American Masterpieces

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1Candide Overture
recorded in:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States (from 1958-08-21 until 1958-08-22)
orchestra:
Cleveland Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Lane (American conductor)
recording of:
Candide: Overture
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Candide
Leonard Bernstein4:27
2Variations on “America”
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
arranger:
William Schuman (American composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1968-05-08)
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 Ives7:15
3New England Triptych: Be Glad Then, America
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-03-16)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
recording of:
New England Triptych: I. Be Glad then, America
composer:
William Schuman (American composer) (in 1956)
part of:
New England Triptych
William Schuman5:40
4New England Triptych: When Jesus Wept
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-03-16)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
recording of:
New England Triptych: II. When Jesus Wept
composer:
William Schuman (American composer) (in 1956)
part of:
New England Triptych
William Schuman6:57
5New England Triptych: Chester
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-03-16)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
recording of:
New England Triptych: III. Chester
composer:
William Schuman (American composer) (in 1956)
part of:
New England Triptych
William Schuman2:55
6Adagio for Strings, op. 11
producer:
Howard H. Scott (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (in 1957) and Philadelphia Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1957-04-14)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (in 1957, on 1957-04-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1957-04-14)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (on 1957-04-14)
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (in 1957)
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber7:48
7American Salute
recorded in:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1963-02-03)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
American Salute
composer:
Morton Gould (American composer and conductor) (in 1943)
is based on:
When Johnny Comes Marching Home (trad.)
Morton Gould4:50
8The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan
orchestra:
André Kostelanetz and His Orchestra
recording of:
The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan, op. 8 (for orchestra)
orchestrator:
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (in 1917)
composer:
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (in 1912)
revised by:
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (in 1915)
part of:
The Works of Charles T. Griffes. A Descriptive Catalogue (number: A.91)
orchestration of:
The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan, op. 8 (for piano)
Charles Tomlinson Griffes10:00
9“To a Wild Rose”
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) and Philadelphia Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1966-06-18)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1966-06-18)
arranger:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1966-06-18)
recording of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51: No. 1. To a Wild Rose (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1966-06-18)
composer:
Edward MacDowell (American composer, pianist) (in 1896)
arrangement of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51: No. 1. To a Wild Rose (original for solo piano)
recording of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51: No. 1. To a Wild Rose (original for solo piano)
composer:
Edward MacDowell (American composer, pianist) (in 1896)
part of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51
Edward MacDowell2:07
10Promenade (Walking the Dog)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-09)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
recording of:
Promenade (Walking the Dog)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
George Gershwin2:31
11“Grand Walkaround”
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1968-05-06)
recording of:
Cakewalk: Grand Walkaround
composer:
Louis Moreau Gottschalk (American composer)
arranger:
Hershy Kay
arrangement of:
Bamboula, op. 2
part of:
Cakewalk
Louis Moreau Gottschalk3:34
12Jamaican Rumba
recorded in:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States (on 1959-07-23)
orchestra:
Cleveland Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Lane (American conductor)
recording of:
Jamaican Rumba (for orchestra)
composer:
Arthur Benjamin (Australian composer / pianist / conductor) (in 1938)
part of:
Two Jamaican Pieces (for orchestra)
Arthur Benjamin1:39
13Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
recorded in:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States (on 1960-07-07)
orchestra:
Cleveland Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Lane (American conductor)
recording of:
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
arranger:
Sammy Nestico
part of:
On Your Toes
Richard Rodgers7:08
14Acadian Songs and Dances: Sadness
recorded in:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States (from 1961-07-12 until 1961-07-13)
orchestra:
Cleveland Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Lane (American conductor)
recording of:
Louisiana Story, Acadian Songs and Dances: I. Sadness
composer:
Virgil Thomson (American composer)
part of:
Louisiana Story, Acadian Songs and Dances
Virgil Thomson2:17
15Acadian Songs and Dances: Papa’s Tune
recorded in:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States (from 1961-07-12 until 1961-07-13)
orchestra:
Cleveland Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Lane (American conductor)
recording of:
Louisiana Story, Acadian Songs and Dances: II. Papa's Tune
composer:
Virgil Thomson (American composer)
part of:
Louisiana Story, Acadian Songs and Dances
Virgil Thomson1:02
16Acadian Songs and Dances: The Alligator and the ’Coon
recorded in:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States (from 1961-07-12 until 1961-07-13)
orchestra:
Cleveland Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Lane (American conductor)
recording of:
Louisiana Story, Acadian Songs and Dances: IV. The alligator and the 'coon
composer:
Virgil Thomson (American composer)
part of:
Louisiana Story, Acadian Songs and Dances
Virgil Thomson2:10
17Acadian Songs and Dances: Super-Sadness
recorded in:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States (from 1961-07-12 until 1961-07-13)
orchestra:
Cleveland Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Lane (American conductor)
recording of:
Louisiana Story, Acadian Songs and Dances: V. Super-sadness
composer:
Virgil Thomson (American composer)
part of:
Louisiana Story, Acadian Songs and Dances
Virgil Thomson1:48
18Acadian Songs and Dances: The Squeeze Box
recorded in:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States (from 1961-07-12 until 1961-07-13)
orchestra:
Cleveland Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Lane (American conductor)
recording of:
Louisiana Story, Acadian Songs and Dances: VII. The Squeeze Box
composer:
Virgil Thomson (American composer)
part of:
Louisiana Story, Acadian Songs and Dances
Virgil Thomson3:31