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An American Celebration, Volume 2

Each set contains 5 discs and a 250 page companion booklet

Price: $ 95.00

"The scores heard here not only demonstrate the breathtaking stylistic range of American music, but also its accessibility."
-- Peter G. Davis, New York Magazine

5-CD Set with Companion Booklet
An exploration of modern American classics (1950-1999), including Ellington-Marsalis's A Tone Parallel to Harlem, a collaborative performance by Masur/Philharmonic and Marsalis/Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra plus a 1944 encore performance of Sousa's The Stars and Stripes Forever led by Toscanini.

FEATURES

		5 compact discs
		22 composers
		11 conductors
		12 world premieres
		6 vocal soloists
		6 instrumental soloists
		1 companion booklet



DISC 1
	Ellington-Marsalis
A Tone Parallel to Harlem Masur, 1999

	Bernstein
Serenade for Violin (Dicterow) Slatkin, 1999

	Schuller
Dramatic Overture Mitropoulos, 1957

	Menin
Concertato (Moby Dick) Bernstein, 1963

	Copland
Orchestral Variations Bernstein, 1958



DISC 2
	Bernstein
Candide Overture No Conductor, 1992

	Gould
Dance Variations (Whittemore Lowe) Mitropoulos, 1953

	Barber
Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance Mitropoulos, 1956

	Diamond
The World of Paul Klee Lipkin, 1960

	Rorem
Symphony No. 3 Bernstein, 1959



DISC 3
	Foss
Introductions and Good-Byes (Reardon) Bernstein, 1960

	Copland
Nonet for Strings Steinberg, 1964

	Carter
Concerto for Orchestra Boulez, 1975

	Crumb
Star-Child (Gubrud) Boulez, 1977



DISC 4
	Hovhaness
To Vishnu Kostelanetz, 1967

	Druckman
Lamia (DeGaetani) Boulez, 1975

	Tower
Sequoia Mehta, 1982

	Reich
Tehillim (Baird, Bensman, Bryden, Wheeler) Mehta, 1982



DISC 5
	Adams
Short Ride in a Fast Machine Masur, 1991

	Rouse
Trombone Concerto (Alessi) Slatkin, 1992

	Zwilich
Symphony No. 3 Ling, 1993

	Bolcom
Clarinet Concerto (Drucker) Slatkin, 1992

	Sousa
The Stars and Stripes Forever Toscanini, 1944