Oscar Levant

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American pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor.
Born on December 27, 1906 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, died on August 14, 1972 in Beverly Hills, California.
He was as famous for his mordant character and witticisms, on the radio and in movies and television, as his was for his music.
After moving to New York at 16 following the death of his father, he studied under Zygmunt Stojowski, a Polish composer and well-known piano teacher. He wrote 9 songs that cracked the song charts in the U.S, led by "Lady, Play Your Mandolin" by Nick Lucas, which rose to #5 in the U.S. (co-written by Irving Caesar). From 1929 to 1948, he composed the music for more than twenty movies.
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M 508 Oscar Levant In A Recital Of Modern Music — Oscar Levant Oscar Levant Oscar Levant In A Recital Of Modern Music (Album) Columbia Masterworks M 508 US 1942 Sell This Version
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M-649, M 649 Oscar Levant Plays Chopin — Oscar Levant Chopin*, Oscar Levant Chopin*, Oscar Levant - Oscar Levant Plays Chopin (Album) Columbia Masterworks, Columbia Masterworks M-649, M 649 US 1945 Sell This Version
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D.X. 1212, D.X. 1213 Rhapsody In Blue — Oscar Levant Gershwin* - Oscar Levant With The Philadelphia Orchestra Gershwin* - Oscar Levant With The Philadelphia Orchestra - Rhapsody In Blue (Album) Columbia Masterworks, Columbia Masterworks, Columbia Masterworks D.X. 1212, D.X. 1213 UK 1945 Sell This Version
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MM 657 Humoresque — Oscar Levant Isaac Stern, Oscar Levant , Conducted By Franz Waxman Isaac Stern, Oscar Levant , Conducted By Franz Waxman - Humoresque (Album, Comp) Columbia Masterworks MM 657 US 1946 Sell This Version
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M-560 Oscar Levant Plays Popular Moderns — Oscar Levant Oscar Levant Oscar Levant Plays Popular Moderns (Album) Columbia Masterworks, Columbia Masterworks, Columbia Masterworks M-560 Canada 1946 Sell This Version
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MX-273 Moonlight Sonata — Oscar Levant Oscar Levant - Beethoven* Oscar Levant - Beethoven* - Moonlight Sonata(2xShellac, 12", Album) Columbia Masterworks MX-273 US 1946 Sell This Version
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MM-710 Levant Plays Debussy — Oscar Levant Oscar Levant Levant Plays Debussy (Album) Columbia Masterworks MM-710 US 1947 Sell This Version
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ML 4096 Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat Minor For Piano And Orchestra, Opus 23 — Oscar Levant Tchaikovsky* - Oscar Levant With The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy Tchaikovsky* - Oscar Levant With The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy - Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat Minor For Piano And Orchestra, Opus 23 (Album) Columbia Masterworks ML 4096 US 1948 Sell This Version
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ML 4026 Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris — Oscar Levant Gershwin* / Oscar Levant Piano, With Eugene Ormandy Conducting The Philadelphia Orchestra, Artur Rodzinski Conducting Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York* Gershwin* / Oscar Levant Piano, With Eugene Ormandy Conducting The Philadelphia Orchestra, Artur Rodzinski Conducting Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York* - Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris (Album) Columbia Masterworks ML 4026 US 1948 Sell This Version
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MM-741 Concerto In A Minor For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 16 — Oscar Levant Oscar Levant, The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York*, Efrem Kurtz - Grieg* Oscar Levant, The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York*, Efrem Kurtz - Grieg* - Concerto In A Minor For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 16 (Album) Columbia Masterworks MM-741 US 1948 Sell This Version
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MM-867 Oscar Levant , Piano Morton Gould Oscar Levant , Piano Morton Gould - Gershwin, Variations on "I Got Rhythm" Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra(Shellac, 12", Album, 3-R) Columbia Masterworks MM-867 US 1948 Sell This Version
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ML 4025 Concerto En Fa Pour Piano Et Orchestre — Oscar Levant Gershwin*, Oscar Levant With The The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York* Conducted By André Kostelanetz Gershwin*, Oscar Levant With The The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York* Conducted By André Kostelanetz - Concerto En Fa Pour Piano Et Orchestre (Album, EP) Columbia Masterworks ML 4025 US 1949 Sell This Version
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ML 4883 Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat Minor For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 23 / Concerto In A Minor For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 16 — Oscar Levant Tchaikovsky* / Grieg*, Oscar Levant Tchaikovsky* / Grieg*, Oscar Levant - Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat Minor For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 23 / Concerto In A Minor For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 16 Columbia Masterworks ML 4883 US 1950 Sell This Version
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ML 4288 Concerto For Piano And Orchestra — Oscar Levant Khachaturian*Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York*, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Oscar Levant Khachaturian*Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York*, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Oscar Levant - Concerto For Piano And Orchestra (Album) Columbia Masterworks ML 4288 US 1950 Sell This Version
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ML 2073 Second Rhapsody For Piano And Orchestra And Variations on Gershwin* / Oscar Levant, Morton Gould And His Orchestra Gershwin* / Oscar Levant, Morton Gould And His Orchestra - Second Rhapsody For Piano And Orchestra And Variations on "I Got Rhythm" And Preludes I, II, & III(10", Mono) Columbia Masterworks ML 2073 US 1950 Sell This Version
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ML 2156 Prélude à L'Après-Midi D'un Faune / The Sorcerer's Apprentice / Concertino For Piano And Orchestra — Oscar Levant Debussy* / Dukas* / Honegger* - Oscar Levant With Eugene Ormandy Conducting The Philadelphia Orchestra / Fritz Reiner Conducting The Columbia Symphony Orchestra* Debussy* / Dukas* / Honegger* - Oscar Levant With Eugene Ormandy Conducting The Philadelphia Orchestra / Fritz Reiner Conducting The Columbia Symphony Orchestra* - Prélude à L'Après-Midi D'un Faune / The Sorcerer's Apprentice / Concertino For Piano And Orchestra Columbia Masterworks ML 2156 US 1951 Sell This Version
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ML 4599 Concerto No. 4 In D Minor For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 70 — Oscar Levant Anton Rubinstein, Oscar Levant, Philharmonic-Symphony Orcherstra Of New York*, Dimitri Mitropoulos Anton Rubinstein, Oscar Levant, Philharmonic-Symphony Orcherstra Of New York*, Dimitri Mitropoulos - Concerto No. 4 In D Minor For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 70 Columbia Masterworks ML 4599 US 1952 Sell This Version
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CL 700 Levant Plays Gershwin — Oscar Levant Gershwin* / Levant*, Andre Kostelanetz* Gershwin* / Levant*, Andre Kostelanetz* - Levant Plays Gershwin (Album) Columbia CL 700 US 1955 Sell This Version
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ML 5094 Oscar Levant Plays Liszt — Oscar Levant Oscar Levant , Franz Liszt Oscar Levant , Franz Liszt - Oscar Levant Plays Liszt Columbia ML 5094 US 1956 Sell This Version
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A 01.293 L Gershwin - Rhapsody In Blue / Un Américain A Paris / Concerto En Fa — Oscar Levant George Gershwin / Alec Templeton, André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra, André Kostelanetz, Oscar Levant, Orchestre Philharmonique De New York* George Gershwin / Alec Templeton, André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra, André Kostelanetz, Oscar Levant, Orchestre Philharmonique De New York* - Gershwin - Rhapsody In Blue / Un Américain A Paris / Concerto En Fa Philips A 01.293 L France 1957 Sell This Version
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ML 5324 Some Pleasant Moments In The 20th Century — Oscar Levant Oscar Levant Some Pleasant Moments In The 20th Century Columbia Masterworks ML 5324 US 1958 Sell This Version
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MS 6276, MS-6276 Oscar Levant At The Piano: Music of Chopin, Debussy, Ravel — Oscar Levant Oscar Levant Oscar Levant At The Piano: Music of Chopin, Debussy, Ravel (Album) Columbia Masterworks MS 6276, MS-6276 Canada 1961 Sell This Version
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FL-30,796 Songs And Comedy — Oscar Levant Al Jolson, Oscar Levant Al Jolson, Oscar Levant - Songs And Comedy Decca FL-30,796 Australia 1962 Sell This Version
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STK-116 The Barkleys Of Broadway — Oscar Levant Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant - The Barkleys Of Broadway(LP) Sountrak STK-116 US 1981 Sell This Version
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BBMC9009 Earl Wild, Toscanini*, NBC Symphony Orchestra, The* - Oscar Levant, Benny Goodman, George Gershwin Earl Wild, Toscanini*, NBC Symphony Orchestra, The* - Oscar Levant, Benny Goodman, George Gershwin - Un Americano A Parigi / Rapsodia In Blue / Concerto Per Pianoforte In Fa Maggiore(Cass, RM) Gruppo Editoriale Bramante BBMC9009 Italy 1994 Sell This Version