Music for the Films, "The River" & "The Plow That Broke the Plains"

Album by Virgil Thomson; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner

Released 1986

Tracklist

  • 1
    The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: I. Prelude
    Virgil Thomson
    1:19
  • 2
    The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: II. Pastorale (Grass)
    Virgil Thomson
    1:22
  • 3
    The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: III. Cattle
    Virgil Thomson
    2:29
  • 4
    The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: IV. Blues (Speculation)
    Virgil Thomson
    2:23
  • 5
    The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: V. Drought
    Virgil Thomson
    1:00
  • 6
    The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: VI. Devastation
    Virgil Thomson
    4:05
  • 7
    Concertino for harp, strings & percussion "Autumn": I. Salute to the Wind
    Virgil Thomson
    1:48
  • 8
    Concertino for harp, strings & percussion "Autumn": II. Dialogue
    Virgil Thomson
    1:59
  • 9
    Concertino for harp, strings & percussion "Autumn": III. Love Scene
    Virgil Thomson
    3:23
  • 10
    Concertino for harp, strings & percussion "Autumn": IV. Promenade
    Virgil Thomson
    1:52
  • 11
    The River, Suite: I. The Old South
    Virgil Thomson
    9:50
  • 12
    The River, Suite: II. Industrial Expansion in the Mississippi Valley
    Virgil Thomson
    4:45
  • 13
    The River, Suite: III. Soil Erosion and Floods
    Virgil Thomson
    5:26
  • 14
    The River, Suite: IV. Finale
    Virgil Thomson
    3:55

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