American Festival Overture

Leonard Slatkin, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
William Schuman: Symphony No. 10 / New England Triptych / American Festival Overture
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (8) - Disc #1
1. American Festival Overture, for orchestra
2. New England Triptych, 3 pieces for orchestra or band: 1. Be Glad Then, America
3. New England Triptych, 3 pieces for orchestra or band: 2. When Jesus Wept
4. New England Triptych, 3 pieces for orchestra or band: 3. Chester
5. Variations on 'America', arrangement for orchestra or band (after Charles Ives)
6. Symphony No. 10 -- American Muse: 1. Con fuoco
7. Symphony No. 10 -- American Muse: 2. Larghissimo
8. Symphony No. 10 -- American Muse: 3. Presto. Andantino. Leggero. Pesante. Presto possible

CD Details

All Artists: Leonard Slatkin, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Title: William Schuman: Symphony No. 10 / New England Triptych / American Festival Overture
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: RCA
Release Date: 5/12/1992
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 090266128228

Synopsis

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This is another Slatkin/SLSO release on RCA Victor, highlighting American composers and using extraordinary cover art by Thomas Hart Benton. The works on this release range across Schuman's entire career and it include the one work for which he will probably most be remembered--New England Triptych (1956). It is based on three hymns by William Billings (1746-1800). Also here is the quirky, orchestrated version of Ives's hilarious Variations on "America," which Ives originally composed for organ. Schuman dabbled in most of the trends of Modernism, but his heart was always Romantic. Symphony No. 19 (1975) is an example of that. Excellent music. --Paul Cook

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