50 Best American Classics
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 26 October 2012
Tracklist
- Digital Media 1
- 1BamboulaLouis Moreau Gottschalk6:51
- 2My Old Kentucky HomeStephen Foster3:56
- 3Oedipus Tyrannus, op. 35John Knowles Paine9:10
- 46:47
- 5To a Wild RoseEdward MacDowell1:36
- 6The Liberty BellJohn Philip Sousa3:44
- 7The EntertainerScott Joplin5:23
- 8Suite in E for Strings, op. 63: Pizzicato and Adagietto (Capriccioso. Allegretto)Arthur William Foote8:29
- 9The Half-Ring MoonCharles Tomlinson Griffes1:19
- 10At the RiverCharles Ives1:59
- 11Rhapsody in Blue (opening)George Gershwin4:37
- 12Prelude no. 2 in C-sharp minorGeorge Gershwin3:18
- 13SkyscrapersJohn Alden Carpenter12:07
- 14Symphony no. 2 "Romantic": II. Andante con tenerezzaHoward Hanson8:08
- Digital Media 2
- 1Mood IndigoDuke Ellington4:06
- 2Grand Canyon Suite: On the TrailFerde Grofé7:22
- 3Smoke Gets in Your EyesJerome Kern4:24
- 4Anything Goes: OvertureCole Porter5:09
- 5Adagio for Strings, op. 11Samuel Barber8:34
- 6The Plow That Broke the Plains Suite: Pastorale (Grass)Virgil Thomson1:24
- 7The Plow That Broke the Plains Suite: CattleVirgil Thomson2:30
- 82:24
- 9Bewitched, Bothered and BewilderedRichard Rodgers4:57
- 10Take the 'A' TrainBilly Strayhorn9:07
- 11Fanfare for the Common ManAaron Copland3:39
- 12Appalachian Spring: Very slowlyAaron Copland3:32
- 13Appalachian Spring: AllegroAaron Copland2:52
- 14Undertow: The Transgressor and Medusa - Love and DeathWilliam Schuman1:56
- 15Undertow: Alone, the Transgressor writhes in fearWilliam Schuman1:39
- 16Undertow: Finale - The Transgressor atones for his fatal actWilliam Schuman2:37
- 17Second Sonata for Piano: III. Misurato e pesanteRoger Sessions4:46
- 18Annie Get Your Gun: OvertureIrving Berlin3:56
- 19The Lordly HudsonNed Rorem2:14
- Digital Media 3
- 1Fall River Legend: ElegyMorton Gould2:53
- 2Fall River Legend: Church socialMorton Gould2:53
- 3Fall River Legend: Hymnal variationsMorton Gould3:40
- 4Fall River Legend: CotillionMorton Gould3:36
- 5Old American Songs: The Little Horses (Lullaby)Aaron Copland2:27
- 6Old American Songs: The Dodger (Campaign Song)Aaron Copland2:17
- 7Old American Songs: Long Time Ago (Ballad)Aaron Copland2:54
- 8Old American Songs: Simple Gifts (Shaker Song)Aaron Copland1:41
- 9Capital of the World: Part 1. The Street - Paco Into Shop - Imaginary Bullfight - Owner- Enrique - The SeamstressesGeorge Antheil6:14
- 10Candide: OvertureLeonard Bernstein4:19
- 11Rozart MixJohn Cage7:14
- 12Over the PianoWilliam Bolcom3:10
- 13FaçadesPhilip Glass7:48
- 14Vermont CounterpointSteve Reich8:43
- 15Three Occasions for Orchestra: AnniversaryElliott Carter6:57
- 16Short Ride in a Fast MachineJohn Adams4:21
- 17Three Canons for Ursula: Canon 5/7Conlon Nancarrow5:28
Release credits
- performing orchestra [3.1-4, 3.9, 2.14-16]
- horn [3], solo [3]
- baritone vocals [5-8]
- conductor [13]
- performing orchestra [2.10, 1.11, 3.16]
- piano [5]
- producer [16]
- soprano vocals [9]
- conductor [5-8]
- conductor [11]
- instrument [11]
- conductor [2]
- soprano vocals [9]
- balance [11]
- soprano saxophone [13]
- piano [10]
- conductor [4, 9, 18]
- conductor [3.1-4, 3.9, 2.14-16]
- piano [7]
- conductor [3-4, 8, 13]
- piano [3.12, 2.19]
- piano [1, 12]
- conductor [2.12-13, 3.10, 1.14]
- producer [11]
- performing orchestra [13]
- performing orchestra [2.18, 3.15]
- performing orchestra [2.4-5, 2.9, 1.3-4, 1.8, 1.13]
- performing orchestra [6-8]
- soprano vocals [10]
- conductor [5]
- balance [10]
- balance [16]
- baritone vocals [3.12, 2.19]
- conductor [3]
- conductor [15]
- performing orchestra [5-8]
- performing orchestra [11]
- piano [17]
- flute [14]
- performing orchestra [3.10, 1.14, 2.12-13]
- vocal [2]
- soprano saxophone [13]
- conductor [3.16, 1.11, 2.10]
- conductor [6-8]
- arranger [3]
- producer [10]
- instrument [6]
- performing orchestra [2]
- piano [17]
- conductor [6]
- grand piano [11]
Issues
53x Digital Media26 October 2012- 52012