American Classics
AARON COPLAND
1.
Fanfare for the Common Man
3:23
Netherlands Wind Ensemble/Richard Dufallo
CHAN 9210 Copland/Gershwin etc.
JOHN COOLIDGE ADAMS
2.
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
4:20
Netherlands Wind Ensemble/Stephen Mosko
CHAN 9363 Adams/Lang: Works for Wind Ensemble
DUKE ELLINGTON
3.
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
4:08
Center City Brass Quintet
CHAN 4554 On the Town
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
4.
The Stars and Stripes Forever
3:17
Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
CHAN 6648 Favourite Encores
GEORGE GERSHWIN
5.
'Promenade' from Walking the Dog
3:53
Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
CHAN 6648 Favourite Encores
DUKE ELLINGTON
6.
'Giggling Rapids' from The River
2:54
Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
CHAN 9909 Dawson/Ellington: Orchestral Works
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
7.
'Riffs' from Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
4:23
Harmen de Boer/Netherlands Wind Ensemble/Richard Dufallo
CHAN 9210 Copland/Gershwin etc.
DUKE ELLINGTON
Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
CHAN 9909 Dawson/Ellington: Orchestral Works
SAMUEL BARBER
9.
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
8:38
Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
CHAN 9684 Barber: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 etc.
GIAN CARLO MENOTTI
10.
Pavanne from Sebastian
4:53
Spoleto Festival Orchestra/Richard Hickox
CHAN 9900 Menotti: Apocalisse etc.
MORTON GOULD
I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky
CHAN 9848 Composers in New York
DUKE ELLINGTON
12.
'Meander' from The River
3:58
Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
CHAN 9909 Dawson/Ellington: Orchestral Works
WILLIAM GRANT STILL
13.
Mvt II from Symphony No. 2 (Song of a New Race)
8:16
Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
The Band of the Blues and Royals/Major E.W. Jeanes
CHAN 6517 The Invincible Eagle: Famous Sousa Marches
GEORGE GERSHWIN
15.
Girl Crazy Overture
5:45
BBC Philharmonic/Yan Pascal Tortelier
CHAN 9325 Gershwin: An American in Paris etc.
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
Band of the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell/Squadron Leader D.S. Stephens
CHAN 6585 633 Squadron: The Dambusters March etc.
GEORGE GERSHWIN
1.
Rhapsody in Blue
16:56
Howard Shelley/Philharmonia Orchestra/Yan Pascal Tortelier
ANON
2.
Steal Away to Jesus (American Spiritual)
3:40
Willard White/Graeme McNaught
CHAN 8960 Williard White sings Copland etc.
GEORGE GERSHWIN
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
CHAN 9216 Academy Classics
SAMUEL BARBER
4.
'Must the winter come so soon?' from Vanessa
2:35
Susan Graham/BBC Symphnoy Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin
CHAN 5032(2) Barber: Vanessa
GEORGE GERSHWIN
5.
'Porgy Sings' from Catfish Row
4:43
Howard Shelley/BBC Philharmonic/Yan Pascal Tortelier
CHAN 9325 Gershwin: An American in Paris etc.
STEVE REICH
Safri Duo/Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Dausgaard
CHAN 9645 Bach to the Future etc.
WILLIAM GRANT STILL
7.
Mvt III from Symphony No. 1 (Afro-American)
3:07
Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Jävi
CHAN 9154 Still: Symphony No. 1 etc.
SAMUEL BARBER
8.
Intermezzo from Vanessa
3:19
Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
CHAN 9908 Barber: Three Essays for Orchestra etc.
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
9.
'America' from West Side Story
2:45
Netherlands Wind Ensemble/Richard Dufallo
CHAN 9210 Copland/Gershwin etc.
GEORGE GERSHWIN
10.
'It ain't Necessarily So' from Porgy and Bess
2:31
Center City Brass Quintet
CHAN 4554 On the Town
AARON COPLAND
11.
Mvt II from Concerto for Clarinet
8:01
Janet Hilton/Scottish National Orchestra/Matthias Bamert
CHAN 8618 Copland, Lutoslawski & Nielsen
DUKE ELLINGTON
12.
'Riba' from The River
3:19
Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
CHAN 9909 Dawson/Ellington: Orchestral Works
AARON COPLAND
13.
'Simple Gifts' from Old American Songs, Set I
1:49
Willard White/Graeme McNaught
CHAN 8960 Willard White sings Copland etc.
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
14.
'Blues' from Divertimento
1:31
BBC Symphony Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin
CHAN 9889 Bernstein: Symphonies Nos 1 and 2 etc.
GEORGE GERSHWIN
15.
Strike up the Band Overture
7:08
BBC Philharmonic/Yan Pascal Tortelier
CHAN 9325 Gershwin: An American in Paris etc.