The Essential Music of America

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1Fanfare for the Common Man
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1977)
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 (composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
premiered by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (on 1943-03-12) and 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 Copland2:46
2Candide: Overture
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1976)
recording of:
Candide: Overture
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Candide
Leonard Bernstein4:19
3Adagio
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Chris Hazell
orchestra:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
conductor:
David Zinman (conductor) (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1992) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Meyerhoff Symphony Hall) in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
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 Barber8:46
4Sunrise
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1983)
recording of:
Grand Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise
composer:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé6:46
5Rhapsody in Blue
piano:
Julius Katchen (pianist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
István Kertész (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1969)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (transcription for solo piano by Gershwin 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
piano arranger:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1927)
arrangement of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin15:50
6Stars and Stripes Forever
orchestra:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1984)
recording of:
The Stars and Stripes Forever
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1896)
John Philip Sousa3:28
7Washington Post
orchestra:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1984)
recording of:
The Washington Post
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1889)
John Philip Sousa2:28
8Rodeo: Saturday Night Waltz
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1982)
recording of:
Rodeo: Saturday Night Waltz
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Rodeo (Rodeo: Ballet in one act)
Aaron Copland4:17
9Rodeo: Hoe-Down
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1982)
recording of:
Rodeo: Hoe-Down
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Rodeo (Rodeo: Ballet in one act)
Aaron Copland3:43
10Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Rogers (British composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recording of:
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: IV. Mambo. Presto
additional orchestrator:
Irwin Kostal (in 1960) and Sid Ramin (in 1960)
orchestrator and composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1960)
part of:
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein21:26
11The Big Country
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople)
conductor:
Stanley Black (bandleader, conductor, pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1963)
recording of:
The Big Country: Main Theme
composer:
Jack Lewis (jazz producer), Jerome Moross (American composer and conductor) and Morty Neff
publisher:
Chappell (library/production music)
Jerome Moross3:04
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photography:L. Dickinson (photographer)
design:P. Linard Marketing and Advertising (design/illustration)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1994)
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