Editing Philadelphia Orchestra (section)

===Rachmaninoff===
The Orchestra was known for its special relationship with the composer [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]], due primarily to Stokowski's championship. In his first season, on January 3, 1913, Stokowski conducted ''[[Isle of the Dead (Rachmaninoff)|Isle of the Dead]]''. Later, in an all-Rachmaninoff programme on February 3, 1920, Stokowski gave the U.S. premiere of ''[[The Bells (symphony)|The Bells]]'' and accompanied the composer in his [[Piano Concerto No. 3 (Rachmaninoff)|3rd Piano Concerto]]. In 1924 they collaborated on an acoustically recorded 78rpm set of the [[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)|2nd Piano Concerto]], re-recording it electrically in 1929. On March 18, 1927, Stokowski conducted the world premieres of the ''[[Three Russian Songs, Op. 41 (Rachmaninoff)|Three Russian Folk Songs]]'', of which he was the dedicatee, and the [[Piano Concerto No. 4 (Rachmaninoff)|4th Piano Concerto]], again with the composer at the keyboard. Another world premiere took place on November 7, 1934, when Stokowski conducted the composer in the ''[[Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini]]'',<ref name="stokowski-rachmaninoff">{{cite news| title=Stokowski To Present Rachmaninoff As Soloist With Philadelphia Group In Concert| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/373693142/| work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]| date=November 4, 1934| access-date=February 14, 2024}}</ref> with the two musicians making its first recording shortly afterwards.<ref name="DB-2426">{{cite news| title=Gramophone DB-2426 (12-in.)| url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/171488/Gramophone_DB-2426| work=[[Discography of American Historical Recordings]]| date=December 24, 1934| access-date=February 14, 2024}}</ref>

Rachmaninoff himself also took on the role of conductor with the Philadelphia Orchestra, recording ''Isle of the Dead'' and ''[[Vocalise (Rachmaninoff)|Vocalise]]'' with them in 1929, followed ten years later by a 78rpm set of his [[Symphony No. 3 (Rachmaninoff)|3rd Symphony]], a work that Stokowski had premiered on November 6, 1936. In particular, he and Ormandy were also close associates and Rachmaninoff was supposed to have said that in his American years he composed with the sound of the Philadelphia Orchestra in his head. The many recordings of the music of Rachmaninoff by Ormandy were noted as being closest to the composer's desire. Rachmaninoff's ''[[Symphonic Dances (Rachmaninoff)|Symphonic Dances]]'', Op. 45, his last work, was premiered by Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra, to whom it is dedicated, on January 3, 1941.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}