Americana: Siegmeister, Ives, Copland, Gould & Sousa

$22.99
Label
Vox
Release Date
January 1, 2002
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      IVES SIEGMEISTER COPLAND
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Abravanel, Fos
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 01, 2002
    • UPC
      047163518225
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CDX-5182
    • LABEL
      Vox
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Western Suite

      Composer: Elie Siegmeister

      Ensemble: Utah Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Maurice Abravanel

    2. Holidays

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Donald Johanos

    3. Lincoln Portrait

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Dennis D. Rooney (Spoken Vocals)

      Conductor: Lukas Foss

    4. Fanfare for the common man

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Donald Johanos

    5. Billy the Kid: Suite

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Donald Johanos

    6. Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Donald Johanos

    7. American Salute

      Composer: Morton Gould

      Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops

      Conductor: Erich Kunzel

    8. Stars and Stripes Forever

      Composer: John Philip Sousa

      Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops

      Conductor: Erich Kunzel

    9. La Reine de la Mer

      Composer: John Philip Sousa

      Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops

      Conductor: Erich Kunzel

    10. Gliding Girl

      Composer: John Philip Sousa

      Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops

      Conductor: Erich Kunzel

    11. Thunderer

      Composer: John Philip Sousa

      Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops

      Conductor: Erich Kunzel

    12. Washington Post

      Composer: John Philip Sousa

      Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops

      Conductor: Erich Kunzel

    13. Peaches and Cream

      Composer: John Philip Sousa

      Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops

      Conductor: Erich Kunzel

    14. Presidential Polonaise

      Composer: John Philip Sousa

      Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops

      Conductor: Erich Kunzel

    15. Semper Fidelis

      Composer: John Philip Sousa

      Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops

      Conductor: Erich Kunzel


This appealing collection brings together some well-known gems from the Vox catalogue in one enticing package. The Johanos/Dallas recordings of Ives' Holidays Symphony and Copland ballet suites (Billy the Kid and Rodeo) have long been admired for their idiomatic naturalness both of performance and sound. Elie Siegmeister's Western Suite fits right in, being a thoroughly Copland-esque bit of Americana, albeit more heavily orchestrated and less rhythmically lithe, and its issue on a single disc probably missed most collectors. Abravanel's performance catches the music's liveliness, while the playing as such remains a bit rough-and-ready. Lukas Foss leads a suitably grand recording of A Lincoln Portrait dating from 1970, ably narrated by Dennis Rooney, and Erich Kunzel provides the icing on the cake in the form of Morton Gould's American Salute (a.k.a. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home") and a selection of Sousa bonbons that goes beyond the usual marches to include a waltz, tango, polonaise, and foxtrot. A marvelous bargain by any measure.

--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com