Smith, John Stafford > Naxos (USA)

Liszt: Piano Concerto no 1, etc; Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Slatkin, Peng, Nashville SO and Chorus

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

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; John Stafford Smith: The Star-spangled Banner
Performers: Peng Peng
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: Nashville Symphony Orchestra

An increasing number of recordings now feature orchestrations of Mussorgsky's 'Pictures' other than Ravel's popular warhorse. Leonard Slatkin's eclectic selection, some more outlandish than others,...continue...

Wind Band Classics - American Tapestry - Hanson, Gershwin, Sousa, etc / Corporon, Shuster, Lone Star Wind Orchestra

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

Works: John Stafford Smith: The Star-spangled Banner; Joseph Wilcox Jenkins: American Overture; Howard Hanson: Merry Mount, Op. 31; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Christopher Tucker: Ceremonial Fanfare,...
Performers: Schuster, Richard
Conductors: Corporon, Eugene

John Williams' arrangement of the 'Star-Spangled Banner' sets the stage for this collection of American works for wind band spanning 100 years. Featuring traditional compositions...continue...

American Classics -An American Salute - Spirit of the Nation

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-06-01

Works: Morton Gould: American Salute; Stephen Foster Gallery; American Ballads, for orchestra; Aaron Copland: Rodeo; John Philip Sousa: Hail to the Spirit of Liberty; Stars and Stripes Forever; Victor Herbe...
Performers: Band, Royal Artillery; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony; Philharmonic Rock Orchestra; Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hayman & His Symphony Orchestra; Royal Sco...
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Brion, Keith; Stromberg, William T.; Hayman, Richard; Alsop, Marin; Serebrier, José; Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Royal Artillery Band; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Or...

American Salute: Spirit of the Nation is a tasteful collection of orchestral pieces devoted to the history and vitality of the United States. Performed by a series of orchestras, highlights include Aa...continue...