Stafford Smith
John Stafford Smith (1750-1836) was an English composer, organist and singer. He is remembered above all for the melody that became The Star-Spangled Banner.
The tune began life as To Anacreon in Heaven, a song associated with a London gentlemen’s club, before later being joined to Francis Scott Key’s words. It eventually became the national anthem of the United States.
Stafford Smith’s broader output includes ...
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 4
SIBELIUS Five Songs
SIBELIUS En Saga
SIBELIUS Finlandia
SIBELIUS Fourteen Songs
Recorded in 1957 and 1958
Total duration: 2hr 8:36
Jussi Björling, tenor
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Martti Similä
Kirsten Flagstad, soprano
London Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Øivin Fjeldstad
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 4
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 14
MOZART Symphony No. 34
MOZART Serenade No. 6 'Serenata notturna'
MOZART Adagio and Fugue in C minor
Additional music by BEETHOVEN, GABRIELI, PURCELL, SCHÜTZ, STAFFORD SMITH
Live and studio recordings, 1937-51
Total duration: 2hr 28:02
Adolf Busch, violin
Rudolf Serkin, piano
Busch Chamber Players
Orquesta de cámara de la Asociación Amigos de la Música
directed and conducted by Adolf Busch
STAFFORD SMITH The Star-Spangled Banner
BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 1
SCHUBERT Rondo Brillant
BUSCH Violin Sonata No. 2
Live recordings, 1944-48
Total duration: 67:45
Adolf Busch, violin
Rudolf Serkin, piano
STAFFORD SMITH The Star Spangled Banner
WAGNER Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Overture
IVES The Unanswered Question
MOZART Symphony No. 35 'Haffner'
R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben
Recorded live in 1959, Hollywood
Total duration: 79:29
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor Herbert von Karajan
