American Classics: Great American Showpieces

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Candide (Overture): Overture
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Candide: Overture
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Candide
Leonard Bernstein4:24
2El Salon Mexico (1986)
orchestra:
Dallas Symphony Orchestra (in 1986)
conductor:
Eduardo Mata (conductor) (in 1986)
recording of:
El Salón México (in 1986)
premiered in:
Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1937-08-27)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1932 until 1936)
premiered by:
Carlos Chávez (Mexican composer/conductor) (on 1937-08-27) and Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de México (National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico) (on 1937-08-27)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aaron Copland10:50
3An American in Paris
engineer:
William Hoekstra
producer:
Joanna Nickrenz
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
An American in Paris
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
premiered at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-13)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
George Gershwin18:23
4Danzon Cubano (1986)
orchestra:
Dallas Symphony Orchestra (in 1986)
conductor:
Eduardo Mata (conductor) (in 1986)
recording of:
Danzón Cubano (for orchestra) (in 1986)
premiered in:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States (on 1946-02-17)
orchestrator:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1946)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
premiered by:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (on 1946-02-17) and Reginald Stewart (trombone) (on 1946-02-17)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
orchestration of:
Danzón Cubano (for two pianos)
Aaron Copland7:56
5The School for Scandal, Op. 5
sound engineer:
William Hoekstra (in 1988-05)
producer:
Joanna Nickrenz
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra) (in 1988-05)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor) (in 1988-05)
recording of:
Overture to “The School for Scandal”, op. 5 (in 1988-05)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1931)
premiered at:
[concert] (1933-08-30)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc. (in 1941)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 5)
Samuel Barber8:27
6Cuban Overture
engineer:
William Hoekstra
producer:
Joanna Nickrenz
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Cuban Overture
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1932-07 until 1932-08)
publisher:
New World Music Corp.
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
George Gershwin9:47
7On the Town - Three Dance Episodes: I. The Great Lover
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town”: I. The Great Lover
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1945)
part of:
Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town” (symphonic suite for orchestra)
Leonard Bernstein1:47
8On the Town - Three Dance Episodes: II. Lonely Town (Pas de deux)
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town”: II. Lonely Town: Pas de deux
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1945)
part of:
Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town” (symphonic suite for orchestra)
Leonard Bernstein3:59
9On the Town - Three Dance Episodes: III. Times Square - 1944
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town”: III. Times Square: 1944
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1945)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
part of:
Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town” (symphonic suite for orchestra)
Leonard Bernstein5:12
10Adagio for Strings Op. 11
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
part of:
Classic 100: Greatest of All Time (2026) (number: 10)
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber9:03