Holiday Music and Concert Openers

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Tracklist

CD 1
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1Die Natali: Chorale Preludes for Christmas, op. 37
partial recording of:
Die Natali, op. 37
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1960)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 37)
Samuel Barber1:30
2La fiesta de la posada
partial recording of:
La Fiesta de la Posada (The Festival of the Inn)
lyricist:
Iola Brubeck
composer:
Dave Brubeck (in 1975)
Dave Brubeck1:11
3Bending Towards the Light: A Jazz Nativity
partial recording of:
Bending Towards the Light: A Jazz Nativity
composer:
Anne Phillips (jazz singer and composer)
Anne Phillips1:36
4The Flight Into Egypt
partial recording of:
The Flight into Egypt
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
John Harbison (in 1986)
part of:
Pulitzer Prize for Music (number: 1987)
John Harbison2:52
5Amahl and the Night Visitors
partial recording of:
Amahl and the Night Visitors
composer:
Gian Carlo Menotti (in 1951)
librettist:
Gian Carlo Menotti
Gian Carlo Menotti1:12
6Elijah's Angel
partial recording of:
Elijah’s Angel
composer:
Robert Kapilow (in 1998)
librettist:
Jim Friedland
Robert Kapilow2:37
7The Chairman Dances
partial recording of:
The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1985)
John Adams1:20
8Belle of the Ball
partial recording of:
Belle of the Ball
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1951-05-12)
Leroy Anderson1:18
9A Jazz Symphony
partial recording of:
A Jazz Symphony, W. 157a (original version, ≈ 12 min)
composer:
George Antheil (composer and pianist) (in 1925)
part of:
The Life and Music of George Antheil, 1900-1959 (number: W. 157a)
George Antheil1:25
10Judah's Song of Praise
partial recording of:
Judah's Song of Praise
composer:
Samuel Adler (composer and conductor) (in 1985)
Samuel Adler1:20
11Kaddish
partial recording of:
Kaddish for Violoncello and Orchestra
composer:
David Diamond (composer of classical music) (in 1987)
David Diamond1:52
12Overture to "The School for Scandal"
partial recording of:
Overture to "The School for Scandal", op. 5
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1931)
premiered at:
[concert] (1933-08-30)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc. (in 1941)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 5)
Samuel Barber1:38
13Holiday Overture
partial recording of:
Holiday Overture
composer:
Elliott Carter (classical composer) (in 1944)
Elliott Carter1:34
14Promenade Overture
partial recording of:
Promenade Overture
composer:
John Corigliano (composer) (in 1981)
John Corigliano1:07
15To Music
partial recording of:
To Music
composer:
John Corigliano (composer)
John Corigliano2:07
16Negro Folk Symphony
partial recording of:
Negro Folk Symphony
composer:
William Levi Dawson (composer)
William Levi Dawson1:44
17Black, Brown and Beige
partial recording of:
Black, Brown, and Beige (1958 revised version of the "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
revision of:
Black, Brown, and Beige (1943 original version)
Duke Ellington0:51
18*Harlem
partial recording of:
Harlem (Henderson orchestration)
orchestrator:
Luther Henderson
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
arrangement of:
A Tone Parallel to Harlem (The Harlem Suite)
Duke Ellington1:36
19Afro-American Symphony
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 1 “Afro-American”
composer:
William Grant Still (in 1930)
premiered at:
[unknown] (1931)
William Grant Still2:54
20Saturday Night at the Firehouse
partial recording of:
Saturday Night at the Firehouse
composer:
Henry Cowell (in 1948)
Henry Cowell1:09
21Toccata
partial recording of:
Toccata, op. 68
composer:
Paul Creston (in 1957)
Paul Creston1:20
22First Light
partial recording of:
First Light
composer:
Richard Danielpour (in 1988)
Richard Danielpour2:06
23Overture to an Italianate Comedy
partial recording of:
Overture to an Italianate Comedy
composer:
Michael Easton (composer)
Michael Easton2:06
24Flower of the Mountain
partial recording of:
Flower of the Mountain from “Distant Hills”
lyricist:
James Joyce (Irish writer)
composer:
Stephen Albert (American composer) (in 1985)
Stephen Albert2:48
25Fourth of July from "Holiday Music"
partial recording of:
Holiday Music: V. Fourth o' July
composer:
Morton Gould (composer and conductor) (in 1947)
part of:
Holiday Music
Morton Gould1:11
26Epilogue to Profiles in Courage: JFK
partial recording of:
Epilogue to Profiles in Courage - J.F.K.
composer:
Roy Harris (American composer) (in 1964)
Roy Harris1:51
27When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Overture
partial recording of:
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
composer:
Roy Harris (American composer) (in 1935)
is based on:
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Roy Harris1:53
28Washington's Birthday (from the Symphony "Holidays")Charles Ives1:13
29Symphony no. 3 "The Camp Meeting"
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 3, S. 3 "The Camp Meeting"
composer:
Charles Ives (composer) (from 1904 until 1911)
premiered at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1946-04-05)
part of:
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Music of Charles Ives (number: S. 3) and Pulitzer Prize for Music (number: 1947)
Charles Ives1:07
30Circus March from "Suite to the Incredible Flutist"Walter Piston0:39
31American Festival Overture
partial recording of:
American Festival Overture
composer:
William Schuman (in 1939)
William Schuman1:27
32Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
partial recording of:
Fanfare no. 1 for the Uncommon Woman
composer:
Joan Tower (in 1986)
Joan Tower1:20
33Flourishes and Galop
partial recording of:
Flourishes and Galop
composer:
Morton Gould (composer and conductor) (in 1983)
Morton Gould1:55
34Remembering Gatsby
partial recording of:
Remembering Gatsby
composer:
John Harbison (in 1985)
dedicated to:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Robert Shaw (conductor)
John Harbison1:24
35New Era Dance
partial recording of:
New Era Dance
composer:
Aaron Jay Kernis (in 1992)
Aaron Jay Kernis2:30
36Tam O'Shanter: Overture, op. 51
partial recording of:
Tam O'Shanter, op. 51
composer:
Malcolm Arnold (composer) (in 1955)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1955-08-16)
part of:
Works of Malcolm Arnold by opus number (number: op. 51)
Malcolm Arnold1:42
37Three Hallucinations
partial recording of:
Three Hallucinations From "Altered States"
composer:
John Corigliano (composer)
is based on:
Altered States
John Corigliano1:38
38Sensemaya
partial recording of:
Sensemayá
composer:
Silvestre Revueltas (in 1937)
is based on:
Sensemayá
Silvestre Revueltas1:24
39Jayhawk Overture
partial recording of:
The Jayhawk
composer:
Kirke Mechem
was commissioned by:
Topeka Symphony Orchestra
Kirke Mechem1:27
40Powerhouse
recording of:
Powerhouse
composer:
Raymond Scott (US composer, band leader, pianist & producer)
Raymond Scott2:10
41Overture: Dragon and Phoenix
partial recording of:
Overture: Dragon and Phoenix
composer:
谭盾 (Chinese composer) (in 1997)
Tan Dun1:54