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| − | Hoax orchestra created by the Saga label, after it was acquired by Associated Recordings Company, on a number of releases in the early to mid-1960s. The label gathered disparate works by the same composer by various pianists and attributed the entire record to the | + | Hoax orchestra created by the Saga label, after it was acquired by Associated Recordings Company, on a number of releases in the early to mid-1960s. The label gathered disparate works by the same composer by various pianists and attributed the entire record to the fictitious pianist [[Paul Procopolis]]. The backing orchestras on the recordings were likewise all credited to this fictitious German orchestra. |
It was conducted by equally fictitious conductors [[Johann Walde]] and [[Gorg Ramifski]]. | It was conducted by equally fictitious conductors [[Johann Walde]] and [[Gorg Ramifski]]. | ||
==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
| − | *''Beethoven- Piano Concerto No.3 In C Minor (Opus 37)'', 1963, Fidelity/Associated Recordings Company (ARC) label. | + | * ''Beethoven- Piano Concerto No.3 In C Minor (Opus 37)'', 1963, Fidelity/Associated Recordings Company (ARC) label. |
| − | *''Tchaikovsky- Symphony No 6 In B Minor Op 74 "Pathetique"'', 1963, Saga | + | * ''Tchaikovsky- Symphony No 6 In B Minor Op 74 "Pathetique"'', 1963, Saga |
| − | *''Schubert– Symphony No.3'' (also contains Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony by the real London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the real Sir Eugene Goossens, whose name only sounds made-up), 1963, Saga | + | * ''Schubert– Symphony No.3'' (also contains Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony by the real London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the real Sir Eugene Goossens, whose name only sounds made-up), 1963, Saga |
| − | *''Beethoven- Symphony No. 7'', 1967, Saga/ARC Records | + | * ''Beethoven- Symphony No. 7'', 1967, Saga/ARC Records |
| − | *''The Emperor'', ARC | + | * ''The Emperor'', ARC |
| − | *''Tchaikovsky– Pianoforte Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 23'', ARC | + | * ''Tchaikovsky– Pianoforte Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 23'', ARC |
| − | *''Rimsky-Korsakov– Scheherazade'', Saga | + | * ''Rimsky-Korsakov– Scheherazade'', Saga |
| − | *''Brahms– Violin Concerto In D Major, Op.77'', ARC | + | * ''Brahms– Violin Concerto In D Major, Op.77'', ARC |
| − | *''Tchaikovsky– Symphony No. 4 In F Minor, Opus 36'', Fidelity | + | * ''Tchaikovsky– Symphony No. 4 In F Minor, Opus 36'', Fidelity |
The different labels were all part of the same company, Associated Recordings Company (ARC). | The different labels were all part of the same company, Associated Recordings Company (ARC). | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | *[[Paul Procopolis]] | + | * [[Paul Procopolis]] |
| − | *[[Johann Walde]] | + | * [[Johann Walde]] |
| − | *[[Gorg Ramifski]] | + | * [[Gorg Ramifski]] |
| − | ==External | + | ==External links== |
| − | *[ | + | * [https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2007/Feb07/saga_remembered.htm SAGA Remembered] |
| − | *[ | + | * [https://mazurka.org.uk/fiorentino/ Fiorentino Fakes: Continuing Saga of Concert Artist Recordings] |
| − | *[http://www.fortepianos.org/elumpe/SFDiscography.html#APPENDIX Pseudonymous reissues of Fiorentino's SAGA performances from the fifties] | + | * [http://www.fortepianos.org/elumpe/SFDiscography.html#APPENDIX Pseudonymous reissues of Fiorentino's SAGA performances from the fifties] |
| − | *[https://www.discogs.com/artist/1273895-Paul-Procopolis Paul Procopolis releases on Discogs] | + | * [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1273895-Paul-Procopolis Paul Procopolis releases on Discogs] |
[[Category:1962]] | [[Category:1962]] | ||
[[Category:Hoaxes]] | [[Category:Hoaxes]] | ||
[[Category:Classical music]] | [[Category:Classical music]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:27, 13 June 2025
Hoax orchestra created by the Saga label, after it was acquired by Associated Recordings Company, on a number of releases in the early to mid-1960s. The label gathered disparate works by the same composer by various pianists and attributed the entire record to the fictitious pianist Paul Procopolis. The backing orchestras on the recordings were likewise all credited to this fictitious German orchestra.
It was conducted by equally fictitious conductors Johann Walde and Gorg Ramifski.
Discography
- Beethoven- Piano Concerto No.3 In C Minor (Opus 37), 1963, Fidelity/Associated Recordings Company (ARC) label.
- Tchaikovsky- Symphony No 6 In B Minor Op 74 "Pathetique", 1963, Saga
- Schubert– Symphony No.3 (also contains Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony by the real London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the real Sir Eugene Goossens, whose name only sounds made-up), 1963, Saga
- Beethoven- Symphony No. 7, 1967, Saga/ARC Records
- The Emperor, ARC
- Tchaikovsky– Pianoforte Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 23, ARC
- Rimsky-Korsakov– Scheherazade, Saga
- Brahms– Violin Concerto In D Major, Op.77, ARC
- Tchaikovsky– Symphony No. 4 In F Minor, Opus 36, Fidelity
The different labels were all part of the same company, Associated Recordings Company (ARC).
