[78-L] SIENA Records (Boston, mid 50's)

[Thomas Stern]

Randy & David, 
  Thanks for that correction.  A little further searching turns up an address listing for SIENA in a 1960 Billboard.  There was a
review of the Bruckner in a 1960 HiFi/Stereo Review.
  I wonder if the Lukas Foss/Zimbler Sinfonietta release was perhaps RECORDED
in the 50's ???  Worldcat says "1956?", 
the Lukas Foss Bio-Bibliography lists
the UNICORN album with the 1956 date and
Billboard Jan 26, 1957 lists the UNICORN
album.
  Anyone know who owns SIENA - was it
sold to Vox?  How did SIENA acquire the
UNICORN album ?
  Thanks!
Thomas.
   


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Sorry, I erred. Only the first two albums were 1960 releases, according to Schwann. The third (the Dimitri Smirnov) doesn't show up there until April 1961.
Randy
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Those three Siena albums were 1960 releases, going by Schwann. The July 4, 1960 issue of Billboard gives the company's mailing address as P.O. Box 91, Boston 12, Massachusetts. The three albums you list are the only ones to which I can find any reference.
Randy
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Would someone provide some background information

about SIENA Records, Boston based company, mid 1950's ?????

Who was founder, manager, how long were they active,

were there any releases beyond the 3 listed below ?????

What is the disposition of their masters (it appears

that the 2nd release was also issued by Unicorn , and phony 

stereo by Vox Turnabout in the 70's.) ?????

  Thanks!

  Best wishes, Thomas.

 

Siena S-100-1

  Bruckner: Symphony No.1

 Vienna Orchestral Society, F. Charles Adler conductor.

 

Siena S-100-2

UNICORN LP 1037 

TURNABOUT(Vox) TV 34154S 

 Bartók: Divertimento for string orchestra

Ives: The unanswered question

Milhaud: Symphony No.4 for Strings

Skalkottas:  Little suite for strings

Zimbler Sinfonietta, Lukas Foss conductor.

Event Recorded at Symphony Hall, Boston. 

Engineered and mastered by Peter Bartok

Program notes by Stuart Grover. 

 

Siena S-100-3

  Dimitri Smirnov  arias and songs

  
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