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Tracklist

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1Rhapsody in Blue
piano:
Jenő Jandó (pianist)
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
János Sándor
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin16:44
2The Grand Canyon Suite: Cloudburst
orchestra:
Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Hans-Dieter Baum
recording of:
Grand Canyon Suite: V. Cloudburst
composer:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé9:48
3Candide: Overture
orchestra:
Festivalový orchestr Praha (Prague Festival Orchestra)
conductor:
Pavel Urbanek (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Candide: Overture
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Candide
Leonard Bernstein4:20
4En Salon Mexico
orchestra:
Radio‐Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR (Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
El Salón México
premiered in:
Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1937-08-27)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1932 until 1936)
premiered by:
Carlos Chávez (Mexican composer/conductor) (on 1937-08-27) and Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de México (National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico) (on 1937-08-27)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aaron Copland10:26
5West Side Story: Medley
orchestra:
Radio‐Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR (Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor)
partial recording of:
West Side Story
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
librettist:
Arthur Laurents (writer, director)
is based on:
Romeo and Juliet
Leonard Bernstein13:41
6Bachianas Brasilieras No. 2
orchestra:
Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Hans-Dieter Baum
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 2, W247 (for orchestra)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1930)
part of:
Appleby Catalogue (W) (number: W247)
part of:
Bachianas Brasileiras
Heitor Villa‐Lobos4:36
7The Belle of the Ball (For orchestra 1951)
orchestra:
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln (WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne)
conductor:
Pinchas Steinberg (conductor)
recording of:
Belle of the Ball
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1951-05-12)
Leroy Anderson2:46
8Variations on I Got Rhythm for Piano and Orchestra
orchestra:
Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Hans-Dieter Baum
recording of:
Variations on "I Got Rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1933 until 1934)
dedicated to:
Ira Gershwin
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
is based on:
I Got Rhythm
George Gershwin9:30