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Listen to Felix Slatkin, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!

Felix Slatkin

Classical

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Listen to Anchors Away by The Military Band & Felix Slatkin, see lyrics, music video & more!
Anchors AwayThe Military Band & Felix Slatkin
Listen to Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra: Sunrise by Felix Slatkin & Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra: SunriseFelix Slatkin & Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Death Valley Suite (1997 Remastered Version): Funeral Mountains by Ferde Grofe, Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra [1]-[9], Capitol Symphony Orchestra, Capitol Symphony Orchestra [10]-[13], Felix Slatkin & Ferde Grofé [10]-[13], see lyrics, music video & more!
Death Valley Suite (1997 Remastered Version): Funeral MountainsFerde Grofe, Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra [1]-[9], Capitol Symphony Orchestra, Capitol Symphony Orchestra [10]-[13], Felix Slatkin & Ferde Grofé [10]-[13]
Listen to Easy Street by Felix Slatkin, see lyrics, music video & more!
Easy StreetFelix Slatkin
Listen to Mississippi Suite - A Journey in Tones, for orchestra: Father of Waters by F. Grofe, see lyrics, music video & more!
Mississippi Suite - A Journey in Tones, for orchestra: Father of WatersF. Grofe
Listen to Death Valley Suite (1997 Remastered Version): Desert Water Hole by Ferde Grofe, Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra [1]-[9], Capitol Symphony Orchestra, Capitol Symphony Orchestra [10]-[13], Felix Slatkin & Ferde Grofé [10]-[13], see lyrics, music video & more!
Death Valley Suite (1997 Remastered Version): Desert Water HoleFerde Grofe, Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra [1]-[9], Capitol Symphony Orchestra, Capitol Symphony Orchestra [10]-[13], Felix Slatkin & Ferde Grofé [10]-[13]
Listen to Mississippi Suite - A Journey in Tones, for orchestra: Huckleberry Finn by F. Grofe, see lyrics, music video & more!
Mississippi Suite - A Journey in Tones, for orchestra: Huckleberry FinnF. Grofe
Listen to Death Valley Suite (1997 Remastered Version): 49er Emigrant Train by Ferde Grofe, Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra [1]-[9], Capitol Symphony Orchestra, Capitol Symphony Orchestra [10]-[13], Felix Slatkin & Ferde Grofé [10]-[13], see lyrics, music video & more!
Death Valley Suite (1997 Remastered Version): 49er Emigrant TrainFerde Grofe, Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra [1]-[9], Capitol Symphony Orchestra, Capitol Symphony Orchestra [10]-[13], Felix Slatkin & Ferde Grofé [10]-[13]
Listen to Death Valley Suite (1997 Remastered Version): Sand Storm by Ferde Grofe, Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra [1]-[9], Capitol Symphony Orchestra, Capitol Symphony Orchestra [10]-[13], Felix Slatkin & Ferde Grofé [10]-[13], see lyrics, music video & more!
Death Valley Suite (1997 Remastered Version): Sand StormFerde Grofe, Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra [1]-[9], Capitol Symphony Orchestra, Capitol Symphony Orchestra [10]-[13], Felix Slatkin & Ferde Grofé [10]-[13]
Listen to Mississippi Suite - A Journey in Tones, for orchestra: Old Creole Days by F. Grofe, see lyrics, music video & more!
Mississippi Suite - A Journey in Tones, for orchestra: Old Creole DaysF. Grofe

More albums from Felix Slatkin

Listen to Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne & Symphonic Dances by Felix Slatkin by Felix Slatkin & Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
ALBUMOffenbach: Gaîté Parisienne & Symphonic Dances by Felix SlatkinFelix Slatkin & Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Listen to Street Scene by Felix Slatkin
ALBUMStreet SceneFelix Slatkin
Listen to Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, Etc by Felix Slatkin & Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMGershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, EtcFelix Slatkin & Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Salute to the Services: The Military Band by Felix Slatkin, Concert Arts Symphonic Band & Edwin Eugene Bagley
ALBUMSalute to the Services: The Military BandFelix Slatkin, Concert Arts Symphonic Band & Edwin Eugene Bagley
Listen to Great American Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite by Capitol Symphony Orchestra, Felix Slatkin & Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMGreat American Grofé: Grand Canyon SuiteCapitol Symphony Orchestra, Felix Slatkin & Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Nostalgique by Ann Mason Stockton & Felix Slatkin
ALBUMNostalgiqueAnn Mason Stockton & Felix Slatkin
Listen to Favorite Waltzes by Felix Slatkin & Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMFavorite WaltzesFelix Slatkin & Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra

About Felix Slatkin

Listen to Felix Slatkin, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!
Hometown
St. Louis, United States of America
Born
1915
Genre
Classical
Among the most consummate of studio musicians, Felix Slatkin achieved fame for his violin performance, directing recordings of both standard symphonic fare and appealing arrangements of light music, and for being the leader of a string quartet fondly remembered as one of the finest of its time. Through his affiliation with Capitol Records, he and his wife, Eleanor Aller (cellist with Slatkin's Hollywood String Quartet), were afforded the economic base to pursue performance in areas notoriously unprofitable. Slatkin's death from a heart attack in 1963 caused genuine upset in the Hollywood/Los Angeles studio music world: by that time, he had become all but irreplaceable. Slatkin began his music studies when he was six years old in St. Louis with Sylvan Noack. Later, he worked for a year with violinist Isadore Grossman before winning a scholarship to the Curtis Institute of Music at age ten, where he studied violin with Efrem Zimbalist and took conducting classes with Fritz Reiner. Although he began to acquire a positive reputation as a soloist with major orchestras, he elected to join the St. Louis Symphony when he was 17, soon becoming assistant principal and forming a chamber ensemble of young musicians. In 1935, he won a competition whose first prize included a guest performance with the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra. During this period, he met his future wife. After his Hollywood appearance, Slatkin decided to move to Los Angeles and take up the role of studio musician. He was hired as principal violinist of the 20th Century Fox Orchestra, beginning an involvement with the Southern California music milieu that would last the rest of his life (by that time, many prominent composers and solo artists had made their home in the area). In 1939, Slatkin and Eleanor Aller married. She had just become first cellist at the Warner Brothers Studios and soon thereafter, the couple formed the Hollywood String Quartet, drawing in two other studio musicians, violinist Joachim Chassman and violist Paul Robyn. Beginning in 1941, Slatkin served as conductor of the Army Airforce Tactical Command Orchestra stationed at the Santa Ana Air Force Base and, as Aller later commented, "There went the quartet!" When Slatkin was released from service in 1945, he resumed his position as concertmaster at Fox Studios and the quartet regrouped. Paul C. Shure, assistant Fox concertmaster, replaced Chassman, and in the ensuing years, the members worked tirelessly to become America's premier string quartet, and were the first to see their reputation made by recordings. These recordings, including works from Beethoven to Schoenberg, have been made available again on the Testament label and confirm every aspect the quartet's stature. The quartet's luxuriant sound attracted listeners beyond the classical audience; Frank Sinatra chose to record with the group, also relying on Slatkin for musical direction. For Capitol Records, Slatkin made more than two-dozen recordings with the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra and his own Concert Arts Orchestra, including a Grammy-winning disc devoted to Offenbach's Gaîte Parisienne. For Liberty Records, he contributed a dozen-plus discs in the "Fantastic" series (Fantastic Strings, Fantastic Brass, Fantastic Percussion of Felix Slatkin, and more). Slatkin's sons have also achieved renown: Leonard Slatkin as a world-class conductor and Fred Zlotkin (using the original spelling of the family name) as a cellist. ~ Erik Eriksson
Felix Slatkin has also released music as a member of Felix Slatkin and His Orchestra and The Hollywood String Quartet.

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