André Kostelanetz

André Kostelanetz

André Kostelanetz

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Top Songs

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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (From "Roberta")
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Danza de las Silfides
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Long Ago (From "Cover Girl")
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Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
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Vals de Fausto

Albums

  • Old Songs Deranged - Music for Theater Orchestra

    Nov 2024 • 15 songs

  • Joy to the World: Music for Christmas
  • Andre Kostelanetz - Orquestas de Oro

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André Kostelanetz

Biography

André Kostelanetz arranged classical pieces as easy listening numbers, bringing the music to a broad, middle-brow audience that wouldn't normally have listened to the music. In the process, he inadvertently invented easy listening music. Kostelanetz grasped the power of radio and he adapted his arrangements to fit the conventions of mass communications. Kostelanetz began performing music in his childhood as a member of the Petrograd choir. He would eventually become leader of the choir. In 1922, he moved to the United States. Initially, he didn't find jobs as a conductor/arra...
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