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Archer left in 1898 and was replaced by Victor Herbert, who greatly increased its reputation, allowing the engagement of a number of prominent guest conductors, including Edward Elgarand Richard Strauss. Herbert was replaced by Emil Paurin 1904. In 1910, financial difficulties caused the orchestra to be dissolved. In 1926, the orchestra was resurrected. Elias Breeskin was its conductor for the first few years. In 1937, Otto Klemperer was brought in to reorganize the orchestra. Fritz Reiner (1888-1963) was appointed conductor the next year. In further building the orchestra, he was able to benefit from a sizeable pool of ‚migr‚ musicians seeking employment. The first-ever recordings of the Pittsburgh Symphony were released by Columbia in 1941 and continued, with interruptions, until 1947, shortly before Reiner s departure for the Metropolitan Opera. Excerpts from his many important PSO recordings will be played (many sourced from the original lacquer masters), e.g. major scores by Richard Strauss, Shostakovich s Sixth Symphony, the premiere recordings of Bart¢k s Concerto for Orchestra and Gershwin s Porgy and Bess Symphonic Picture.\u003c/p\u003e"]}},{"label":{"en":["Language"]},"value":{"en":["English"]}},{"label":{"en":["Publisher"]},"value":{"en":["Association for Recorded Sound Collections"]}}],"summary":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eIn 1895, the Pittsburgh Arts Society established the Pittsburgh Symphony with conductor Frederic Archer, who brought with him a number of musicians from the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Its inaugural concert took place the following year. Archer left in 1898 and was replaced by Victor Herbert, who greatly increased its reputation, allowing the engagement of a number of prominent guest conductors, including Edward Elgarand Richard Strauss. Herbert was replaced by Emil Paurin 1904. In 1910, financial difficulties caused the orchestra to be dissolved. In 1926, the orchestra was resurrected. Elias Breeskin was its conductor for the first few years. In 1937, Otto Klemperer was brought in to reorganize the orchestra. Fritz Reiner (1888-1963) was appointed conductor the next year. In further building the orchestra, he was able to benefit from a sizeable pool of \u0026sbquo;migr\u0026sbquo; musicians seeking employment. The first-ever recordings of the Pittsburgh Symphony were released by Columbia in 1941 and continued, with interruptions, until 1947, shortly before Reiner s departure for the Metropolitan Opera. 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