Latest Release
- 3 JAN 2023
- 53 Songs
- Greatest Hits 1969-1999 · 1990
- Williams on Williams (Music from the Films of Steven Spielberg) · 1993
- Out of This World · 1983
- Greatest Hits 1969-1999 · 1990
- The Spielberg/Williams Collaboration: John Williams Conducts His Classic Scores for the Films of Steven Spielberg · 1991
- Pops Around The World · 1982
- Home Alone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Anniversary Edition] · 1990
- Out of This World · 1983
- Out of This World · 1983
- Out of This World · 1983
Essential Albums
- The group that helped introduce the very idea of "pops" concerts give a wide range of familiar holiday repertoire a warm, symphonic breath of fresh air. Popular Christmas tunes are sprinkled in with selections from The Nutcracker, but the real star is Arthur Fiedler’s conducting. He draws exquisite clarity from all the orchestra’s sections in these finely balanced performances—check out the woodwinds during “Waltz of the Flowers"—and his elegantly swaying version of “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” has grace as well as power.
- 2015
- 2022
- 2013
- 2007
Appears On
About Boston Pops Orchestra
The Boston Pops Orchestra was formed in 1881 as an offshoot of the Boston Symphony to present “lighter” music, including current hits, show tunes, and novelty songs. ∙ In 1930, conductor Arthur Fiedler led a movement to bring orchestral music to the masses by presenting Boston Pops concerts in parks where the public could enjoy the music for free. ∙ Fiedler spent 50 years as conductor for the Boston Pops, and during this time it became the best-selling orchestra in the world, moving over 50 million records. ∙ He started two of Boston’s longest-running annual traditions, the Holiday Pops Christmas show and the Fourth of July Pops concert and fireworks show. ∙ In 1979, renowned film composer John Williams, at the time best known for writing the music for the Star Wars franchise, succeeded Fiedler as conductor for the Boston Pops. ∙ Williams began the tradition of inviting guests from outside the classical music world to perform with the orchestra, starting in 1988 with Sammy Davis, Jr. ∙ After Williams retired from full-time conducting in 1995, Keith Lockhart continued in that role for more than 25 years.
- ORIGIN
- Boston, MA, United States
- FORMED
- 1885
- GENRE
- Classical