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50 Best American Classics

Dennis Russell Davies · Kenneth Klein · Leonard Slatkin · Neville Marriner · Simon Rattle · Christopher Warren-Green · Enrique Bátiz · Felix Slatkin · John Harle · Joshua Rifkin

Warner Classics20122h 35m32 tracks

50 Best American Classics (2012), CD, on Warner Classics. Music by Aaron Copland, Virgil Thomson, George Gershwin, Arthur Foote, performed by Dennis Russell Davies, Kenneth Klein, Leonard Slatkin, Neville Marriner; 32 tracks.

Composers

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Louis Moreau Gottschalk - Bamboula, op. 2

Leonard Pennario

6:51

02

My Old Kentucky Home

Stephen Foster - My Old Kentucky Home - Good-Night!

3:56

03

Oedipus Tyrannus, op. 35

John Knowles Paine - Oedipus Tyrannus, op. 35

Kenneth Klein, London Symphony Orchestra

9:10

04

Festival Overture on 'The Star Spangled Banner'

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

Kenneth Klein, London Symphony Orchestra

6:47

05

Edward MacDowell - 10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51: No. 1. To a Wild Rose

1:36

07

The Entertainer

Scott Joplin - The Entertainer

5:23

08

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

8:29

09

The Half-Ring Moon

Charles Tomlinson Griffes - The Half-Ring Moon

1:19

10

Charles Ives - At the River, S. 214

John McCabe, Marni Nixon

1:59

11

Rhapsody in Blue (opening)

George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue

Simon Rattle, Wayne Marshall, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

4:40

12

Prelude no. 2 in C-sharp minor

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

Leonard Pennario

3:18

13

John Alden Carpenter - Skyscrapers

Kenneth Klein, London Symphony Orchestra

12:07

14

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

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

Leonard Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

8:08

Disc 2

02

Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail

Ferde Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite

7:22

05

Adagio for Strings, op. 11

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings

Michael Tilson Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra

8:34

06

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

Virgil Thomson - The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite

Neville Marriner, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

1:23

07

The Plow That Broke the Plains Suite: Cattle

Virgil Thomson - The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite

Neville Marriner, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

2:29

08

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

Virgil Thomson - The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite

Neville Marriner, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

2:24

11

Fanfare for the Common Man

Aaron Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man

Enrique Bátiz, Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

3:39

12

Appalachian Spring: Very slowly

Aaron Copland - Appalachian Spring Suite

Leonard Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

3:32

13

Appalachian Spring: Allegro

Aaron Copland - Appalachian Spring Suite

Leonard Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

2:52

19

The Lordly Hudson

Ned Rorem - The Lordly Hudson

2:14

Disc 3

05

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, Bruce Hubbard

2:27

06

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, Bruce Hubbard

2:15

07

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, Bruce Hubbard

2:54

08

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, Bruce Hubbard

1:41

10

Candide: Overture

Leonard Bernstein - Candide: Overture

Leonard Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

4:19

13

Philip Glass - Glassworks

Christopher Warren-Green, John Harle, London Chamber Orchestra

7:50

14

Vermont Counterpoint

Steve Reich - Vermont Counterpoint

8:43

15

Three Occasions for Orchestra: Anniversary

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

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

6:57

16

Short Ride in a Fast Machine

John Adams - Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

4:24

17

Three Canons for Ursula: Canon 5/7

Conlon Nancarrow - Two Canons for Ursula: Canon A

5:28