Title from container. Eastman-Rochester Orchestra ; Howard Hanson, conductor. Recorded in the Eastman Theatre, Rochester, N.Y., 1956-1963. Most works previously released. Compact discs. Program notes in English by Bill Newman (14 pages : ports.) inserted in container. Mercury: 475 6274 (475 6275--475 6279).
Contents:
CD 1. Capricorn concerto, op. 21 / Samuel Barber (15:11) (Joseph Mariano, flute ; Robert Sprenkle, oboe ; Sidney Mear, trumpet) -- The incredible flutist : Ballet suite / Walter Piston (16:29) (Joseph Mariano, flute) -- Poem for flute and orchestra / Charles Tomlinson Griffes (9:10) (Joseph Mariano, flute) -- Three pieces for orchestra / Kent Kennan (8:52) (Francis Tursi, viola ; James Austin, trumpet) -- Five miniatures for flute and strings / William McCauley (8:24) (Joseph Mariano, flute) -- Gold and the Señor Commandante : Ballet suite / William Bergsma (13:56). CD 2. Three places in New England (18:28) ; Symphony no. 3 : "The camp meeting" (20:58) / Charles Ives -- New England Triptych : Three pieces for orchestra after William Billings / William Schuman (15:37) -- Symphony no. 5 / Peter Mennin (22:03). CD 3. -- Spirituals (17:29) ; Fall River Legend : Ballet suite (20:34) / Morton Gould -- Medea : Ballet suite / Samuel Barber (25:03). CD 4. -- Symphonic sketches / George Whitefield Chadwick (30:52) -- Suite for large orchestra, op. 42 / Edward MacDowell (19:14) -- Sinfonia in G / Johann Friedrich Peter (18:09). CD 5. Pageant of P.T. Barnum / Douglas Moore (17:43) -- Adventures in a perambulator / John Alden Carpenter (27:02) -- Once upon a time : Five fairy tales / Bernard Rogers (13:13) -- Selections from McGuffey's Reader / Burrill Phillips (16:08).
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