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He made the Boston Pops into one of the most famous and recorded orchestras in the United States, conducting it for nearly 50 years (1930-1979).
Pictured on one of a set of eight 32? US commemorative postage stamps in the "Legends of American Music" series, issued 12 September 1997, celebrating "Classical Composers & Conductors". Others honored in this issue are Leopold Stokowski, George Szell, Eugene Ormandy, Samuel Barber, Ferde Grofé Sr., Charles Ives and Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
As a violist, took part in the first recording sessions by an American symphony orchestra. This took place when the Boston Symphony Orchestra, under Karl Muck (whom Fiedler idolized), made their first recordings for Victor at Camden, New Jersey, in September of 1917.
Connected to his long, distinguished career as Music Director of the Boston Pops (1930 - 1979), Fiedler was a rarity in that he was a best-selling classical artist. His many albums on RCA Victor, Polydor and Deutsche Grammophon records include "Strauss Family Waltzes" (repertoire in which he was something of a specialist, having played under Johann Strauß' nephew in Vienna), "Old-Timer's Night at the Pops," "Gaite Parisienne," "Evening at Pops," "'Pops' Goes the Trumpet" (with Al Hirt), "Fiedler's All-Time Favorites," "Star Dust," "'Jalousie' and Other Favorites in the Latin Flavor," "Irish Night at the Pops," and, perhaps inevitably, "The Best of Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops.".
Father of author/journalist Johanna Fiedler.
Has a bridge in Boston named for him. The Arthur Fiedler Footbridge crosses Storrow Drive and provides access to the Charles River Esplanade, the site of the famous Boston Pops Fourth of July concerts Fiedler initiated in 1974.
A long-time fire buff, he was eventually given his own fire engine by the Boston Fire Department, and made honorary fire chief there and in several other cities in which he appeared. In addition, there was a standing order with the Boston Fire Department to give him a phone call alerting him to any three-alarm or more fire in the area.
Is the 1960 recipient of the prestigious Connor Award given by the brothers of the Phi Alpha Tau fraternity based out of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also an honorary brother of the fraternity.
Conducted the world premiere of Walter Piston's ballet "The Incredible Flutist" in 1938.
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