American Music (set of 7)

~ Release by Simon Rattle (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Recorded at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK
Harmonielehre, Tromba Lontana, Short Ride in a Fast Machine: July 1993
The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra): September 1993
The rest: 9-15 July & 8-12 August 1995

Recorded at CTS Studio, Wembley, UK: 30. December 1986, 1. January 1987

Annotation last modified on 2011-08-21 16:46 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: John Adams
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1Harmonielehre: Part I
producer:
David R. Murray
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
balance engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor) (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
recording of:
Harmonielehre: Part I (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1984 until 1985)
part of:
Harmonielehre
John Adams17:30
2Harmonielehre: Part II. The Anfortas Wound
producer:
David R. Murray
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
balance engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor) (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
recording of:
Harmonielehre: Part II. The Anfortas Wound (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1984 until 1985)
part of:
Harmonielehre
John Adams12:26
3Harmonielehre: Part III. Meister Eckhardt and Quackie
producer:
David R. Murray
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
balance engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor) (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
recording of:
Harmonielehre: Part III. Meister Eckhardt and Quackie (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1984 until 1985)
part of:
Harmonielehre
John Adams10:35
4The Chairman Dances
producer:
David R. Murray
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09, on 1993-09-20)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09, on 1993-09-20)
balance engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor) (on 1993-09-20)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1993-09-20)
recording of:
The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1985)
recording of:
The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra (on 1993-09-20)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1985)
John Adams12:48
5Tromba Lontana
producer:
David R. Murray
trumpet:
Jonathan Holland (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09) and Wesley Warren (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
balance engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor) (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
recording of:
Tromba lontana (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1985)
John Adams4:08
6Short Ride in a Fast Machine
producer:
David R. Murray
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
balance engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor) (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
recording of:
Short Ride in a Fast Machine (from 1993-07-04 until 1993-07-09)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1986)
John Adams4:27
7Holidays Symphony: Decoration Day (conclusion)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
partial recording of:
A Symphony: New England Holidays, S. 5: II. Spring: Decoration Day
composer:
Charles Ives (American composer) (from 1912 until 1913)
part of:
A Symphony: New England Holidays, S. 5
Charles Ives4:24
8Rhapsody in Blue (opening)
grand piano:
Wayne Marshall (British pianist, organist and conductor)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
was commissioned by:
Paul Whiteman (in 1924)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
premiered at:
Aeolian Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1924-02-12)
version of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 two-piano manuscript version)
George Gershwin4:45
9Three Occasions for Orchestra: A Celebration of Some 100 X 150 Notes
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
Three Occasions for Orchestra: No. 1. A Celebration of Some 100 × 150 Notes
composer:
Elliott Carter (American composer) (from 1986 until 1989)
part of:
Three Occasions for Orchestra
Elliott Carter3:38
10Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: Mambo
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
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 Bernstein3:48
2▶CD: Leonard Bernstein