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EMI American Classics - Thomson: The Plow that Broke the Plains; Hanson: Symphony no 2 "Romantic" / Slatkin, Marriner, Los Angeles CO, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Virgil Thomson: The Plow That Broke the Plains, suite from the film score for orchestra; Autumn, concertino for harp, strings & percussion; The River, suite from the film score for orchestra; Howard ...
Performers: Stockton, Ann Mason
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: ; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Virgil Thomson and Howard Hanson were exact contemporaries, both being born in 1896, and both hailing from the midwest: Thomson from Kansas and Hanson from...continue...

Thomson: Louisiana Story, etc / Corp, New London Orchestra

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-09-14

Works: Virgil Thomson: The Plow That Broke the Plains, suite from the film score for orchestra; Louisiana Story, suite from the film score for orchestra; Acadian Songs and Dances, for orchestra (from the fi...
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]
Ensemble: New London Orchestra

'Hyperion's recording is faultless; the notes... are sagacious and rewarding. If your interest is in American music or in film scores, this is indispensable' (American...continue...