50 Best American Classics

Bamboula

Louis Moreau Gottschalk - Bamboula, op. 2

Leonard Pennario

Oedipus Tyrannus, op. 35

John Knowles Paine - Oedipus Tyrannus, op. 35

Kenneth Klein, London Symphony Orchestra

Festival Overture on 'The Star Spangled Banner'

Dudley Buck - Festival Overture on "The Star-Spangled Banner"

Kenneth Klein, London Symphony Orchestra

The Entertainer

Scott Joplin - The Entertainer

Joshua Rifkin

Suite in E for Strings, op. 63: Pizzicato and Adagietto (Capriccioso. Allegretto)

Arthur Foote - Suite for String Orchestra, op. 63

Kenneth Klein, London Symphony Orchestra

At the River

Charles Ives - At the River, S. 214

John McCabe

Rhapsody in Blue (opening)

George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue

Simon Rattle, Wayne Marshall, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Prelude no. 2 in C-sharp minor

George Gershwin - Three Preludes: No. 2. Andante con moto e poco rubato

Leonard Pennario

Skyscrapers

John Alden Carpenter - Skyscrapers

Kenneth Klein, London Symphony Orchestra

Symphony no. 2 "Romantic": II. Andante con tenerezza

Howard Hanson - Symphony no. 2, op. 30 "Romantic"

Leonard Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail

Ferde Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite

Felix Slatkin

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Jerome Kern - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Barry Tuckwell, Neil Richardson

Anything Goes: Overture

Cole Porter - Overture

John McGlinn, London Symphony Orchestra

Adagio for Strings, op. 11

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings

Michael Tilson Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra

The Plow That Broke the Plains Suite: Pastorale (Grass)

Virgil Thomson - The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite

Neville Marriner, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

The Plow That Broke the Plains Suite: Cattle

Virgil Thomson - The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite

Neville Marriner, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

The Plow That Broke the Plains Suite: Blues (Speculation)

Virgil Thomson - The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite

Neville Marriner, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

Richard Rodgers - Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

John McGlinn, London Symphony Orchestra

Fanfare for the Common Man

Aaron Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man

Enrique Bátiz, Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

Appalachian Spring: Very slowly

Aaron Copland - Appalachian Spring Suite

Leonard Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Appalachian Spring: Allegro

Aaron Copland - Appalachian Spring Suite

Leonard Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Annie Get Your Gun: Overture

Irving Berlin - Overture

John McGlinn

Old American Songs: The Little Horses (Lullaby)

Aaron Copland - Old American Songs, Set 2: No. 1. The Little Horses

Dennis Russell Davies, Orchestra of St. Luke's

Old American Songs: The Dodger (Campaign Song)

Aaron Copland - Old American Songs, Set 1: No. 2. The Dodger

Dennis Russell Davies, Orchestra of St. Luke's

Old American Songs: Long Time Ago (Ballad)

Aaron Copland - Old American Songs, Set 1: No. 3. Long Time Ago

Dennis Russell Davies, Orchestra of St. Luke's

Old American Songs: Simple Gifts (Shaker Song)

Aaron Copland - Old American Songs, Set 1: No. 4. Simple Gifts

Dennis Russell Davies, Orchestra of St. Luke's

Candide: Overture

Leonard Bernstein - Candide: Overture

Leonard Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Façades

Philip Glass - Glassworks

Christopher Warren-Green, London Chamber Orchestra, John Harle

Vermont Counterpoint

Steve Reich - Vermont Counterpoint

Ransom Wilson

Three Occasions for Orchestra: Anniversary

Elliott Carter - Three Occasions for Orchestra: No. 3. Anniversary

Oliver Knussen

Short Ride in a Fast Machine

John Adams - Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Three Canons for Ursula: Canon 5/7

Conlon Nancarrow - Two Canons for Ursula: Canon A

Thomas Adès