Mexican rhapsody / Robert McBride (11:00) -- Savannah River holiday / Ron Nelson (8:33) -- Kentucky mountain portraits / Lyndol Mitchell (13:46) -- Joe Clark steps out / Charles G. Vardell, Jr. (3:23) -- Sahdji : ballet / William Grant Still (20:15) -- Overture to the Creole "Faust" / Alberto Ginastera (7:59).
Note
The 2nd and 6th works, overtures; the 3rd, an orchestral suite; the 5th, a ballet for chorus and orchestra.
The libretto of the 5th work by the composer based on a scenario by Richard Bruce and Alain Locke.
Originally released in 1957 and 1960 on analog discs: SR90134 (1st-4th works)--and SR90257 (5th-6th works), respectively.
Language (note)
The 5th work sung primarily in English.
Title
Fiesta in hi-fi / Eastman-Rochester Orchestra.
Publisher
[New York] : Universal Classics, [1992]
Copyright date
℗1992
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Series
Mercury living presence
Mercury living presence.
Performer
Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra ; Eastman School Chorus (5th work) ; Howard Hanson, conductor.
Event
1st-4th works recorded 1956 May 6 & October 28 Eastman Theatre, Rochester, N.Y.
5th-6th works recorded 1959 October 25 Eastman Theatre, Rochester, N.Y..