Anderson, Leroy > Criswell, Kim

American Classics - Anderson: Orchestral Music Vol 5 / Leonard Slatkin, BBC Concert Orchestra

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-11-25

Works: Leroy Anderson: Goldilocks; Suite of Carols (6), arranged for woodwind ensemble
Performers: Criswell, Kim; Dazeley, William
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

Praised by composer John Williams as "one of the great American masters of light orchestral music", Leroy Anderson was a meticulous craftsman, a composer and...continue...

American Classics - Anderson: Orchestral Music Vol 4 / Leonard Slatkin, BBC Concert Orchestra

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-09-30

Works: Leroy Anderson: Irish Suite; Summer Skies, for orchestra; Scottish Suite; Blue Tango; Forgotten Dreams; Belle of the Ball; Alma Mater; A Christmas Festival; Edward MacDowell: To a Wild Rose
Performers: Criswell, Kim; Dazeley, William; Fleming, Cynthia
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

Here, in the first complete cycle of Anderson's orchestral music, the Anderson family has made available several pieces that the composer did not release, with...continue...