Karl Miller wrote: >Yes. There is a good discussion of this practice in the Marmorstein >book on Columbia records. > >There is a brief history of that "orchestra" at: > >http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Columbia-Symphony-Orchestra.htm There are quite a few recordings in addition to those mentioned there. E.g., "Stravinsky Conducts Pulcinella" with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra (Columbia MS 6881/ML6281), recorded December 14, 1953 in Severance Hall, Cleveland. I wonder which orchestra might have been used in this recording. Norman Schwartz [log in to unmask] *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html