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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...

American Classics - Anderson: Orchestral Music Vol 3 / Leonard Slatkin, BBC Concert Orchestra

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-06-24

Works: Leroy Anderson: Harvard Sketches; Melody on Two Notes; Mother's Whistler; Penny-Whistle Song; Phantom Regiment; Plink, Plank, Plunk!; Promenade; Sandpaper Ballet; Saraband; Serenata; Old MacDonald Ha...
Performers: Malloy, Alasdair; Moore, Catherine
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

Leroy Anderson etched out his own unique place in American music – a composer rigorously trained in the classical tradition whose records topped the pop...continue...

American Classics - Anderson: Orchestral Music Vol 2 / Leonard Slatkin, BBC Concert Orchestra

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-04-29

Works: Leroy Anderson: Woodbury Fanfare; A Harvard Festival; Forgotten Dreams; Whistling Kettle; Horse and Buggy; The Waltzing Cat; Home Stretch; Girl in Satin; March of the Two Left Feet; Waltz Around the ...
Performers: McCallum, David; Young, Alistair
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

Leroy Anderson etched out his own unique place in American music – a composer rigorously trained in the classical tradition whose records topped the pop...continue...

American Classics - Leroy Anderson: Orchestral Music, Vol 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-01-29

Works: Leroy Anderson: Bugler's Holiday; Blue Tango; The First Day of Spring, for orchestra; Belle of the Ball, for orchestra; Governor Bradford March, for orchestra; Clarinet Candy; The Captains and the Ki...
Performers: Biegel, Jeffrey; Blackshaw, John; Graham, Neville; McCallum, David; McLaren, Jenny; Moore, Catherine
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

"Among the smaller pieces you'll find familiar favorites... but also some lesser-known but no less delicious surprises. There's The First Day of Spring, a gorgeous...continue...