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American Music

Simon Rattle · Michael Collins · Wayne Marshall · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra · London Sinfonietta · Peter Donohoe

EMI Classics2008Cat. 2 15014 22h 33m31 tracks
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American Music (2008), CD, on EMI Classics. Music by Leonard Bernstein, John Adams, Charles Ives, Elliott Carter, performed by Simon Rattle, Michael Collins, Wayne Marshall, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; 31 tracks.

Composers

Leonard Bernstein22John Adams6Charles Ives1Elliott Carter1George Gershwin1

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Harmonielehre: Part I

John Adams - Harmonielehre: Part I

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

17:30
02

Harmonielehre: Part II. The Anfortas Wound

John Adams - Harmonielehre: Part II. The Anfortas Wound

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

12:26
03

Harmonielehre: Part III. Meister Eckhardt and Quackie

John Adams - Harmonielehre: Part III. Meister Eckhardt and Quackie

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

10:35
04

The Chairman Dances

John Adams - The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

12:48
05

Tromba Lontana

John Adams - Tromba lontana

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

4:07
06

Short Ride in a Fast Machine

John Adams - Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

4:24
07

Holidays Symphony: Decoration Day (conclusion)

Charles Ives - A Symphony: New England Holidays, S. 5

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

4:24
08

Rhapsody in Blue (opening)

George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue

Simon Rattle, Wayne Marshall, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

4:40
09

Three Occasions for Orchestra: A Celebration of Some 100 X 150 Notes

Elliott Carter - Three Occasions for Orchestra: No. 1. A Celebration of Some 100 × 150 Notes

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

3:38
10

Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: Mambo

Leonard Bernstein - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

3:47

Disc 2

01

Wonderful Town: Act I. Overture

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act I. Overture

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

5:19
02

Wonderful Town: Act I. Christopher Street

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act I. Christopher Street

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

4:58
03

Wonderful Town: Act I. Ohio

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act I. Ohio

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

3:29
04

Wonderful Town: Act I. Conquering New York

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act I. Conquering New York

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

3:52
05

Wonderful Town: Act I. One Hundred Ways to Lose a Man

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act I. One Hundred Ways to Lose a Man

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

3:22
06

Wonderful Town: Act I. What a Waste

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act I. What a Waste

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

3:08
07

Wonderful Town: Act I. A Little Bit in Love

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act I. A Little Bit in Love

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

2:59
08

Wonderful Town: Act I. Pass the Football

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act I. Pass the Football

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

3:46
09

Wonderful Town: Act I. Conversation Piece

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act I. Conversation Piece

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

3:48
10

Wonderful Town: Act I. A Quiet Girl

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act I. A Quiet Girl

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

3:38
11

Wonderful Town: Act I. Conga!

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act I. Conga!

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

3:37
12

Wonderful Town: Act I. Entr'acte

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act I. Entr'acte

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

3:54
13

Wonderful Town: Act II. My Darlin' Eileen

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act II. My Darlin' Eileen

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

3:34
14

Wonderful Town: Act II. Swing!

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act II. Swing!

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

5:14
15

Wonderful Town: Act II. Quiet Incidental

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act II. Quiet Incidental

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

0:50
16

Wonderful Town: Act II. Ohio (reprise)

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act I. Ohio

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

1:26
17

Wonderful Town: Act II. It's Love

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act II. It’s Love

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

3:33
18

Wonderful Town: Act II. Ballet at the Village Vortex

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act II. Ballet at the Village Vortex

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

2:28
19

Wonderful Town: Act II. The Wrong Note Rag

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act II. Wrong Note Rag

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

2:26
20

Wonderful Town: Act II. It's Love (reprise)

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act II. It's Love (Reprise)

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

1:23
21

Prelude, Fugue and Riffs

Leonard Bernstein - Prelude, Fugue and Riffs

Michael Collins, Simon Rattle, London Sinfonietta

7:46