American Classics - Anderson: Orchestral Music Vol 4 / Slatkin, Criswell, Dazeley

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
September 30, 2008
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ANDERSON, LEROY
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Bbc Concert Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Criswell, Dazeley, Slatkin
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 30, 2008
    • UPC
      636943938126
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8559381
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. The Irish Washerwoman

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    2. II. The Minstrel Boy

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    3. III. The Rakes of Mallow

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    4. IV. The Wearing of the Green

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    5. V. The Last Rose of Summer

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    6. VI. The Girl I Left Behind Me

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    7. To a Wild Rose (arr. L. Anderson for orchestra)

      Composer: Edward MacDowell

      Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    8. Summer Skies

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    9. I. Bonnie Dundee

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    10. II. Turn Ye To Me

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    11. III. The Bluebells of Scotland

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    12. IV. The Campbells are Coming

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    13. Blue Tango (version with voice)

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

      Performer: Kim Criswell

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    14. Forgotten Dreams (arr. R. Wendel for voice and orchestra)

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

      Performer: Kim Criswell

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    15. Belle of the Ball (version with voice)

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

      Performer: Kim Criswell, William Dazeley

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    16. I. Chapel Bells

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    17. II. Freshman on Main Street

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    18. III. Library Reading Room

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    19. IV. Class Reunion

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    20. A Christmas Festival

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin


It's usual to say, somewhat condescendingly, that Leroy Anderson was a great "light music" composer, but the fact is that he was a great composer. Period. The ability to write a memorable tune is priceless, as Brahms (no slouch in the tune department) recognized in speaking of Dvorák, and it more than compensates for any amount of failings in other departments. Anderson had remarkably few of those: his orchestrations are masterly, his craftsmanship always top-notch. The three suites included here (Scottish, Irish, and Alma Mater) are beautifully put together and incredibly catchy.

The vocal items (see work list above) are fetchingly sung by Kim Criswell and William Dazeley, and here receive their world premiere recordings. The program ends with one of Anderson's larger works, the dazzling Christmas Festival. Leonard Slatkin, an old hand in this music, conducts with unassuming mastery, and the BBC Concert Orchestra sounds entirely at home in the idiom. Very good engineering completes this delectable package. Like the rest of this series, this is definitely worth collecting.

– David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com