50 Best American Classics

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1Mood Indigo
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Duke Ellington4:06
2Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail
orchestra:
The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra (50s-60s incarnation of the orchestra)
conductor:
Felix Slatkin
recording of:
Grand Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail
composer:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé7:22
3Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
solo horn:
Barry Tuckwell (hornist / conductor)
conductor:
Neil Richardson
arranger:
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (English composer)
recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jerome Kern
arrangement of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Jerome Kern4:24
4Anything Goes: Overture
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
John McGlinn (American conductor)
recording of:
Overture (from “Anything Goes”)
composer:
Cole Porter (composer)
part of:
Anything Goes
Cole Porter5:09
5Adagio for Strings, op. 11
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber8:34
6The Plow That Broke the Plains Suite: Pastorale (Grass)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: II. Grass. Pastorale
composer:
Virgil Thomson (American composer)
part of:
The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite
Virgil Thomson1:24
7The Plow That Broke the Plains Suite: Cattle
orchestra:
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: III. Cattle
composer:
Virgil Thomson (American composer)
part of:
The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite
Virgil Thomson2:30
8The Plow That Broke the Plains Suite: Blues (Speculation)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: IV. Blues
composer:
Virgil Thomson (American composer)
part of:
The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite
Virgil Thomson2:24
9Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
soprano vocals:
Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
John McGlinn (American conductor)
recording of:
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Pal Joey)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1940)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1940)
publisher:
WB Music Group (ended), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Imagem CV, Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
Richard Rodgers4:57
10Take the 'A' Train
producer:
Stephen Johns (producer)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (in 1999-11)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (in 1999-11)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1999-11)
edited at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version) (in 1999-11)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Billy Strayhorn9:07
11Fanfare for the Common Man
orchestra:
Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México (Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Fanfare for the Common Man (for brass and percussion orchestra)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
was commissioned by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
premiered by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (on 1943-03-12) and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty) (on 1943-03-12)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aaron Copland3:39
12Appalachian Spring: Very slowly
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Appalachian Spring Suite: I. Very Slowly
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1943 until 1944)
part of:
Appalachian Spring Suite (for full orchestra, 1945)
Aaron Copland3:32
13Appalachian Spring: Allegro
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Appalachian Spring Suite: II. Allegro
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1943 until 1944)
part of:
Appalachian Spring Suite (for full orchestra, 1945)
Aaron Copland2:52
14Undertow: The Transgressor and Medusa - Love and Death
orchestra:
Ballet Theatre Orchestra (probably of NY, 1940s)
conductor:
Joseph Levine (pianist)
partial recording of:
Undertow
composer:
William Schuman (American composer) (in 1945)
William Schuman1:56
15Undertow: Alone, the Transgressor writhes in fear
orchestra:
Ballet Theatre Orchestra (probably of NY, 1940s)
conductor:
Joseph Levine (pianist)
partial recording of:
Undertow
composer:
William Schuman (American composer) (in 1945)
William Schuman1:39
16Undertow: Finale - The Transgressor atones for his fatal act
orchestra:
Ballet Theatre Orchestra (probably of NY, 1940s)
conductor:
Joseph Levine (pianist)
partial recording of:
Undertow
composer:
William Schuman (American composer) (in 1945)
William Schuman2:37
17Second Sonata for Piano: III. Misurato e pesante
piano:
Peter Lawson (British classical pianist, 1950-)
recording of:
Piano Sonata no. 2: III. Misurato e pesante
composer:
Roger Sessions (American composer) (in 1946)
part of:
Piano Sonata no. 2
Roger Sessions4:46
18Annie Get Your Gun: Overture
orchestra:
London Sinfonietta
conductor:
John McGlinn (American conductor)
recording of:
Overture (from "Annie Get Your Gun")
composer:
Irving Berlin
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
Irving Berlin3:56
19The Lordly Hudson
piano:
Kevin Murphy (US pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Nathan Gunn (American baritone)
recording of:
The Lordly Hudson
lyricist:
Paul Goodman (American novelist, playwright, poet)
composer:
Ned Rorem (American composer)
Ned Rorem2:14
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