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100 Best American Classics

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Format: Sound Recordings
Language: English
Contributors: Barber, Samuel Composer

Griffes, Charles Tomlinson Composer

Strayhorn, Billy Composer

Rorem, Ned Composer

Hillyer, Robert Lyricist

Gershwin, George Composer

Grofé, Ferde Composer

Copland, Aaron Composer

Sousa, John Philip Composer

Lanier, Sidney Lyricist

Adams, John Composer

Bolcom, William Composer

Weinstein, Arnold Lyricist

Ellington, Duke Composer

Mills, Irving Lyricist

Tizol, Juan Composer

Dickinson, Emily Lyricist

MacDowell, Edward Composer

Bernstein, Leonard Composer

Gould, Morton Composer

Berlin, Irving Composer

Russell, Bob Lyricist

Bigard, Barney Composer

Foster, Stephen C. Composer

Nemo, Henry Lyricist

Redmond, John Lyricist

Reich, Steve Composer

Porter, Cole Composer

Hart, Lorenz Lyricist

Rodgers, Richard Composer

Gottschalk, Louis Moreau Composer

Nancarrow, Conlon Composer

Sessions, Roger Composer

Schuman, William Composer

Glass, Philip Composer

Paine, John Knowles Composer

Buck, Dudley Composer

Foote, Arthur Composer

Carpenter, John Alden Composer

Cage, John Composer

Ives, Charles Composer

Lowry, Robert Lyricist

Lindsay, Vachel Lyricist

Hanson, Howard Composer

Gordon, Irving Lyricist

Parish, Mitchell Lyricist

Antheil, George Composer

Emmett, Daniel Decatur Lyricist

Horn, Charles Edward Lyricist

Morris, George Pope Lyricist

Carter, Elliott Composer

Agee, James Lyricist

Prokosch, Frederic Lyricist

Goodman, Paul Lyricist

Thomson, Virgil Composer

Whitman, Walt Lyricist

Kern, Jerome Composer

Bennett, Robert Russell Arranger

Dragon, Carmen Arranger

Ungar, Jay Arranger

Alpher, David Arranger

Mason, Molly Arranger

Halloran, Jack Arranger

Tabb, John Banister Lyricist

Joplin, Scott Composer

Sponhaltz, George Arranger

Naxos Digital Services US
Publication: Hong Kong : Naxos Digital Services US Inc., 2012
Series: Naxos Music Library
Physical Details: 1 online resource

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Credits: Pennario, Leonard, Artist -- Travis, Merle, Artist -- Terri, Salli, Artist -- Hampson, Thomas, Artist -- Ungar, Jay, Artist -- Alpher, David, Artist -- Mason, Molly, Artist -- Trischka, Tony, Artist -- Kinsella, Arnie, Artist -- Bargeron, Dave, Artist -- Glaser, Matt, Artist -- Stover, Evan, Artist -- Ecklund, Peter, Artist -- London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra -- Klein, Kenneth, Conductor -- Foley, Timothy W., Conductor -- Great American Main Street Band, The, Ensemble -- Rifkin, Joshua, Artist -- Sponhaltz, George, Conductor -- Lawson, Peter, Artist -- Zeger, Brian, Artist -- Voigt, Deborah, Artist -- Gunn, Nathan, Artist -- Murphy, Kevin, Artist -- McCabe, John, Artist -- Nixon, Marni, Artist -- Marshall, Wayne, Artist -- Rattle, Simon, Conductor -- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra -- Ortiz, Cristina, Artist -- Previn, André, Conductor -- Slatkin, Leonard, Conductor -- Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra -- Oliveira, Elmar, Artist -- St. Louis Symphony, Orchestra -- Monty Alexander Trio, Ensemble -- Hendricks, Barbara, Artist -- Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra -- Slatkin, Felix, Conductor -- Bennett, Richard Rodney, Artist -- Tuckwell, Barry, Artist -- Richardson, Neil, Conductor -- Criswell, Kim, Artist -- Stade, Frederica von, Artist -- McGlinn, John, Conductor -- Ambrosian Chorus, Choir -- Hubbard, Bruce, Artist -- Caine, Rebecca, Artist -- Groenendaal, Cris, Artist -- Gilford, Jack, Artist -- Green, Judy, Artist -- Green, Simon, Artist -- Landrine, Bryan, Artist -- Ossafee, Phil, Artist -- Stacks, Dustin, Artist -- Wailing, Michael B., Artist -- Mata, Eduardo, Conductor -- Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra -- Marriner, Neville, Conductor -- Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra -- Tilson Thomas, Michael, Conductor -- Nash, Lewis, Artist -- Terry, Clark, Artist -- Redman, Joshua, Artist -- Horne, Lena, Artist -- Watson, Bobby, Artist -- Carter, Regina, Artist -- Lovano, Joe, Artist -- Washington, Peter, Artist -- Allen, Geri, Artist -- Schwarz, Gerard, Conductor -- Hill, Mark, Artist -- New York Chamber Symphony, Orchestra -- Baum, Neil, Artist -- Allen, Thomas, Artist -- Vignoles, Roger, Artist -- Bátiz, Enrique, Conductor -- Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra -- Ballet Theatre Orchestra, Orchestra -- Levine, Joseph, Conductor -- London Sinfonietta, Orchestra -- Curtis, Nick, Artist -- Graae, Jason, Artist -- Bartlett, Peta, Artist -- Luker, Rebecca, Artist -- Marks, Alfred, Artist -- Healy, David, Artist -- Garrison, David, Artist -- Davies, Dennis Russell, Conductor -- Orchestra of St. Luke's, Orchestra -- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra -- LeClair, Judith, Artist -- Robinson, Joseph, Artist -- Myers, Philip, Artist -- Drucker, Stanley, Artist -- Baxtresser, Jeanne, Artist -- Järvi, Paavo, Conductor -- Riehn, Rainer, Conductor -- Ensemble Musica Negativa, Ensemble -- Danuser, Hermann, Artist -- Rutenberg, Craig, Artist -- Haram, Simon, Artist -- Harle, John, Artist -- Warren-Green, Christopher, Conductor -- London Chamber Orchestra, string section, Orchestra -- Wilson, Ransom, Artist -- London Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra -- Knussen, Oliver, Conductor -- Adès, Thomas, Artist -- Barber, Samuel, Composer -- Griffes, Charles Tomlinson, Composer -- Strayhorn, Billy, Composer -- Rorem, Ned, Composer -- Hillyer, Robert, Lyricist -- Gershwin, George, Composer -- Grofé, Ferde, Composer -- Copland, Aaron, Composer -- Sousa, John Philip, Composer -- Lanier, Sidney, Lyricist -- Adams, John, Composer -- Bolcom, William, Composer -- Weinstein, Arnold, Lyricist -- Ellington, Duke, Composer -- Mills, Irving, Lyricist -- Tizol, Juan, Composer -- Dickinson, Emily, Lyricist -- MacDowell, Edward, Composer -- Bernstein, Leonard, Composer -- Gould, Morton, Composer -- Berlin, Irving, Composer -- Russell, Bob, Lyricist -- Bigard, Barney, Composer -- Foster, Stephen C., Composer -- Nemo, Henry, Lyricist -- Redmond, John, Lyricist -- Reich, Steve, Composer -- Porter, Cole, Composer -- Hart, Lorenz, Lyricist -- Rodgers, Richard, Composer -- Gottschalk, Louis Moreau, Composer -- Nancarrow, Conlon, Composer -- Sessions, Roger, Composer -- Schuman, William, Composer -- Glass, Philip, Composer -- Paine, John Knowles, Composer -- Buck, Dudley, Composer -- Foote, Arthur, Composer -- Carpenter, John Alden, Composer -- Cage, John, Composer -- Ives, Charles, Composer -- Lowry, Robert, Lyricist -- Lindsay, Vachel, Lyricist -- Hanson, Howard, Composer -- Gordon, Irving, Lyricist -- Parish, Mitchell, Lyricist -- Antheil, George, Composer -- Emmett, Daniel Decatur, Lyricist -- Traditional, Lyricist -- Horn, Charles Edward, Lyricist -- Morris, George Pope, Lyricist -- Carter, Elliott, Composer -- Agee, James, Lyricist -- Prokosch, Frederic, Lyricist -- Goodman, Paul, Lyricist -- Thomson, Virgil, Composer -- Whitman, Walt, Lyricist -- Kern, Jerome, Composer -- Bennett, Robert Russell, Arranger -- Dragon, Carmen, Arranger -- Halloran, Jack, Arranger -- Tabb, John Banister, Lyricist -- Joplin, Scott, Composer

Le bananier, Op. 5 (02 min. 52 sec.) / Gottschalk -- Bamboula, Op. 2 (06 min. 48 sec.) / Gottschalk -- Pasquinade, Op. 59 (03 min. 23 sec.) / Gottschalk -- My old Kentucky home, good night (03 min. 50 sec.) / Foster -- Gentle Annie (03 min. 07 sec.) / Foster -- Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (arr. D. Alpher, C. Dragon, M. Mason and J. Ungar) (04 min. 17 sec.) / Foster -- Ring, ring de banjo! - Susanna - Camptown Races (03 min. 50 sec.) / Foster -- Beautiful Dreamer (arr. D. Alpher, J. Halloran, M. Mason and J. Ungar) (03 min. 53 sec.) / Foster -- Oedipus tyrannus, Op. 35: Prelude (09 min. 11 sec.) / Paine -- Festival Overture on the American National Air, The Star-Spangled Banner (06 min. 46 sec.) / Buck -- Lamia, Op. 29 (13 min. 19 sec.) / MacDowell -- The Washington Post March (02 min. 44 sec.) / Sousa -- The Liberty Bell (03 min. 42 sec.) / Sousa -- King Cotton (02 min. 43 sec.) / Sousa -- El Capitan (02 min. 24 sec.) / Sousa -- The Stars and Stripes Forever (03 min. 37 sec.) / Sousa -- The Entertainer (arr. G. Sponhaltz) (05 min. 20 sec.) / Joplin -- Suite in E Major, Op. 63: II. Pizzicato and Adagietto: Capriccioso - Allegretto (08 min. 25 sec.) / Foote -- IIa. Allegro moderato - Andante - (01 min. 48 sec.) / Ives -- IIb. Allegro - Meno mosso con moto, "In the Inn" (04 min. 36 sec.) / Ives -- The Half-Ring Moon (01 min. 20 sec.) / Griffes -- Evening Song (02 min. 53 sec.) / Griffes -- IV. Allegro vivace (01 min. 44 sec.) / Griffes -- V. Appasionato - Lento - Presto (03 min. 25 sec.) / Griffes -- General William Booth Enters into Heaven (05 min. 09 sec.) / Ives -- At the River (02 min. NaN sec.) / Ives -- Rhapsody in Blue: Opening (arr. F. Grofe) (04 min. 11 sec.) / Gershwin -- Skyscrapers (20 min. 58 sec.) / Carpenter -- Piano Concerto in F Major: II. Adagio - Andante con moto (12 min. 26 sec.) / Gershwin -- No. 1 in B-Flat Major: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso (01 min. 27 sec.) / Gershwin -- No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor: Andante con moto e poco rubato (03 min. 16 sec.) / Gershwin -- No. 3 in E-Flat Minor: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso (01 min. 12 sec.) / Gershwin -- An American in Paris (18 min. 23 sec.) / Gershwin -- Symphony No. 2, Op. 30, "Romantic": II. Andante con tenerezza (08 min. 07 sec.) / Hanson -- Mood Indigo (04 min. 11 sec.) / Ellington -- Sophisticated Lady (04 min. 04 sec.) / Ellington -- I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (03 min. 21 sec.) / Ellington -- Prelude to a Kiss (03 min. 46 sec.) / Ellington -- In a Sentimental Mood (03 min. 42 sec.) / Ellington -- Don't Get Around Much Anymore (02 min. 54 sec.) / Ellington -- Grand Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail (07 min. 22 sec.) / Grofé -- The School for Scandal, Op. 5 (08 min. 28 sec.) / Barber -- Roberta: Smoke gets in your eyes (arr. R.R. Bennett) (04 min. 24 sec.) / Kern -- Anything Goes: Overture (05 min. 13 sec.) / Porter -- El salon Mexico (10 min. 50 sec.) / Copland -- II. Pastorale (01 min. 22 sec.) / Thomson -- III. Cattle (02 min. 30 sec.) / Thomson -- IV. Blues (02 min. 25 sec.) / Thomson -- Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (08 min. 42 sec.) / Barber -- Babes in Arms: My Funny Valentine (04 min. 32 sec.) / Rodgers -- Pal Joey: Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (04 min. 59 sec.) / Rodgers -- River Suite: I. The Old South (09 min. 55 sec.) / Thomson -- Take the A Train (09 min. 06 sec.) / Strayhorn -- Quiet City (08 min. 58 sec.) / Copland -- No. 3. Sure on this shining night (02 min. 17 sec.) / Barber -- No. 4. Nocturne (03 min. 09 sec.) / Barber -- Piano Sonata: II. Vivace (04 min. 05 sec.) / Copland -- Violin Concerto, Op. 14: I. Allegro (10 min. 58 sec.) / Barber -- Fanfare for the Common Man (03 min. 39 sec.) / Copland -- I. Very slowly (03 min. 32 sec.) / Copland -- II. Allegro (02 min. 51 sec.) / Copland -- 8 Poems of Emily Dickinson: No. 1. Nature, the gentlest mother (04 min. 18 sec.) / Copland -- The Transgressor and Medusa - Love and Death (01 min. 54 sec.) / Schuman -- Alone, the Transgressor Writhes in Fear (01 min. 39 sec.) / Schuman -- Finale: The Transgressor Atones for His Fatal Act (02 min. 37 sec.) / Schuman -- Piano Sonata No. 2: III. Misurato e pesante (04 min. 50 sec.) / Sessions -- Annie Get your Gun: Overture (03 min. 57 sec.) / Berlin -- Act I: Doin' What Comes Natur'lly (03 min. 32 sec.) / Berlin -- Act I: The Girl That I Marry (01 min. 13 sec.) / Berlin -- Act I: You Can't Get A Man With A Gun (04 min. 46 sec.) / Berlin -- Act II: Anything You Can Do (03 min. 21 sec.) / Berlin -- Elegy (02 min. 51 sec.) / Gould -- Church Social (02 min. 53 sec.) / Gould -- Hymnal Variations (03 min. 40 sec.) / Gould -- Cotillion (03 min. 36 sec.) / Gould -- The Lordly Hudson (02 min. 07 sec.) / Rorem -- Piano Sonata, Op. 26: II. Allegro vivace e leggero (02 min. 10 sec.) / Barber -- No. 2. The Dodger (02 min. 15 sec.) / Copland -- No. 3. Long Time Ago (02 min. 54 sec.) / Copland -- No. 4. Simple Gifts (01 min. 41 sec.) / Copland -- Old American Songs II: No. 1. The Little Horses (02 min. 27 sec.) / Copland -- Capital of the World, Part I: The Street (06 min. 11 sec.) / Antheil -- Early in the Morning (01 min. 38 sec.) / Rorem -- Candide: Overture (04 min. 26 sec.) / Bernstein -- I. Slow and indolent (02 min. 08 sec.) / Barber -- II. Faster (NaN min. NaN sec.)(34 sec.) / Barber -- III. Lively, still faster (01 min. 16 sec.) / Barber -- IV. With motion, as before (04 min. 50 sec.) / Barber -- V. Joyous and flowing (01 min. 22 sec.) / Barber -- VI. Tempo I (01 min. 30 sec.) / Barber -- West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: II. Somewhere (04 min. 33 sec.) / Bernstein -- Concert for Piano and Orchestra (excerpt) (04 min. 31 sec.) / Cage -- Songfest: To What You Said (05 min. 38 sec.) / Bernstein -- Cabaret Songs: No. 1. Over the Piano (03 min. 05 sec.) / Bolcom -- Facades (07 min. 47 sec.) / Glass -- Vermont Counterpoint (08 min. 43 sec.) / Reich -- Shaker Loops: I. Shaking and Trembling (version for string orchestra) (07 min. 58 sec.) / Adams -- 3 Occasions for Orchestra: III. Anniversary (07 min. 06 sec.) / Carter -- Short Ride in a Fast Machine (04 min. 25 sec.) / Adams -- 3 Canons for Ursula: Canon A (5:7) (05 min. 28 sec.) / Nancarrow

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