRC GBBBB9902910; CopyrightID 0xced967e1331123a136ec63907e811cbb55494f8831fb4607a3b89d8f88cf4743; Bitcoin block 957145; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- An American Symphony (Mr. Holland's Opus): IV. Rowena; ISRC GBBBB9902911; CopyrightID 0x830f8794b8b47511bc7372939e5ceb758116cfd0b04e44c038d5b45520d75416; Bitcoin block 957145; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- An American Symphony (Mr. Holland's Opus): V. Finale; ISRC GBBBB9902912; CopyrightID 0x92fb1d74ea7284be8a1fe72519889497f020a5cad879154ba37895dd5209f6f8; Bitcoin block 956312; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: I. Moderato; ISRC DEA809432801; CopyrightID 0xcdce60999a4bc81ef1194f2238ec18b6659dd2400396f0d58d7427b8b222c3b0; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: II. Allegretto; ISRC DEA809432802; CopyrightID 0xecee4c6a91622e3cd884c938900bf98babea40835a10988182d4a25329cb8424; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
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Popularity-0 recordings of National Symphony Orchestra in everplay, described from supplier metadata.