The Story of American Classical Music / Scherer, al - Naxos (USA) - NXS 8558164

Think 'American Classical Music and what names spring to mind? Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein? Joplin, Foster Sousa? These great composers are deservedly famous, but from Colonial times to the present America's classical music legacy contains riches that are less familiar. This 'Story of American Classical Music' features the legacy of America's great composers. From Gottschalk and MacDowell, to Ives, Cage, Adams, Glass and Torke, this 20,000 essay includes over 2 hours of music.

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William Henry Fry : Overture to Macbeth

Conductor: Tony Rowe
Running Time: 10 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1864

Gottschalk, Louis M. : Symphony no 1 :: "La nuit des tropiques" (Night in the Tropics), for orchestra, D. 104 (RO 255)

Conductor: Richard Rosenberg
Running Time: 6 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1858-1859

MacDowell, Edward : Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 23 :: Finale

Performer: Stephen Prutsman (Piano)
Conductor: Arthur Fagen
Running Time: 7 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1884-1886

Foote, Arthur : Quartet for Piano and Strings in C major, Op. 23 :: Movement 1

Performer: James Barbagallo (Piano)
Ensemble: Da Vinci Quartet
Running Time: 6 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1890

Chadwick, George Whitefield : Angel of Death, symphonic poem for orchestra, L. 2/23

Conductor: Kenneth Schermerhorn
Running Time: 13 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 01/03/1918

Hadley, Henry : Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 64 :: Movement 3

Conductor: John Williams
Running Time: 6 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1911

Beach, Amy Marcy : Concerto for Piano in C sharp minor, Op. 45 :: Movement 3

Performer: Alan Feinberg (Piano)
Conductor: Kenneth Schermerhorn
Running Time: 5 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1899

Griffes, Charles Tomlinson : Preludes (3), for piano, A. 86-88 :: Prelude no 2

Performer: Michael Lewin (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1919

Cadman, Charles Wakefield : From the Land of the Sky Blue Water

Performers: Paul Posnak (Piano); Peter Zazofsky (Violin)
Running Time: 2 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Ives, Charles : Symphony no 2, for orchestra, S. 2 (K. 1A2) :: Movement 4

Conductor: Kenneth Schermerhorn
Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1900-1902

Ives, Charles : Contemplations (2)

Conductor: James Sinclair
Running Time: 4 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1906-1934

Ives, Charles : Country Band March

Conductor: James Sinclair
Running Time: 4 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1905

Sousa, John Philip : King Cotton

Conductor: Keith Brion
Running Time: 3 min. sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: March
Written: 1895

Joplin, Scott : Maple Leaf Rag

Performer: Alexander Peskanov (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1899

Gershwin, George : Cuban Overture

Conductor: James Judd
Running Time: 10 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1932

Antheil, George : Symphony for Five Instruments, for flute, bassoon, trumpet, trombone & viola (2nd Version, a.k.a. "Q

Conductor: Daniel Spalding
Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1923

Piston, Walter : The Incredible Flutist, ballet suite for orchestra :: Spanish Waltz

Performer: Scott Goff (Flute)
Conductor: Gerard Schwarz
Running Time: 1 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1938

Copland, Aaron : Billy the Kid :: Finale

Conductor: James Judd
Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1940

Confrey, Zez [Composer] : Kitten on the Keys, for piano

Performer: Eteri Andjaparidze (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1921

Schuman, William : New England Triptych :: Movement 3

Conductor: José Serebrier
Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1956

Barber, Samuel : Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24 :: Summer of 1915, for high voice & orchestra (rev. for voice & chamber orchestra), Op. 24

Performer: Karina Gauvin (Soprano)
Conductor: Marin Alsop
Running Time: 3 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1947-1950

Cage, John : Totem Ancestor, for prepared piano

Performer: Boris Berman (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1943

Bernstein, Leonard : West Side Story :: Act 1

Performers: Mike Eldred (Voice); Betsi Morrison (Voice)
Conductor: Kenneth Schermerhorn
Notes: Composition written: 1955-57.
Running Time: 3 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1955-1957

Schuller, Gunther : Trio for piano, violin & cello :: Movement 3

Ensemble: Eaken Piano Trio
Running Time: 3 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1984

Hovhaness, Alan : Symphony no 22 ("City of Light"), Op. 236 :: Movement 2

Conductor: Alan Hovhaness
Running Time: 3 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1970

Carter, Elliott : Piano Concerto :: Movement 1

Performer: Mark Wait (Piano)
Conductor: Kenneth Schermerhorn
Running Time: 10 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1964-1965

Rochberg, George : Concerto for Violin (rev. 2001 by Lyndon-Gee with composer) :: Introduction

Performer: Peter Skaerved (Violin)
Conductor: Christopher Lyndon-Gee
Running Time: 6 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1974

Glass, Philip : Concerto for Violin :: Movement 3

Performer: Adele Anthony (Violin)
Conductor: Takuo Yuasa
Running Time: 9 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Concerto
Written: 1987

Adams, John : Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra

Conductor: Marin Alsop
Running Time: 4 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1986

Torke, Michael : Rapture, concerto for percussion & orchestra :: Movement 3

Performer: Colin Currie (Percussion)
Conductor: Marin Alsop
Running Time: 6 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

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