The 2nd work is a suite compiled by the composer from the ballet, in the original version for 13 instruments; 3rd work, originally for voice and piano, orchestrated by the composer.
First work is an analog recording.
Recorded Feb. 21, 1982 (1st work), Feb. 24, 1985 (3rd work), and Apr. 27, 1986 (2nd work), in the Santa Ana, CA High School Auditorium.
An outdoor overture (8:50) -- Appalachian spring suite (26:45) -- Eight poems of Emily Dickinson: Nature, the gentlest mother (4:14) ; There came a wind like a bugle (1:25) ; The world feels dusty (1:58) ; Heart we will forget him (2:37) ; Dear March, come in (2:15) ; Sleep is supposed to be (3:05) ; Going to heaven (2:55) ; The chariot (3:19)