Leonard Slatkin - The American Collection

Leonard Slatkin - "The American Collection" to kolejna pozycja z cyklu Sony Classical Masters Series, w którym odnajdą Państwo największych wykonawców muzyki klasycznej w ich najlepszych kreacjach artystycznych. W latach 1979 - 1996 Leonard Slatkin piastował stanowisko dyrektora muzycznego St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
Pod jego kierownictwem orkiestra St. Louis stała się jednym z przodujących amerykańskich zespołów filharmonicznych. Nagrała 30 płyt, nadawała cotygodniowe koncerty radiowe i odbyła pięć zagranicznych tournée po Europie i Azji.
Lista utworów:
CD 1
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
1. Belle of the Ball
2. The Phantom Regiment
3. The First Day of Spring
4. Sleigh Ride
5. Plink, Plank, Plunk!
6. Blue Tango
7. Forgotten Dreams
8. Bugler's Holiday
9. The Penny-Whistle Song
10. Clarinet Candy
11. Horse and Buggy
12. A Trumpeter's Lullaby
13. Fiddle Faddle
14. Jazz Pizzicato
15. Jazz Legato
16. The Syncopated Clock
17. Sandpaper Ballet
18. The Typewriter
19. The Waltzing Cat
20. Promenade
21. Saraband
22. Serenata
23. Balladette
24. Arietta
25. Home Stretch
CD 2
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
1. I. Opening Hymn
2. To the Poem
3. II. Three Solos
4. 1. The Pennycandystore Beyond the El
5. 2. A Julia de Burgos
6. 3. To What You Said
7. III. Three Ensembles
8. 1. Duet: "I, Too, Sing America"
9. 2. Trio "To My Dear and Loving Husband"
10. 3. Duet: "Storyette H. M. "
11. IV. Sextet
12. "If you can't eat you got to"
13. V. Three Solos
14. 1. "Music I Heard With You"
15. 2. "Zizi's Lament"
16. 3. Sonnet: "What My Lips Have Kissed"
17. VI. Closing Hymn
18. Israfel
19. Seven Anniversaries
20. Seven Anniversaries, No. 5: In Memoriam Nathalie Kossevitzky
21. Arcana
CD 3
Symphony for Organ and Orchestra (1924)
1. I. Andante
2. II. Scherzo
3. III. Finale - Lento
Dance Symphony (1929)
4. I. Introduction
5. II. Andante moderato
6. III. Allegro vivo
Short Symphony (Symphony No. 2) [1932-33]
7. I. Incisivo
8. II. Espressivo
9. III. Presto e ritmico
10. Orchestral Variations (1957)
CD 4
1. Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
2. Aaron Coplan
3. The Red Pony
4. Morning on the Ranch
5. The Gift
6. Dream March
7. Circus Music
8. Walk to the Bunkhouse
9. Grandfather's Story
10. Happy Ending
11. Our Town
12. The Heiress Suite
13. Music for Movies
14. New England Countryside (From "The City")
15. Barley Wagons (From "Of Mice and Men")
16. Sunday Traffic (From "The City")
17. Grovers Corners (From "Our Town")
18. Threshing Machines (From "Of Mice and Men")
19. Prairie Journal (Music for Radio)
CD 5
1. Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
2. Aaron Copland
3. Symphony No. 3
4. I. Molto moderato
5. II. Allegro molto
6. III. Andantino quasi allegretto
7. IV. Molto deliberato
8. Music for a Great City
9. Skyline
10. Night Thoughts
11. Subway Jam
12. Toward the Bridge
CD 6
1. National Symphony Orchestra;
2. John Corigliano
3. Of Rage and Remembrance (Chaconne based upon Symphony No. 1, Movement III)
4. Symphony No. 1
5. I. Apologue. Of Rage and Remembrance
6. II. Tarantella
7. III. Chaconne. Giulio's Song
8. IV. Epilogue
CD 7
1. Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
2. John Corigliano
3. Tournaments
4. Fantasia on an Ostinato (Version for Orchestra)
5. Elegy
6. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
7. I. Molto allegro
8. II. Scherzo
9. III. Andante appassionato
10. IV. Allegro
CD 8
1. Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
2. Charles Ives
3. Three Places in New England
4. The "St. Gaudens" in Boston Common
5. Putnam's Camp, Redding, Connecticut
6. The Housatonic at Stockbridge
7. March III with the air "Old Kentucky Home"
8. The Unanswered Question
9. Central Park in the Dark
10. fugue in Four Keys on "The Shining Shore"
11. Symphony No. 3 "The Camp Meeting"
12. 1. Old Folks Gatherin' - Andante maestoso
13. 2. Children's Day - Allegro
14. 3. Communion – Largo
CD 9
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
1. William Schuman
2. American Festival Overture
3. New England Triptych
4. I. Be glad then, America
5. II. When Jesus wept
6. III. Chester
7. Variations on "America"
8. Symphony No. 10, "American Muse"
9. I. Con fuoco
10. II. Larghissimo
11. III. Presto - Andantino - Leggero _ Pesante
CD 10
1. Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
2. Walter Piston
3. The Incredible Flutist
4. Introduction: Siesta in the Marketplace
5. Entrance of the Vendors
6. Entrance of the Customer
7. Tango of the Merchant's Daughters
8. Arrival of the Circus
9. Circus March
10. The Flutist
11. Minuet
12. Spanish Waltz
13. Siciliana: Dance of the Flutist and the Merchant's Daughter
14. Polka Finale
15. Three New England Sketches
16. I. Seaside
17. II. Summer Evening
18. III. Mountains
19. Symphony No. 6
20. I. Fluendo espressivo
21. II. Leggerissimo vivace
22. III. Adagio sereno
23. IV. Allegro energico
CD 11
1. Evelyn Glennie
2. Joseph Schwantner
3. Velocities (Moto perpetuo) for solo marimba
4. National Symphony Orchestra
5. Joseph Schwantner
6. Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra
7. I. Con forza
8. II. Misterioso
9. III. Ritmo con brio
10. New Morning for the World: "Daybreak of Freedom"
CD 12
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
1. Aaron Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
2. Morton Gould - American Salute
3. John Philip Sousa- Washington Post March
4. William Schuman - New England Triptych
5. III. Chester
6. Charles Ives - Variations on "America"
7. Morton Gould - American Symphonette No. 2
8. Pavane
9. Victor Herbert - Babes in Toyland
10. March of the Toys
11. Joan Tower - Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No. 1
12. Aaron Copland - Rodeo
13. Hoe-Down
14. Virgil Thomson - The Plow that Broke the Plains
15. Prelude
16. Pastoral (Grass)
17. Ferde Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite
18. On The Trail
19. Katherine Gladney Wells - Minor Reflection
20. America the Beautiful
21. John Philip Sousa - The Stars and Stripes Forever
22. Traditional - Taps
23. John Stafford Smith - The Star-Spangled Banner
CD 13
1. Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
2. Aaron Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
3. William Schuman - New England Triptych
4. I. Be glad then, America
5. Dudley Buck - Festival Overture on the "Star Spangled Banner"
6. Edwin Eugene Bagley - National Emblem March
7. Virgil Thomson - Fugue and Chorale on "Yankee Doodle" for Orchestra
8. Victor Herbert - American Fantasia for Orchestra
9. John Philip Sousa - El Capitan
10. Julia Ward Howe - Battle Hymn of the Republic
11. Richard Hayman - Servicemen on Parade for Orchestra
12. Aaron Copland - Lincoln Portraits