Music of the Americas

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Flourishes and Galop orchestra: Louisville Orchestra conductor: Lawrence Leighton Smith (conductor and pianist) recording of: Flourishes and Galop composer: Morton Gould (composer and conductor) (in 1983)	Morton Gould		3:53
2	Adagio for Strings orchestra: English String Orchestra (aka English String Orchestra) conductor: William Boughton (conductor) recording of: Adagio for Strings orchestrator: Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1938) composer: Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano 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: G. Schirmer Inc. arrangement of: String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio	Samuel Barber		6:59
3	Bethena Waltz piano: John Arpin (composer) recording of: Bethena composer: Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1905)	Scott Joplin		7:31
4	Maple Leaf Rag piano: John Arpin (composer) recording of: Maple Leaf Rag (piano rag) composer: Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1899)	Scott Joplin		3:14
5	West Side Story: America choir vocals: Royal Philharmonic Chorus soprano vocals: Barbara Bonney (soprano) vocals: Laverne Williams orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Barry Wordsworth (conductor) recording of: West Side Story: America (Anita, Shark Girls) lyricist: Stephen Sondheim composer: Leonard Bernstein publisher: Jalni Publications Inc., Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company LLC (in 1957) part of: West Side Story	Leonard Bernstein		5:02
6	The Incredible Flutist Suite: Extracts: The Flutist / Minuet / Spanish Waltz / Siciliana / Polka Finale flute: Scott Goff orchestra: Seattle Symphony Orchestra conductor: Gerard Schwarz (conductor) recording of: The Incredible Flutist: Minuet composer: Walter Piston part of: The Incredible Flutist recording of: The Incredible Flutist: Polka Finale composer: Walter Piston part of: The Incredible Flutist recording of: The Incredible Flutist: Siciliana composer: Walter Piston part of: The Incredible Flutist recording of: The Incredible Flutist: Spanish Waltz composer: Walter Piston part of: The Incredible Flutist recording of: The Incredible Flutist: The Flutist composer: Walter Piston part of: The Incredible Flutist	Walter Piston		9:36
7	Appalachian Spring (extract) orchestra: English Symphony Orchestra (aka English String Orchestra) conductor: William Boughton (conductor) partial recording of: Appalachian Spring Suite (for full orchestra, 1945) composer: Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1945) is based on: Appalachian Spring (original ballet for 13 instruments, 1944)	Aaron Copland		8:54
8	Union: Paraphrase de Concert on the National Airs: The Star Spangled Banner / Yankee Doodle / Hail Columbia piano: Alan Marks recording of: Union, Paraphrase de Concert, op. 48 composer: Louis Moreau Gottschalk (in 1862) part of: Works of Louis Moreau Gottschalk by opus number (number: op. 48)	Louis Moreau Gottschalk		8:45
9	Rhapsody in Blue piano: Gwenneth Pryor (pianist) orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra conductor: Richard Williams (Welsh conductor) recording of: Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration) orchestrator: Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942) composer: George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924) publisher: Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) revision of: Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)	George Gershwin		17:24