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
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