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Donald Voorhees (26 Jun 1903 - 10 Jan 1989)

Male Person - United States American composer and conductor

Relationships (2)

Conductor For

  1. Allentown Symphony Orchestra (1951 - 1983) principal
  2. Don Voorhees and His Orchestra

On Recordings (50)

Conducted

  1. Caprice viennois ?:?? Fritz Kreisler (Nov 1944)
  2. Long Long Ago ?:?? Bidu Sayão (Nov 1944)
  3. Largo (from Xerxes) ?:?? Ezio Pinza, Donald Voorhees (Dec 1944)
  4. Remember Me ?:?? Ezio Pinza (Apr 1945)
  5. Aria of the Drum Major ?:?? Ezio Pinza (Apr 1945)
  6. Jamaican Rumba ?:?? Jascha Heifetz, Donald Voorhees Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (May 1945)
  7. Bygone Memories ?:?? Jascha Heifetz, Donald Voorhees Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (May 1945)
  8. Don Carlos: Ella giammai m’ amo ?:?? Ezio Pinza (May 1945)
  9. Impromptu ?:?? Jascha Heifetz (Dec 1945)
  10. La bohème: “Che gelida manina” (Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen) ?:?? Ferruccio Tagliavini, Donald Voorhees (May 1947)
  11. Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle” (The Stars Were Shining) ?:?? Ferruccio Tagliavini, Donald Voorhees (Jun 1947)
  12. Romanza andaluza ?:?? Jascha Heifetz, Donald Voorhees (Jul 1948)
  13. Ay Ay Ay ?:?? Ferruccio Tagliavini, Donald Voorhees (Jan 1949)
  14. "Carmen" Fantasie 9:31 Jascha Heifetz, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (1988)
  15. La Molinara: Nel cor più non mi sento 1:23 Ezio Pinza, Donald Voorhees (Jun 1990)
  16. L'ultima canzone 3:33 Ezio Pinza, Donald Voorhees (Jun 1990)
  17. Concerto in C major (in the style of Vivaldi): Allegro molto 2:49 Fritz Kreisler, Victor String Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Oct 2000)
  18. Concerto in C major (in the style of Vivaldi): Allegro energico ma non troppo 4:50 Fritz Kreisler, Victor String Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Oct 2000)
  19. Concerto in C major (in the style of Vivaldi): Andante doloroso 4:05 Fritz Kreisler, Victor String Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Oct 2000)
  20. "Carmen" Fantasy 9:36 Jascha Heifetz, RCA Victor Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Jan 2001)
  21. The Rosary 2:06 Fritz Kreisler, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Sep 2001)
  22. Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta 8:36 Fritz Kreisler, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Sep 2001)
  23. Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven 2:58 Fritz Kreisler, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Sep 2001)
  24. Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane 4:55 Fritz Kreisler, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Sep 2001)
  25. Stars in my eyes (from 'The King Steps Out') 3:04 Fritz Kreisler, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Sep 2001)
  26. Marche miniature viennoise 3:01 Fritz Kreisler, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Sep 2001)
  27. Hungarian Rondo 3:20 Fritz Kreisler, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Sep 2001)
  28. Londonderry Air 3:42 Fritz Kreisler, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Sep 2001)
  29. The Old Refrain 3:26 Fritz Kreisler, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Sep 2001)
  30. Midnight Bells 3:44 Fritz Kreisler, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Sep 2001)
  31. Konzert für Violine und Orchester C-dur (im Stile von Antonio Vivaldi): II. Andante doloroso 3:54 Fritz Kreisler (2006)
  32. Konzert für Violine und Orchester C-dur (im Stile von Antonio Vivaldi): I. Allegro moderato e maestoso 4:57 Fritz Kreisler (2006)
  33. Konzert für Violine und Orchester C-dur (im Stile von Antonio Vivaldi): III. Allegro assai 2:49 Fritz Kreisler (2006)
  34. Londonderry Air 4:30 Zino Francescatti, Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (2009)
  35. Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: 3rd mvt. 7:14 Zino Francescatti, Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (2009)
  36. Schön Rosmarin 2:43 Zino Francescatti, Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (2009)
  37. Announcements 0:28 Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Oct 2010)
  38. Mattinata 2:06 Jussi Björling, Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Oct 2010)
  39. Jungfrun under lind 2:36 Jussi Björling, Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Oct 2010)
  40. For You Alone 2:04 Jussi Björling, Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Oct 2010)
  41. The Princess Pat: Neapolitan Love Song 3:40 Jussi Björling, Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Oct 2010)
  42. Clorinda 1:30 Jussi Björling, Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Oct 2010)
  43. La boheme, Act I: Che gelida manina 5:09 Jussi Björling, Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Oct 2010)
  44. 6 Songs, Op. 4: No. 3. V molchan'i nochi taynoy (In the Silence of the Secret Night) (Sung in English) 2:35 Jussi Björling, Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Oct 2010)
  45. Andrea Chenier: Act IV. "Come un bel di di maggio" 3:01 Jussi Björling, Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Oct 2010)
  46. 12 Songs, Op. 21: No. 5. Siren' (Sung in English) 1:40 Jussi Björling, Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Oct 2010)
  47. Pagliacci: Act I. "Recitar! … Vesti la giubba" 2:53 Jussi Björling, Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Oct 2010)
  48. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4. Ständchen 4:11 Jussi Björling, Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Oct 2010)
  49. 8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blätter, Op. 10, TrV 141: No. 1. Zueignung 1:50 Jussi Björling, Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Oct 2010)
  50. 6 Lieder, Op. 17, TrV 149: No. 2. Standchen 2:17 Jussi Björling, Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees (Oct 2010)

Credited as (19)

  1. Josef Hofmann, Donald Voorhees
  2. Jascha Heifetz, RCA Victor Orchestra, Donald Voorhees
  3. Jascha Heifetz, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Donald Voorhees
  4. Fritz Kreisler, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Donald Voorhees
  5. Vieuxtemps, Saint‐Saëns, Sarasate, Waxman; Jascha Heifetz, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, RCA Victor Orchestra, John Barbirolli, Malcolm Sargent, Donald Voorhees
  6. Fritz Kreisler, Victor String Orchestra, Donald Voorhees
  7. Mischa Elman, Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees
  8. Michael Rabin, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Donald Voorhees
  9. Zino Francescatti, Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees
  10. Fritz Kreisler, RCA Victor String Orchestra, Donald Voorhees
  11. Donizetti, Handel; Richard Crooks, Howard Barlow, Ezio Pinza, Donald Voorhees
  12. Ezio Pinza, Donald Voorhees
  13. Jascha Heifetz, Donald Voorhees Orchestra, Donald Voorhees
  14. Ferruccio Tagliavini, Donald Voorhees
  15. Glenn Burrows, Claudia Pinza Bozzolla, Ezio Pinza, Bell Telephone Orchestra, Donald Voorhees
  16. Jussi Björling, Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees
  17. Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees
  18. Martucci, Sarasate; Jascha Heifetz, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini, Donald Voorhees
  19. Jascha Heifetz, Donald Voorhees

Links (12)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134548442
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90642281
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n90642281
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13952178v
  5. https://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=102107
  6. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106227
  7. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n90642281/

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/951061

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0903383/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/38135899

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5295247

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Donald_Voorhees_Bell_Telephone_Hour.JPG