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Table of Contents:

• Appalachian spring : excerpt / Aaron Copland (Nashville Chamber Orchestra ; Paul Gambill) (2:56)
• From the land of the sky-blue water / Charles Cadman (Bergonzi String Quartet) (2:33)
• Adventures in a perambulator. The hurdy gurdy / John Carpenter (National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine ; John McLaughlin Williams) (3:46)
• Nightingale / Ned Rorem (Carole Farley, soprano ; Ned Rorem, piano) (1:10)
• Violin concerto. Presto / Samuel Barber (Royal Scottish National Orchestra ; Marin Alsop ; James Buswell, violin) (3:56)
• String quartet no. 1 : Protestation quartet / Gloria Coates (Kreutzer Quartet) (5:39)
• Cello concerto. Allegro / Alan Hovhaness (Seattle Symphony ; Dennis Russell Davies ; Janos Starker, cello) (3:22)
• Symphony no. 3. Old folks gatherin' / Charles Ives (Northern Sinfonia ; James Sinclair) (7:14)
• Americanistic etude / George McKay (William Bolcom, piano) (2:12)
• Alexander's ragtime band : excerpt / Irving Berlin (The Chestnut Brass Company) (1:40)
• Hollywood suite. Production number / Ferde Grofé (Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra ; William T. Stromberg) (2:16)
• West Side story. Tonight / Leonard Bernstein (Nashville Symphony Orchestra ; Kenneth Schermerhorn) (3:52)
• A morning in the woods / Leo Ornstein (Janice Weber, piano) (6:19)
• Song to dark virgin / Florence Price (Darryl Taylor, tenor ; Maria Corley, piano) (2:08)
• Rapture. Drums and woods : excerpt / Michael Torke (Royal Scottish National Orchestra ; Marin Alsop ; Colin Currie, percussion) (3:43)
• The national game / John Philip Sousa (Royal Artillery Band ; Keith Brion) (3:15).

Contributors:

Gambill, Paul , conductor

Williams, John McLaughlin , conductor

Alsop, Marin , conductor

Davies, Dennis Russell , conductor

Sinclair, James B. , conductor

Schermerhorn, Kenneth , conductor

Brion, Keith , conductor

Farley, Carole , singer

Taylor, Darryl , singer

Rorem, Ned, 1923-2022 , instrumentalist

Buswell, James, 1946- , instrumentalist

Starker, Janos , instrumentalist

Bolcom, William , instrumentalist

Stromberg, William T. , instrumentalist

Weber, Janice , instrumentalist

Corley, Maria , instrumentalist

Currie, Colin, 1976- , instrumentalist

Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

Cadman, Charles Wakefield, 1881-1946

Carpenter, John Alden, 1876-1951

Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981

Coates, Gloria

Hovhaness, Alan, 1911-2000

Ives, Charles, 1874-1954

McKay, George Frederick, 1899-1970

Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989

Grofé, Ferde, 1892-1972

Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990

Ornstein, Leo, 1892-2002

Price, Florence, 1887-1953

Torke, Michael

Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932

Nashville Chamber Orchestra , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Bergonzi Quartet , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Nat︠s︡ionalʹnyĭ symfonichnyĭ orkestr Ukraïny , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Royal Scottish National Orchestra , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Kreutzer String Quartet , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Seattle Symphony Orchestra , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Northern Sinfonia , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Chestnut Brass Company (Musical group) , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Nashville Symphony , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Royal Artillery Band , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Sung in English.

Included Works:

Appalachian spring [by Copland, A.] (Selections)

American Indian songs [by Cadman, C.W.] > From the land of the sky-blue water

Adventures in a perambulator [by Carpenter, J.A.] > Hurdy-gurdy

Nightingale [by Rorem, N.]

Orchestra music [of Barber, S.] (Selections) > Presto

Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello [by Coates, G.] > No. 1

Concertos, cello, orchestra [by Hovhaness, A.] > Op. 17, no. 1 > Allegro

Symphonies [by Ives, C.] > No. 3 > Old folks gatherin

Americanistic etude [by McKay, G.F.]

Alexander's ragtime band [by Berlin, I.]

Hollywood [by Grofé, F.] > Suite > Production number

West Side story [by Bernstein, L.] > Tonight

Morning in the woods [by Ornstein, L.]

Song to the dark virgin [by Price, F.]

Rapture [by Torke, M.] > Drums and woods

National game [by Sousa, J.P.]

Related Series:

American classics (Naxos (Sound recording label))

Subjects:

Music — America — 20th century

String quartets

Symphonies — Excerpts

Concertos (Violin) — Excerpts

Concertos (Cello) — Excerpts

Violin and piano music, Arranged

Suites (Orchestra) — Excerpts

Songs (Medium voice) with piano

Songs (High voice) with piano

Concertos (Percussion) — Excerpts

Marches (Orchestra)

Brass quintets (Horn, trombone, trumpets (2), tuba), Arranged

1900-1999

Symphonies

Concertos (Violin)

Concertos (Cello)

Suites (Orchestra)

Concertos (Percussion)

Music

America

Genres:

Symphonies

Concertos

Suites

Marches (Music)

Art music

Excerpts

Performers:

Various performers.

Production Credits:

Executive producers, Klaus Heymann ; Jim Sturgeon.

Performance Medium:

4 performers: violin (2); viola; cello
1 performer and 1 ensemble: cello; orchestra

General Notes:

Title from disc label.
Biographical and program notes in English on container insert.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc (56:08) ; 4 3/4 in.
no. 1

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 149,254

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 636943918722
Publisher Number, Naxos: 8.559187

OCLC Numbers:

52925744