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- Date Released: January 1, 1991
- Genre: Classical
- Label: RCA Red Seal
- Copyright: (P) 1991 BMG Music
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If one wanted a collection of the best-known and best-loved American orchestral works of the twentieth century, here it is. Leonard Slatkin and RCA have assembled works ranging from the massively imposing -- Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man -- to the delightfully amusing -- Herbert's March of the Toys from Babes in Toyland -- from the amiably folksy -- Grofé's on The Trail from The Grand Canyon Suite -- to the wildly inebriated -- Schumann's orchestration of Ives' Variations on "America" -- and from the raucously rocking -- Copland's Hoedown -- to the monumentally patriotic -- America the Beautiful as arranged by Carmen Dragon. And while the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's performances are sometimes just a tad too loose -- listen to the strings go awry in the recapitulation of the March of the Toys -- and Slatkin's conducting is sometimes just a shade too relaxed -- listen to the tempo shifts in Variations -- no can say that their hearts aren't in the right place. And in a collection of patriotic music, having your heart in the right place counts for more than having your fingers in the right place. For what it is, it doesn't get any better. RCA's sound is loud and proud.
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| 01. |  |
Fanfare for the Common Man |
3:03 |
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| 02. | |
American Salute
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4:10 |
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| 03. | |
Washington Post March
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2:20 |
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| 04. | |
Chester |
2:59 |
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| 05. | |
Variations on "America"
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6:45 |
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| 06. | |
American Symphonette No. 2/Pavane
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3:08 |
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| 07. | |
March of the Toys |
3:46 |
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| 08. | |
Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No. 1 |
2:26 |
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| 09. | |
Hoedown |
3:23 |
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| 10. | |
The Plow that Broke the Plains/Prelude
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1:44 |
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| 11. | |
The Plow that Broke the Plains/Pastoral (Grass)
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1:38 |
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| 12. | |
Grand Canyon Suite/On The Trail
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7:58 |
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| 13. | |
Minor Reflection |
4:44 |
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| 14. | |
America the Beautiful
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3:28 |
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| 15. | |
The Stars and Stripes Forever |
3:35 |
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| 16. | |
Taps
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1:04 |
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| 17. | |
The Star Spangled Banner
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1:19 |
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17 Total Tracks, 57:30 Total Length
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Credits
- William Schuman - Arranger // Leonard Slatkin - Conductor // Leonard Slatkin - Main Performer // Paul Goodman - Engineer // Jay David Saks - Producer // Jeff Berger - Liner Notes // Joanna Nickrenz - Producer // Thomas MacCluskey - Editing Engineer // Nina Bodnar - Violin // Dragon - Arranger // Hayman - Arranger // Bill Hoekstra - Engineer // Barbara Liberman - Celeste // Susan Slaughter - Trumpet
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Composers
Aaron Copland // Virgil Thomson // Drag-On // Victor Herbert // Charles Ives // John Philip Sousa // William Schuman // Ferde Grofe // Morton Gould // Joan Tower // Traditional // Hayman // Katherine Lee Bates // John Stafford Smith // Katherine Gladney Wells -
Performers
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra // Susan Slaughter played Trumpet // Nina Bodnar played Violin -
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