The American Collection

~ Release by Leonard Slatkin (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Typewriter - Leroy Anderson Favorites
2▶CD: Bernstein: Songfest - Varèse: Arcana
3▶CD: Copland: Symphony for Organ and Orchestra - Dance Symphony - Short Symphony
4▶CD: Copland: Music for Films
5▶CD: Copland: Symphony no. 3 - Music for a Great City
6▶CD: Corigliano: Of Rage and Remembrance - Symphony no. 1
7▶CD: Corigliano: Tournaments - Fantasia on an Ostinato - Elegy - Piano Concerto
8▶CD: Ives: The Unanswered Question - Central Park in the Dark - Symphony no. 3
9▶CD: Schuman: American Festival Overture - New England Triptych - Symphony no. 10
10▶CD: Piston: The Incredible Flutist - 3 New England Sketches - Symphony no. 6
11▶CD: The Music of Joseph Schwantner
12▼CD: The American Album
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1Fanfare for the Common Man
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Fanfare for the Common Man (for brass and percussion orchestra)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
was commissioned by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
premiered by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (on 1943-03-12) and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty) (on 1943-03-12)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aaron Copland3:07
2American Salute
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
American Salute
composer:
Morton Gould (American composer and conductor) (in 1943)
is based on:
When Johnny Comes Marching Home (trad.)
Morton Gould4:16
3Washington Post March
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
The Washington Post
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1889)
John Philip Sousa2:26
4Chester (from New England Triptych)
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
New England Triptych: III. Chester
composer:
William Schuman (American composer) (in 1956)
part of:
New England Triptych
William Schuman2:58
5Variations on "America"
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Variations on "America", S. 140 (Schuman orchestration)
orchestrator:
William Schuman (American composer) (in 1963)
composer:
Charles Ives (American composer)
publisher:
Theodore Presser Co.
orchestration of:
Variations on "America", S. 140 (original version for organ)
Charles Ives6:40
6Pavane (from American Symphonette no. 2)
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
American Symphonette no. 2: II. Pavanne
composer:
Morton Gould (American composer and conductor) (in 1938)
part of:
American Symphonette no. 2
Morton Gould3:14
7March of the Toys (from Babes in Toyland)
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Babes in Toyland: Act II. March of the Toys
composer:
Victor Herbert (American composer)
part of:
Babes in Toyland
Victor Herbert3:47
8Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman no. 1
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Fanfare no. 1 for the Uncommon Woman
composer:
Joan Tower (American composer) (in 1986)
Joan Tower2:30
9Hoe-Down (from Rodeo)
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Rodeo: IV. Hoedown
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Bonaparte’s Retreat
part of:
Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo (version for orchestra)
Aaron Copland3:24
10The Plow that Broke the Plains: Prelude
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: I. Prelude. Prologue
composer:
Virgil Thomson (American composer)
part of:
The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite
Virgil Thomson1:49
11The Plow that Broke the Plains: Pastoral (Grass)
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: II. Grass. Pastorale
composer:
Virgil Thomson (American composer)
part of:
The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite
Virgil Thomson1:44
12On the Trail (from Grand Canyon Suite)
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Grand Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail
composer:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé8:04
13Minor Reflection
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Minor Reflections
composer:
Katherine Gladney Wells
Katherine Gladney Wells4:50
14America the Beautiful
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
America the Beautiful
lyricist:
Katharine Lee Bates
composer:
Samuel Augustus Ward
Samuel Augustus Ward3:34
15The Stars and Stripes Forever
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
The Stars and Stripes Forever
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1896)
John Philip Sousa3:38
16Taps
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
[traditional]1:11
17The Star-Spangled Banner
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
The Star‐Spangled Banner
anthem of:
United States (from 1931-03-03 to present)
lyricist:
Francis Scott Key (in 1814-09)
composer:
John Stafford Smith (in 1780)
is based on:
The Anacreontic Song
John Stafford Smith1:22
13▶CD: Leonard Slatkin conducts American Portraits