Name: 55 American Classical Hits by Various Artists
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1. Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

by Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Samuel Barber; Composer
Conductor: Eugene Ormandy; Conductor

2. Rhapsody in Blue

by André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

Primary Artist: André Previn; Main Performer
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Soloist: André Previn; Main Performer
Composer: George Gershwin; Composer

3. Glassworks: V. Façades

by Christopher Warren-green, John Harle, Simon Haram & London Chamber Orchestra

Primary Artist: John Harle
Simon Haram; Main Performer
Soloist: John Harle
Simon Haram; Main Performer
Orchestra: London Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Philip Glass; Composer
Conductor: Christopher Warren-green; Conductor

4. Rodeo: I. Buckaroo Holiday

by Sir Neville Marriner, Minnesota Orchestra

Orchestra: Minnesota Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Aaron Copland; Composer
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner; Conductor

5. Old American Songs, Set 2: No. 4, At the River

by Matthew Schwinghammer & The American Boychoir

Primary Artist: Matthew Schwinghammer
The American Boychoir; Main Performer
Choir/chorus: The American Boychoir; Ensemble
Soloist: Matthew Schwinghammer; Main Performer
Composer: Aaron Copland; Composer

6. Nocturne, Op. 33 "Homage to John Field"

by Israela Margalit

Primary Artist: Israela Margalit; Main Performer
Soloist: Israela Margalit; Main Performer
Composer: Samuel Barber; Composer

7. A Set of Pieces for Theater or Chamber Orchestra: No. 1, The Cage

by Ingo Metzmacher & Ensemble Modern

Ensemble: Ensemble Modern; Ensemble
Orchestra: Ensemble Modern; Ensemble
Composer: Charles Ives; Composer
Conductor: Ingo Metzmacher; Conductor

8. An American in Paris

by André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: George Gershwin; Composer
Conductor: André Previn; Conductor

9. Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: I. To a Wild Rose

by Dame Moura Lympany

Primary Artist: Moura Lympany; Main Performer
Soloist: Dame Moura Lympany; Main Performer
Composer: Edward Macdowell; Composer

10. Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: I. Prologue

by Paavo Järvi, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Leonard Bernstein; Composer
Conductor: Paavo Järvi; Conductor

11. Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: II. Somewhere

by Paavo Järvi, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Leonard Bernstein; Composer
Conductor: Paavo Järvi; Conductor

12. Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: IV. Mambo

by Paavo Järvi, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Leonard Bernstein; Composer
Conductor: Paavo Järvi; Conductor

13. Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: V. Cha-cha

by Paavo Järvi, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Leonard Bernstein; Composer
Conductor: Paavo Järvi; Conductor

14. Piano Concerto in F Major: I. Allegro

by Steuart Bedford, Daniel Blumenthal & English Chamber Orchestra

Primary Artist: Daniel Blumenthal; Main Performer
Soloist: Daniel Blumenthal; Main Performer
Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: George Gershwin; Composer
Conductor: Steuart Bedford; Conductor

15. Piano Concerto in F Major: II. Adagio - Andante con moto

by Steuart Bedford, Daniel Blumenthal & English Chamber Orchestra

Primary Artist: Daniel Blumenthal; Main Performer
Soloist: Daniel Blumenthal; Main Performer
Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: George Gershwin; Composer
Conductor: Steuart Bedford; Conductor

16. Piano Concerto in F Major: III. Allegro agitato

by Steuart Bedford, Daniel Blumenthal & English Chamber Orchestra

Primary Artist: Daniel Blumenthal; Main Performer
Soloist: Daniel Blumenthal; Main Performer
Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: George Gershwin; Composer
Conductor: Steuart Bedford; Conductor

17. Violin Sonata No. 4 "Children's Day at the Camp Meeting": III. Allegro

by Glenn Dicterow & Israela Margalit

Primary Artist: Glenn Dicterow
Israela Margalit; Main Performer
Soloist: Israela Margalit
Glenn Dicterow; Main Performer
Composer: Charles Ives; Composer

18. Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: I. The Prologue (Lento moderato)

by Andrew Litton, Jeffrey Kahane & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Primary Artist: Jeffrey Kahane; Main Performer
Soloist: Jeffrey Kahane; Main Performer
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Leonard Bernstein; Composer
Conductor: Andrew Litton; Conductor

19. 5 Improvisations for Piano, Op. 148: No. 1, Lento, molto tranquillo

by Michel Legrand

Primary Artist: Michel Legrand; Main Performer
Soloist: Michel Legrand; Main Performer
Composer: Amy Beach; Composer

20. 5 Improvisations for Piano, Op. 148: No. 2, Allegretto grazioso e capriccioso

by Michel Legrand

Primary Artist: Michel Legrand; Main Performer
Soloist: Michel Legrand; Main Performer
Composer: Amy Beach; Composer

21. 5 Improvisations for Piano, Op. 148: No. 3, Allegro con delicatezza

by Michel Legrand

Primary Artist: Michel Legrand; Main Performer
Soloist: Michel Legrand; Main Performer
Composer: Amy Beach; Composer

22. Piano Sonata, Op. 26: III. Adagio mesto

by Peter Lawson

Primary Artist: Peter Lawson; Main Performer
Soloist: Peter Lawson; Main Performer
Composer: Samuel Barber; Composer

23. Fanfare for the Common Man

by Enrique Bátiz & Orquesta Filarmónica De La Ciudad De México

Orchestra: Orquesta Filarmónica De La Ciudad De México; Ensemble
Composer: Aaron Copland; Composer
Conductor: Enrique Bátiz; Conductor

24. Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24

by Michael Tilson Thomas, Barbara Hendricks, London Symphony Orchestra

Primary Artist: Barbara Hendricks; Main Performer
Soloist: Barbara Hendricks; Main Performer
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Samuel Barber; Composer
Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas; Conductor

25. 2 Fantasiestücke, Op. 17: II. Hexentanz (Witch's Dance)

by Stephen Hough

Primary Artist: Stephen Hough; Main Performer
Soloist: Stephen Hough; Main Performer
Composer: Edward Macdowell; Composer

26. Porgy and Bess, Act 1: Summertime

by Sir Simon Rattle, Harolyn Blackwell, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Glyndebourne Chorus

Primary Artist: Glyndebourne Chorus
Harolyn Blackwell; Main Performer
Soloist: Harolyn Blackwell; Main Performer
Choir/chorus: Glyndebourne Chorus; Ensemble
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: George Gershwin; Composer
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle; Conductor

27. Porgy and Bess, Act 2: It Ain't Necessarily So

by Sir Simon Rattle, Cynthia Clarey, Damon Evans, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Glyndebourne Chorus

Primary Artist: Cynthia Clarey
Damon Evans
Glyndebourne Chorus; Main Performer
Soloist: Damon Evans
Cynthia Clarey; Main Performer
Choir/chorus: Glyndebourne Chorus; Ensemble
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: George Gershwin; Composer
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle; Conductor

28. Appalachian Spring

by Sir Neville Marriner, Minnesota Orchestra

Orchestra: Minnesota Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Aaron Copland; Composer
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner; Conductor

29. Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair

by Chanticleer

Choir/chorus: Chanticleer; Ensemble
Primary Artist: Chanticleer; Main Performer
Composer: Stephen Foster; Composer

30. String Quartet No. 2 "Company": I. Quartet Note = 96

by Christopher Warren-green, London Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra: London Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Philip Glass; Composer
Conductor: Christopher Warren-green; Conductor

31. String Quartet No. 2 "Company": II. Quartet Note = 160

by Christopher Warren-green, London Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra: London Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Philip Glass; Composer
Conductor: Christopher Warren-green; Conductor

32. String Quartet No. 2 "Company": III. Quartet Note = 96

by Christopher Warren-green, London Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra: London Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Philip Glass; Composer
Conductor: Christopher Warren-green; Conductor

33. String Quartet No. 2 "Company": IV. Quartet Note = 160

by Christopher Warren-green, London Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra: London Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Philip Glass; Composer
Conductor: Christopher Warren-green; Conductor

34. 114 Songs: No. 101, My Native Land

by Antoine Palloc & Jennifer Larmore

Primary Artist: Antoine Palloc
Jennifer Larmore; Main Performer
Soloist: Jennifer Larmore
Antoine Palloc; Main Performer
Composer: Charles Ives; Composer

35. 114 Songs: No. 114, Two Little Flowers

by Kevin Murphy & Nathan Gunn

Primary Artist: Kevin Murphy
Nathan Gunn; Main Performer
Soloist: Nathan Gunn
Kevin Murphy; Main Performer
Composer: Charles Ives; Composer

36. Imaginary Landscape No. 1

by Rainer Riehn, Burkhard Wissemann, Christoph Keller, Michael Dietz, Quinn Kelsey & Ensemble Musica Negativa

Primary Artist: Burkhard Wissemann
Christoph Keller
Michael Dietz
Quinn Kelsey; Main Performer
Soloist: Quinn Kelsey
Michael Dietz
Burkhard Wissemann
Christoph Keller; Main Performer
Ensemble: Ensemble Musica Negativa; Ensemble
Orchestra: Ensemble Musica Negativa; Ensemble
Composer: John Cage; Composer
Conductor: Rainer Riehn; Conductor

37. Bacchanale

by Michel Legrand

Primary Artist: Michel Legrand; Main Performer
Soloist: Michel Legrand; Main Performer
Composer: John Cage; Composer

38. Holiday Symphony: II. Decoration Day (Excerpt: Conclusion)

by Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Charles Ives; Composer
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle; Conductor

39. Harmonielehre: I. First Movement

by Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: John Adams; Composer
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle; Conductor

40. Harmonielehre: II. The Anfortas Wound

by Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: John Adams; Composer
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle; Conductor

41. Credo in Us

by Rainer Riehn, Burkhard Wissemann, Christoph Keller, Michael Dietz, Quinn Kelsey & Ensemble Musica Negativa

Primary Artist: Burkhard Wissemann
Christoph Keller
Michael Dietz
Quinn Kelsey; Main Performer
Soloist: Quinn Kelsey
Michael Dietz
Burkhard Wissemann
Christoph Keller; Main Performer
Ensemble: Ensemble Musica Negativa; Ensemble
Orchestra: Ensemble Musica Negativa; Ensemble
Composer: John Cage; Composer
Conductor: Rainer Riehn; Conductor

42. A Virgin Unspotted

by Chanticleer

Ensemble: Chanticleer; Ensemble
Orchestra: Chanticleer; Ensemble
Composer: William Billings; Composer

43. New York Counterpoint

by Alain Damiens

Primary Artist: Alain Damiens; Main Performer
Soloist: Alain Damiens; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Reich; Composer

44. Eight Lines

by Christopher Warren-green, Simon Haram & London Chamber Orchestra

Primary Artist: Simon Haram; Main Performer
Soloist: Simon Haram; Main Performer
Orchestra: London Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Steve Reich; Composer
Conductor: Christopher Warren-green; Conductor

45. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: The President Jefferson March

by John Mcglinn, Davis Gaines, Linda Richardson, Tracey Miller, London Sinfonietta & Ambrosian Chorus

Primary Artist: Ambrosian Chorus
Davis Gaines
Linda Richardson
Tracey Miller; Main Performer
Soloist: Linda Richardson
Davis Gaines
Tracey Miller; Main Performer
Choir/chorus: Ambrosian Chorus; Ensemble
Orchestra: London Sinfonietta; Ensemble
Composer: Leonard Bernstein; Composer
Lyricist: Alan Jay Lerner; Composer
Conductor: John Mcglinn; Conductor

46. New England Idyls, Op. 62: I. An Old Garden

by Michel Legrand

Primary Artist: Michel Legrand; Main Performer
Soloist: Michel Legrand; Main Performer
Composer: Edward Macdowell; Composer

47. New England Idyls, Op. 62: II. Mid-summer

by Michel Legrand

Primary Artist: Michel Legrand; Main Performer
Soloist: Michel Legrand; Main Performer
Composer: Edward Macdowell; Composer

48. New England Idyls, Op. 62: III. Mid-winter

by Michel Legrand

Primary Artist: Michel Legrand; Main Performer
Soloist: Michel Legrand; Main Performer
Composer: Edward Macdowell; Composer

49. The Man I Love

by John Mcglinn, Kiri Te Kanawa & New Princess Theatre Orchestra

Primary Artist: Kiri Te Kanawa; Main Performer
Soloist: Kiri Te Kanawa; Main Performer
Orchestra: New Princess Theatre Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: George Gershwin; Composer
Conductor: John Mcglinn; Conductor

50. Cello Sonata, Op. 6: I. Allegro ma non troppo

by Alan Stepansky & Israela Margalit

Primary Artist: Alan Stepansky
Israela Margalit; Main Performer
Soloist: Israela Margalit
Alan Stepansky; Main Performer
Composer: Samuel Barber; Composer

51. 3 Quarter-tone Pieces for 2 pianos: I. Largo (Martine Guers Remix)

by Alexeï Lubimov & Pierre-laurent Aimard

Primary Artist: Alexei Lubimov
Pierre-laurent Aimard; Main Performer
Soloist: Pierre-laurent Aimard
Alexeï Lubimov; Main Performer
Composer: Charles Ives; Composer

52. Piano Sonata No. 2, "Concord Mass., 1840-60": I. Emerson (Martine Guers Remix)

by Alexeï Lubimov

Primary Artist: Alexei Lubimov; Main Performer
Soloist: Alexeï Lubimov; Main Performer
Composer: Charles Ives; Composer

53. Beautiful Dreamer

by Craig Ogden & David Daniels

Primary Artist: Craig Ogden
David Daniels; Main Performer
Soloist: David Daniels
Craig Ogden; Main Performer
Composer: Stephen Foster; Composer

54. Summer Music, Op. 31: I. Slow and indolent

by Jeanne Baxtresser, Joseph Robinson, Judith Le Clair, Philip Myers & Stanley Drucker

Primary Artist: Jeanne Baxtresser
Joseph Robinson
Judith Leclair
Philip Myers
Stanley Drucker; Main Performer
Soloist: Stanley Drucker
Jeanne Baxtresser
Judith Le Clair
Joseph Robinson
Philip Myers; Main Performer
Composer: Samuel Barber; Composer

55. The Chairman Dances "Foxtrot for Orchestra"

by Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: John Adams; Composer
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle; Conductor

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Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group

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May 25, 2018

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55 American Classical Hits

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1. Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

2. Rhapsody in Blue

3. Glassworks: V. Façades

4. Rodeo: I. Buckaroo Holiday

5. Old American Songs, Set 2: No. 4, At the River

6. Nocturne, Op. 33 "Homage to John Field"

7. A Set of Pieces for Theater or Chamber Orchestra: No. 1, The Cage

8. An American in Paris

9. Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: I. To a Wild Rose

10. Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: I. Prologue

11. Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: II. Somewhere

12. Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: IV. Mambo

13. Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: V. Cha-cha

14. Piano Concerto in F Major: I. Allegro

15. Piano Concerto in F Major: II. Adagio - Andante con moto

16. Piano Concerto in F Major: III. Allegro agitato

17. Violin Sonata No. 4 "Children's Day at the Camp Meeting": III. Allegro

18. Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", Pt. 1: I. The Prologue (Lento moderato)

19. 5 Improvisations for Piano, Op. 148: No. 1, Lento, molto tranquillo

20. 5 Improvisations for Piano, Op. 148: No. 2, Allegretto grazioso e capriccioso

21. 5 Improvisations for Piano, Op. 148: No. 3, Allegro con delicatezza

22. Piano Sonata, Op. 26: III. Adagio mesto

23. Fanfare for the Common Man

24. Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24

25. 2 Fantasiestücke, Op. 17: II. Hexentanz (Witch's Dance)

26. Porgy and Bess, Act 1: Summertime

27. Porgy and Bess, Act 2: It Ain't Necessarily So

28. Appalachian Spring

29. Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair

30. String Quartet No. 2 "Company": I. Quartet Note = 96

31. String Quartet No. 2 "Company": II. Quartet Note = 160

32. String Quartet No. 2 "Company": III. Quartet Note = 96

33. String Quartet No. 2 "Company": IV. Quartet Note = 160

34. 114 Songs: No. 101, My Native Land

35. 114 Songs: No. 114, Two Little Flowers

36. Imaginary Landscape No. 1

37. Bacchanale

38. Holiday Symphony: II. Decoration Day (Excerpt: Conclusion)

39. Harmonielehre: I. First Movement

40. Harmonielehre: II. The Anfortas Wound

41. Credo in Us

42. A Virgin Unspotted

43. New York Counterpoint

44. Eight Lines

45. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: The President Jefferson March

46. New England Idyls, Op. 62: I. An Old Garden

47. New England Idyls, Op. 62: II. Mid-summer

48. New England Idyls, Op. 62: III. Mid-winter

49. The Man I Love

50. Cello Sonata, Op. 6: I. Allegro ma non troppo

51. 3 Quarter-tone Pieces for 2 pianos: I. Largo (Martine Guers Remix)

52. Piano Sonata No. 2, "Concord Mass., 1840-60": I. Emerson (Martine Guers Remix)

53. Beautiful Dreamer

54. Summer Music, Op. 31: I. Slow and indolent

55. The Chairman Dances "Foxtrot for Orchestra"

Technical Specifications