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American Maestros - Classical Selections


Release Date: 07/22/2003 
Label:  Telarc   Catalog #: 80606   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  Aaron Copland,  Gustav Holst,  Ralph Vaughan Williams,  Paul Hindemith,   ... 
Performer:  Sylvia McNair,  Richard Leech,  Christine Goerke
Conductor:  Louis Lane,  Frederick Fennell,  Leonard Slatkin,  Robert Shaw,   ... 
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,  Cleveland Symphonic Winds,  St. Louis Symphony Orchestra,   ... 
Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 2 Hours 27 Mins. 

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Works on This Recording

1.
Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes by Aaron Copland
Conductor:  Louis Lane
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1942; USA 
2.
Suite for Military Band no 1 in E flat major, Op. 28 no 1 by Gustav Holst
Conductor:  Frederick Fennell
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cleveland Symphonic Winds
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1909; England 
3.
Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor:  Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1910/1919; England 
4.
Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber by Paul Hindemith
Conductor:  Robert Shaw
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,  Atlanta Symphony Chorus
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1943; USA 
5.
Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. 9 by Hector Berlioz
Conductor:  Andrew Litton
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1843-1844; France 
6.
Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17: Love scene by Hector Berlioz
Performer:  Sylvia McNair (Soprano), Richard Leech (Tenor)
Conductor:  David Zinman
Orchestra/Ensemble:  St. Michael's Chorus,  Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1839; France 
7.
Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47: 3rd movement, Largo by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor:  Lorin Maazel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cleveland Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1937; USSR 
8.
Romanian Rhapsody no 1 in A major, Op. 11 no 1 by George Enescu
Conductor:  Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cincinnati Pops
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1901; Romania 
9.
Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348: no 3, Allegro deciso by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Martin Pearlman
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Baroque
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1715-1717; London, England 
10.
Battle Hymn of the Republic by Traditional
Conductor:  Craig Jessop
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Mormon Tabernacle Choir,  Orchestra at Temple Square
Notes: Arranged: Peter Wilhousky 
11.
Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony" by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performer:  Christine Goerke (Soprano)
Conductor:  Robert Spano
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1903-1909; England 

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 Christmas Gift CD January 20, 2015 By G. Kennedy (West Linn, OR) See All My Reviews "I purchased the American Maestros CD as a Christmas gift for my son. His feedback was very positive. He enjoys listening to the variety of classical pieces and said that each performance was memorable." Report Abuse
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