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American Composers

Artist Song
George Gershwin, Nathaniel Shilkret & Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra  Rhapsody in Blue  
London Symphony Orchestra Brass  Fanfare for the Common Man  
Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic  Adagio for Strings from the String Quartet, Op. 11  
Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic  Overture to Candide  
Pat Metheny  Electric Counterpoint: I. Fast  
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle  Short Ride In A Fast Machine  
Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic  The Unanswered Question for Trumpet, Flute Quartet and Strings  
Quattro Mani  Kaleidoscope  
Alan Mandel  Woodland Sketches, Op 51: I. To a Wild Rose  
Edo de Waart & San Francisco Symphony  Two Fanfares for Orchestra: I. Tromba Lontana  
American Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies  Heroes Symphony: I. Heroes  
Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic  Symphony No. 3: II. Fugue  
Jay Clayton & The Donald Knaack Percussion Ensemble  First Construction In Metal (1939)  
Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson & Joseph Mariano  The Incredible Flutist: XII. Polka Finale  
John Schneider  Serenade: II. Air  
Arthur Weisberg & Contemporary Chamber Ensemble  Sonata for Cello & Piano: I. Moderato  
Emma Kirkby & Romantic Chamber Group of London  Ecstasy, Op. 19, No. 2  
Boston Symphony Orchestra & Michael Tilson Thomas  Sun-treader: I. Quarter Note= 69 Poco Accelerando (Bar - Takt - Mesure 1)  
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Itzhak Perlman & Seiji Ozawa  Three American Pieces: Composer's Holiday (Allegro)  
Kronos Quartet  Black Angels: God-Music  
Helen Medlyn, James Judd & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra  Symphony No. 1, "Jeremiah": I. Prophecy  
Steve Reich & Russ Hartenberger  Clapping Music (1972)  
Philipp Vandre & Turfan Ensemble  Music for Jackson Pollock (for 2 cellos)  
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra & David Zinman  Phantasmata: II. The Infernal Machine  
Arianna Goldina & Remy Loumbrozo  Sicilienne for Two Pianos  

Comment:

It took America a while to get in the classical game (hey, Bach had already been [i]dead[/i] 25 years before the [i]Declaration of Independence[/i] was even written), but our composers are world-class now. Gershwin and Copland were the Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth of 20th-century American Classical music. Copland's ten-note opening theme to "Fanfare for the Common Man" and Gershwin's jazzy "Rhapsody in Blue" rank with Beethoven's "Symphony #5" as being among the most instantly recognizable masterpieces of all time. And where would we be without "The Stars and Stripes Forever," the king of John Phillip Sousa's roof-raising, foot-stomping marches?
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