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Title

An American celebration. Vol. 1 [sound recording].

Author

New York Philharmonic. prf

Publication

New York, NY : New York Philharmonic, p1999.

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Additional Authors

• Masur, Kurt.
• Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990.
• Hanson, Howard, 1896-1981.
• Rodzinski, Artur, 1892-1958.
• Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993.
• Barbirolli, John, 1899-1970.
• Munch, Charles, 1891-1968.
• Cantelli, Guido.
• Mehta, Zubin.
• Szell, George, 1897-1970.
• Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977.
• Monteux, Pierre, 1875-1964.
• Paray, Paul, 1886-1979.
• Hendl, Walter, 1917-2007.
• Allen, Betty, 1927-2009
• Boatwright, McHenry, 1928-
• Venora, Lee.
• Voketaitis, Arnold.
• Eckert, Robert (Tenor)
• Wummer, John.
• Cella, Theodore, 1897-1960.
• Warfield, William.
• Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990.
• Chadwick, G. W. (George Whitefield), 1854-1931.
• MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908.
• Griffes, Charles Tomlinson, 1884-1920.
• Schelling, Ernest, 1876-1939.
• Ives, Charles, 1874-1954.
• Varèse, Edgard, 1883-1965.
• Loeffler, Charles Martin, 1861-1935.
• Bloch, Ernest, 1880-1959.
• Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
• Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989.
• Ruggles, Carl, 1876-1971.
• Harris, Roy, 1898-1979.
• Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981.
• Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975.
• Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.
• Creston, Paul, 1906-1985.
• Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965.
• Schuman, William, 1910-1992.
• Choral Art Society. prf

Description

5 sound discs : digital, stereo & mono.; 4 3/4 in.

Subjects

• Monologues with music (Orchestra)
• Symphonic poems
• Suites (Orchestra)
• Music > United States
• Symphonies
• Orchestral music
• Operas > Excerpts
• Orchestral music, Arranged

Note

• New York Philharmonic: NYP 9902 (NYP 9905--NYP 9909).
• Program and biographical notes, and discography (246 p. : ill., facsims., ports.) inserted in container.
• Compact discs.
• "New York Philharmonic special editions."

Event (note)

• Recorded 1936-1997 in New York (principally).

Language (note)

• Sung in English (CD 3: 2nd work).

Contents

CD 1: Fanfare for the common man / Aaron Copland (3:19). Melpomene : dramatic overture / George Whitefield Chadwick (13:11). Suite no. 2 in E minor : Indian. Legend (8:09) ; Dirge (7:30) ; Village festival (6:05) / Edward MacDowell. The white peacock : op. 7, no. 1 / Charles Tomlinson Griffes (5:55). A victory ball : fantasy for orchestra / Ernest Schelling (13:52). Three places in New England / Charles Ives (19:09) -- CD 2: Music for the theatre / Aaron Copland (21:20). Intégrales / Edgard Varèse (10:50). Memories of my childhood : Life in a Russian village / Charles Martin Loeffler (8:52). Concerto grosso no. 1 for string orchestra with piano obbligato / Ernest Bloch (with Walter Hendl, piano) (20:16). An American in Paris / George Gershwin (15:52) -- CD 3: Symphony no. 2, op. 30 : Romantic / Howard Hanson (27:50). Four saints in three acts. Acts III and IV (abridged) / Virgil Thomson (with Betty Allen (Commère) ; McHenry Boatwright (Compère) ; Lee Venora (St. Teresa I) ; Arnold Voketaitis (St. Ignatius) ; Robert Eckert (St. Chavez) ; Choral Art Society) (13:54). El salón México / Aaron Copland (11:03). Sun-treader / Carl Ruggles (15:02). Prairie Journal / Aaron Copland (11:27) -- CD 4: Third symphony (in one movement) / Roy Harris (16:16). Essay no. 1 : for orchestra / Samuel Barber (7:00). The devil and Daniel Webster : suite / Bernard Herrmann (18:31). Old California / William Grant Still (8:40). Serenade for solo flute, harp, and strings / Howard Hanson (with John Wummer, flute ; Theodore Cella, harp) (5:22). Lincoln portrait / Aaron Copland (with William Warfield, narrator) (15:31) -- CD 5: Appalachian Spring suite / Aaron Copland (22:47). Symphony no. 2, op. 35 / Paul Creston (21:51). Hymn and fuguing tune no. 2 / Henry Cowell (7:14). Symphony no. 6 (in one movement) / William Schuman (25:48).

Call Number

*LDC 23040 (F) v. 1

OCLC

• 42761374
• NYPG05-R10492

Author

New York Philharmonic. Performer

Title

An American celebration. Vol. 1 [sound recording].

Imprint

New York, NY : New York Philharmonic, p1999.

Performer

New York Philharmonic ; Kurt Masur, Leonard Bernstein, Howard Hanson, Artur Rodzinski, Erich Leinsdorf, John Barbirolli, Charles Munch, Guido Cantelli, Zubin Mehta, George Szell, Leopold Stokowski, Pierre Monteux, Paul Paray, conductors.

Event

Recorded 1936-1997 in New York (principally).

Language

Sung in English (CD 3: 2nd work).

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Added Author

Masur, Kurt. Conductor

Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. Conductor

Hanson, Howard, 1896-1981. Conductor

Rodzinski, Artur, 1892-1958. Conductor

Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993. Conductor

Barbirolli, John, 1899-1970. Conductor

Munch, Charles, 1891-1968. Conductor

Cantelli, Guido. Conductor

Mehta, Zubin. Conductor

Szell, George, 1897-1970. Conductor

Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977. Conductor

Monteux, Pierre, 1875-1964. Conductor

Paray, Paul, 1886-1979. Conductor

Hendl, Walter, 1917-2007. instrumentalist.

Allen, Betty, 1927-2009, singer.

Boatwright, McHenry, 1928- voc

Venora, Lee. voc

Voketaitis, Arnold. voc

Eckert, Robert (Tenor)

Wummer, John. Instrumentalist

Cella, Theodore, 1897-1960. Instrumentalist

Warfield, William. Instrumentalist

Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Fanfare for the common man.

Chadwick, G. W. (George Whitefield), 1854-1931. Melpomene.

MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908. Suites, orchestra, no. 2, op. 48, E minor. Selections.

Griffes, Charles Tomlinson, 1884-1920. Roman sketches. White peacock; arranged.

Schelling, Ernest, 1876-1939. Victory ball.

Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Three places in New England.

Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Music for the theatre.

Varèse, Edgard, 1883-1965. Intégrales.

Loeffler, Charles Martin, 1861-1935. Memories of my childhood.

Bloch, Ernest, 1880-1959. Concerti grossi, no. 1.

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. American in Paris.

Hanson, Howard, 1896-1981. Symphonies, no. 2, op. 30.

Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Four saints in three acts. Selections.

Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Salón México.

Ruggles, Carl, 1876-1971. Sun-treader.

Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Music for radio.

Harris, Roy, 1898-1979. Symphonies, no. 3.

Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Essay, orchestra, no. 1.

Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975. Devil and Daniel Webster. Suite.

Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. Old California.

Hanson, Howard, 1896-1981. Serenade, flute, harp, string orchestra, op. 35.

Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Lincoln portrait.

Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Appalachian spring. Suite.

Creston, Paul, 1906-1985. Symphonies, no. 2, op. 35.

Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965. Hymn and fuguing tune, no. 2.

Schuman, William, 1910-1992. Symphonies, no. 6.

Choral Art Society. Performer

Publisher No.

NYP 9902 New York Philharmonic

NYP 9905--NYP 9909 New York Philharmonic

Research Call Number

*LDC 23040 (F) v. 1 Notes and containers on file.