Boston Pops Orchestra
The Boston Pops Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in playing light classical and popular music. Founded in 1885 as a subsection of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO).
The naming policy on the sleeve and labels have varied over the years:
1935 - Boston "Pops" Orchestra - with "Pops" in quotes
1949 - Boston Pops Orchestra - quotes are dropped from this year. Dominant sleeve name 1949-1960, 1978-2005.
1952 - Boston Pops - Used infrequently 1952-1959. Becomes the dominant sleeve name from 1960-1978 and again 2005-2023, due to reissues. Note that labels still usually credit the full name Boston Pops Orchestra throughout the era.
The Ultimate Pops Christmas Party!
Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops*
2023
Real Gone Music, Second Disc Records
2xCD, Comp, RM
Complete Philips Recordings
John Williams (4) And The Boston Pops Orchestra*
2022
Decca
21xCD, Album, RE + Box, Comp, Ltd
Fiedler Encores
Sibelius*, Smetana*, Dvořák*, Mendelssohn*, Humperdinck*, Verdi*, Chopin*, Streisand*, Williams* / Sedaka*, Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler
2018
Decca
CD, Comp
Greatest Hits Of The '70s Vols. 1 & 2
Arthur Fiedler / Boston Pops*
2017
Vocalion
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Comp, Quad, RM
Lights, Camera, Music!: Six Decades of John Williams
Boston Pops*, Keith Lockhart
2017
BSO Classics
CD, Album
Casa Mia... Casa Mia - Musica Briosa Per I Tuoi Hobby Domestici
Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler
2017
Sony Music
CD, Comp
Pops Goes The Trumpet, Pops Goes Latin & Glenn Miller's Biggest Hits
Boston Pops* / Arthur Fiedler
2015
Vocalion
2xCD, Comp
The 12 Days Of Christmas
Boston Pops*, Keith Lockhart
2015
Boston Pops Music
File, FLAC, Single
Conducts Music From Star Wars Plus: Close Encounters & E.T
John Williams (4), Boston Pops Orchestra
2015
Decca, Universal Music
CD, Album, Comp
John Williams Conducts Music From Star Wars
John Williams (4), Boston Pops Orchestra
2015
Le Carnaval Des Animaux
Saint-Saëns*, Orchestre Du Boston Pops*
2014
Sony Classical
CD, Comp, Dig
The "Pops" Goes Country/The Pops Goes West
Arthur Fiedler / Boston Pops* / Chet Atkins
2013
Real Gone Music, RCA, Sony Music Commercial Music Group
CD, Album, Comp, RM
A Boston Pops Christmas - Live From Symphony Hall
Boston Pops Orchestra, Keith Lockhart
2013
BSO Classics
CD, Album
Tanglewood - 75th Anniversary Celebration
John Williams (4), Keith Lockhart, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops Orchestra, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Chorus
2013
C Major
Blu-ray, Album, Multichannel
A Celebration
John Williams (4) & The Boston Pops Orchestra*
2012
Decca
2xCD, Comp
Best Of Pops
Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops Orchestra*
2011
Dynamic Nostalgia
3xCD, Comp
The Nutcracker - A Christmas Spectacular
The Boston Pops Orchestra*, Arthur Fiedler
2010
Music-Box
CD, Comp, RE
The Dream Lives On: A Portrait Of The Kennedy Brothers
Boston Pops Orchestra
2010
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc
CD
The Red Sox Album
Keith Lockhart, Boston Pops Orchestra
2009
Boston Pops Music
CD, Album
Oscar & Tony
Boston Pops Orchestra, Keith Lockhart
2007
Boston Pops Music
CD, Album
A Persian Market & Sabre Dance
Arthur Fiedler And The Boston Pops*
2007
RCA
CD, Comp, Promo, RM
The Best Of John Williams & The Boston Pops
John Williams (4) & The Boston Pops*
2006
America
Boston Pops Orchestra, Keith Lockhart
2005
Boston Pops Music
CD, Album
Rags & Ragtime
Joplin* / Morten Gunnar Larsen, Eric Rogers (2), The Boston Pops Orchestra*, Arthur Fiedler
2004
Deutsche Grammophon
CD, Comp
Strike Up The Band / Piano Concerto In F / Three Preludes / Lullaby For String Orchestra / Variations On I Got Rhythm
Gershwin*, Roberto Szidon, Leila Josefowicz, The Boston Pops Orchestra*, John Williams (4)
2004
Universal Classics, Deutsche Grammophon
CD, Comp
Sleigh Ride
The Boston Pops Orchestra*, Keith Lockhart
2004
The Little Drummer Boy - Christmas Favorites
Boston Pops*, Arthur Fiedler
2004
Encore!
John Williams (4) & The Boston Pops Orchestra*
2004
The Best Of Boston Pops
Boston Pops*
2004
My Favorite Things - A Richard Rodgers Celebration
Keith Lockhart, Boston Pops Orchestra
2002
BMG, RCA Victor
CD, Album
Boston Pops Adagios
Boston Pops*
2002
RCA Red Seal
CD, Comp
Classical Juke Box (Original 1947-1950 Recordings)
Arthur Fiedler, The Boston Pops*, Leroy Anderson
2002
Naxos Nostalgia
CD, Comp
An Arthur Fiedler Valentine
Arthur Fiedler, The Boston Pops*
2001
RCA Victor
CD, Comp
John Williams - A Collection
John Williams (4), The Boston Pops Orchestra*
2001
Sony Classical
CD, Comp
American Classics
The Boston Pops Orchestra*, John Williams (4)
2001
Encore!
The Boston Pops Orchestra* / Keith Lockhart
2000
RCA Victor, BMG Classics
CD, Comp, RM
Bolero
Ravel* – Various, Arthur Fiedler And The Boston Pops Orchestra* | Tomita | Canadian Brass* | Morton Gould | Evelyn Glennie | Charles Munch And The Boston Symphony Orchestra
2000
RCA Red Seal
CD, Comp, Mono
A 70-Year Celebration
The Boston Pops Orchestra*
2000
Reader's Digest
4xCD, Comp
Bugler's Holiday / Leroy Anderson Favorites
Arthur Fiedler / Boston Pops*
2000
RCA
CD, Comp
The Latin Album
Keith Lockhart, The Boston Pops Orchestra*
2000
Love for Three Oranges; Les Sylphides; Les Préludes; Mazeppa
Boston Pops* / Arthur Fiedler, Sergei Prokofiev, Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt
2000
An Evening With The Great Pops Orchestras - TAPE 2
The Boston Pops Orchestra*
1999
BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.
Cass
An Evening With The Great Pops Orchestras - Tape 3
The Boston Pops Orchestra*
1999
BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.
Cass, Comp
Christmas Favorites
The Boston Pops Orchestra*, Arthur Fiedler
1999
BMG Special Products
CD, Comp
Jalousie / Stardust
Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler
1999
Collectables
CD, Comp
Cinema Serenade 2
Itzhak Perlman, John Williams (4), Boston Pops Orchestra
1999
A Splash Of Pops
The Boston Pops Orchestra*, Keith Lockhart
1999
Sixties Classics: The Encore Collection
Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler
1998
BMG
CD, Comp
Boston Pops Orchestra 36 All-Time Favorites
Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler
1998
BMG Special Products
3xCD, Comp
Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris / "I Got Rhythm Variations" / Cuban Overture
Gershwin* - Fiedler* / Boston Pops*, Earl Wild
1998
Blue Moon
CD, Comp, RM, dig
A Christmas Festival
Arthur Fiedler And The Boston Pops Orchestra
1998
Reader's Digest
CD, Comp, RM
Holiday Pops
The Boston Pops Orchestra*, Keith Lockhart
1998
The Celtic Album
The Boston Pops Orchestra*, Keith Lockhart
1998
From Sousa to Spielberg
John Williams (4), The Boston Pops Orchestra*
1998
In The Good Old Days
Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops Orchestra*
1997
Time Life Music
CD, Comp
Pop Play Gershwin
Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops Orchestra*
1997
Time Life Music
CD, Comp
Standards
Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra
1997
Time Life Music
CD
Music From The Star Wars Trilogy
John Williams (4) And The Boston Pops Orchestra*
1997
American Visions
The Boston Pops Orchestra* / Keith Lockhart
1997
Romance Classics
The Boston Pops Orchestra*, John Williams (4), Arthur Fiedler
1997
Wish Upon A Star (All Time Children’s Favorites)
The Boston Pops Orchestra*, John Williams (4), Arthur Fiedler
1996
Philips
CD, Comp, Club
Christmas Treasury
Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler
1996
RCA Victor
CD, Comp
Marches
Arthur Fiedler / Boston Pops*
1996
Time Life Music, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.
CD, Comp, Club
Memories from Musicals
Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops Orchestra*
1996
Time Life Music
CD, Comp
John Williams Conducting The Boston Pops
John Williams (4) Conducting The Boston Pops*
1996
Discart, LLC, PolyGram Records, Inc.
CD, Shape, EP
Pops Around The Beatles
Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops*
1996
RCA
CD, Comp
West Side Story / An American In Paris
Bernstein* / Gershwin*, John Williams (4), The Boston Pops Orchestra*
1996
Philips
CD, Comp, RE
Film Favorites
The Boston Pops Orchestra*, Arthur Fiedler
1996
Time Life Music
CD, Comp
American Classics
Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops*
1996
RCA Special Products, BMG Direct, Heartland Music
2xCD, Album, Comp
Fiedler Encores
Sibelius*, Grieg*, Dvořák*, Smetana*, Vaughan Williams*, Ives/Schuman* – The Boston Pops Orchestra*, Arthur Fiedler
1996
London Records
CD, Comp, Quad, RE, RM
Gershwin (Rhapsody In Blue, Un Américain A Paris, Concerto Pour Piano)
Earl Wild, Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra
1996
RCA Classics, BMG France
CD, Comp
The Boston Pops Orchestra · John Williams Salute Gene Kelly Fred Astaire Judy Garland
The Boston Pops Orchestra*, John Williams (4)
1996
Summon The Heroes
John Williams (4), Boston Pops Orchestra
1996
Runnin' Wild
The Boston Pops Orchestra*
1996
Summon The Heroes
John Williams (4), Boston Pops Orchestra
1996
Salute To America
John Williams (4) / Boston Pops*
1996
By Request...Festival of Light Classics
The Boston Pops Orchestra*, Arthur Fiedler
1996
Americana Cavalcade
Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops Orchestra*
1996
Fiedler Favorites
Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops Orchestra*
1996
Space And Time
The Boston Pops Orchestra*, John Williams (4)
1995
Karussell
CD, Comp, RE
Space-Taculars
John Williams (4), The Boston Pops*
1995
Philips
CD, Comp, Club, BMG
Christmas At The Pops
Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra
1995
RCA Victor
CD, Comp
Fiedler At The Ballet
Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops*
1995
BMG Classics
CD, Comp
Top Ten Reasons To Listen To Classical Music
Arthur Fiedler / Boston Pops* ● Erich Leinsdorf / Boston Symphony Orchestra
1995
RCA Victor, BMG Classics
CD, Comp
Space-Taculars
John Williams (4), Boston Pops Orchestra
1995
Philips
CD, Comp
Waltz Spectacular
Boston Pops Orchestra
1995
Williams On Williams - The Classic Spielberg Scores
John Williams (4) & The Boston Pops Orchestra*
1995
Classics For Children
Boston Pops*, Arthur Fiedler
1995
The Very Best Of John Williams And The Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams (4) And Boston Pops Orchestra
1995
Pops Caviar (Russian Orchestral Fireworks)
Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops*
1995
Pops Stoppers: Greatest Hits Of The Boston Pops Orchestra
The Boston Pops Orchestra*
1995
Peace, Love, & Pops
Arthur Fiedler, The Boston Pops Orchestra*
1995
Blockbusters From The Movies
Boston Pops*, Philadelphia Orchestra*
1995
100 Fiedler Favorites
Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra
1994
RCA Victor
7xCD, Comp + Box
Trumpet Concertos
Haydn* / Hummel* - Hirt* • Fiedler* • Boston Pops*
1994
RCA Victor
CD, Comp
Music For Stage And Screen
John Williams (4), The Boston Pops Orchestra* And Aaron Copland
1994
Sony Classical
Cass, Album, Comp
Peter And The Wolf
Prokofiev*, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, David Bowie, Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler
1994
RCA Gold Seal, RCA Gold Seal
CD, Comp, RE, RM
Piano Concertos Nos. 1&2
Liszt*, Hirokami*, Reiner*, Fiedler*, London Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops Orchestra
1994
RCA Victor
CD, Comp
Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 "Organ"
Camille Saint-Saëns, Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Paul Dukas, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Eduardo Mata, Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler, Virgil Fox
1994
RCA Victor
CD-ROM, Comp
Star Wars - The Best Of Space Music
John Williams (4), Boston Pops Orchestra
1994
Philips Digital Classics
CD, Album, Comp, RP
Sleigh Ride
Boston Pops Orchestra
12 Days of Christmas
Boston Pops Orchestra
Pomp and Circumstance, March No. 1
Boston Pops Orchestra
Pomp and Circumstance, March N
Boston Pops Orchestra
William Tell Overture
Boston Pops Orchestra
Sleigh Ride - Instrumental
Boston Pops Orchestra
The Nutcracker: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
Boston Pops Orchestra
Winter Wonderland
Boston Pops Orchestra
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Boston Pops Orchestra
White Christmas
Boston Pops Orchestra
"Chim-Chim-Cheree" (From "Mary Poppins")
Boston Pops Orchestra
Liebestraum (3), notturnos for piano (after songs LW N18), S. 541, LW A103 - No. 3
Boston Pops Orchestra
Incidental Music to "Hamlet"/Funeral March
Boston Pops Orchestra
Theme (from "The Patriot")
Boston Pops Orchestra
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Boston Pops Orchestra
Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
Boston Pops Orchestra
Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers
Boston Pops Orchestra
E.T.: Flying Theme
Boston Pops Orchestra
A Christmas Festival
Boston Pops Orchestra
Liebestraum
Boston Pops Orchestra
