Various Composers - American Postcard (Christina & Michelle Naughton)

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• John Adams - Short Ride in a Fast Machine (arr. Preben Antonsen)
• Paul Schoenfield - Five Days from the Life of a Manic-Depressive
• Conlon Nancarrow - Sonatina (arr. Yvar Mikhashoff)
• Aaron Copland - El Salón México (arr. Leonard Bernstein)
• John Adams - Roll Over Beethoven (transcr. Preben Antonsen)
• Aaron Copland - Variations on a Shaker Melody (arr. Bennett Lerner)

Christina Naughton & Michelle Naughton, pianos

Date: 2019

Label: Warner Classics

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Various Composers - American Chamber Music (Nash Ensemble)

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• Bernard Herrmann - Souvenirs de voyage, for clarinet and string quartet
• George Gershwin - George Gershwin's Song book, for solo piano
• Franz Waxman - Four scenes from childhood, for violin and piano
• George Gershwin - Promenade (Walking the dog), for clarinet and piano (arr. Anthony Wakefield)
• George Gershwin - Lullaby, for string quartet
• Aaron Copland - Waltz and Celebration from Billy the Kid, for cello and piano

Nash Ensemble

    Ian Brown, piano

    Richard Hosford, clarinet

    Marianne Thorsen, violin

    Laura Samuel, violin

    Lawrence Power, viola

    Rebecca Gilliver, cello

Date: 2015

Label: Hyperion

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Ella Fitzgerald; Louis Armstrong - Ella and Louis

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1. Kay Swift, Paul James - Can't We Be Friends?
2. Karl Suessdorf, John M. Blackburn - Moonlight In Vermont
3. Irving Berlin - Cheek To Cheek
4. Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence - Tenderly
5. Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington - The Nearness Of You
6. Mitchell Parish, Frank S. Perkins - Stars Fell On Alabama
7. Yip Harburg, Vernon Duke - April In Paris
8. Irving Berlin - Isn't This A Lovely Day?
9. George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin - A Foggy Day
10. Al Neiburg, Marty Symes, Jerry Livingston - Under A Blanket Of Blue
11. George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin - They Can't Take That Away From Me

Ella Fitzgerald, vocals

Louis Armstrong, vocals

Oscar Peterson, piano

Herb Ellis, guitar

Ray Brown, bass

Buddy Rich, drums

Date: 1956

Label: Verve

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Ella Fitzgerald; Louis Armstrong - Porgy and Bess

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Composer: George Gershwin

1. Overture
2. Summertime
3. I Wants To Stay Here
4. My Man's Gone Now
5. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
6. Buzzard Song
7. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
8. It Ain't Necessarily So
9. What You Want Wid Bess?
10. A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
11. Oh, Doctor Jesus
12. Medley: Here Come De Honey Man - Crab Man - Oh, Dey's So Fresh And Fine (Strawberry Woman)
13. There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York
14. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?
15. Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way

Ella Fitzgerald, vocals

Louis Armstrong, vocals

Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Russell Garcia

Date: 1957

Label: Verve

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George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess; Blue Monday (Erich Kunzel)

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Composer: George Gershwin

• Porgy and Bess (Selections)
• Blue Monday (Opera a la Afro-American)

Gregg Baker; Sebronette Barnes; Harolyn Blackwell

Angela Brown; William Henry Caldwell; Cab Halloway

Lawrence Craig; Marquita Lister

Kirk Walker; Thomas Young

Central State University Chorus

Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

Erich Kunzel, conductor

Date: 1998

Label: Telarc

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Various Composers - Born to Play (Wayne Marshall)

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• Paquito D'Rivera - Brazilian Fantasy (arr. by Daniel Freiberg)
• George Gershwin - Rhapsody No. 2, for Piano and Orchestra
• Paquito D'Rivera - The elephant and the clown
• George Gershwin - Strike up the band: Ouverture (orch. by Don Rose)
• George Gershwin - Girl Crazy: Ouverture
• George Gershwin - Of Thee I Sing: Ouverture (orch. by Don Rose)
• George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue, for Piano and Orcherstra (orch. by Ferde Grofe)

Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet

Andy Miles, saxophone

Omar Rodriguez Calvo, bass

Rolando Villalón, percussion

Daniel Freiberg, piano

WDR Funkhausorchester Köln

Wayne Marshall, conductor

Date: 2020

Label: CAvi-music

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George Gershwin - Piano Concerto; Second Rhapsody (Wayne Marshall)

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Composer: George Gershwin

• Piano Concerto in F major
• Porgy and Bess: Symphonic Suite (arr. Robert Russell Bennett)
• Second Rhapsody, for orchestra with piano

Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

Wayne Marshall, piano & conductor

Date: 1995

Label: Virgin

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George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto in F (Stefano Bollani; Riccardo Chailly)

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Composer: George Gershwin

• Rhapsody in blue (orch. Ferde Grofé)
• Catfish Row – Symphonic Suite
• Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra
• Rialto Ripples

Stefano Bollani, piano

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Riccardo Chailly, conductor

Date: 2010

Label: Decca

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George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue; etc. (Earl Wild; Arthur Fiedler)

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Composer: George Gershwin

1. Rhapsody in Blue
2. Piano Concerto "Concerto in F": 1. Allegro
3. Piano Concerto "Concerto in F": 2. Adagio - Andante con moto
4. Piano Concerto "Concerto in F": 3. Allegro Agitato
5. An American in Paris
6. Variations on "I Got Rhythm"
7. Cuban Overture

Earl Wild, piano

Boston Pops Orchestra

Arthur Fiedler, conductor

Date: 1959, 1961

Label: RCA

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Ferde Grofé - Death Valley Suite; Hudson River Suite; Hollywood Suite (William T. Stromberg)

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Composer: Ferde Grofé

• 6 Pictures of Hollywood
• Hudson River Suite
• Death Valley Suite

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

William T. Stromberg, conductor

Date: 2002

Label: Naxos

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Ferde Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite; Mississippi Suite; Niagara Falls (William T. Stromberg)

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Composer: Ferde Grofé

• Mississippi, "a Journey in Tones"
• Grand Canyon Suite
• Niagara Falls Suite

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

William T. Stromberg, conductor

Date: 1999

Label: Naxos

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Ferde Grofé; George Gershwin - Grand Canyon Suite; Catfish Row (Erich Kunzel)

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Composer: Ferde Grofé; George Gershwin

• Gershwin - Catfish Row, Symphonic Suite from Porgy & Bess
• Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite

Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

Erich Kunzel, conductor

Date: 1987

Label: Telarc

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Ferde Grofé; George Gershwin - Grand Canyon Suite; Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris (Leonard Bernstein)

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Composer: Ferde Grofé; George Gershwin

• Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue (orch. Ferde Grofé)
• Gershwin - An American in Paris
• Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite

New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Leonard Bernstein, piano & conductor

Date: 1959, 1958, 1963 / 1997

Label: Sony

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Ferde Grofé; Aaron Copland - Grand Canyon Suite; Billy the Kid (Antal Doráti; David Zinman)

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Composer: Ferde Grofé; Aaron Copland

• Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite
• Copland - Billy the Kid, complete ballet
• Copland - El salón Mexicó

Detroit Symphony Orchestra / Antal Doráti, conductor

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra / David Zinman, conductor

Date: 1982, 1993 / 2012

Label: Decca

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Aaron Copland - Piano Concerto; The Tender Land Suite; Old American Songs (Benjamin Pasternack; Robert Hanson)

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Composer: Aaron Copland

• The Tender Land Suite
• Piano Concerto
• Old American Songs

Benjamin Pasternack, piano

St. Charles Singers

Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Robert Hanson, conductor

Date: 2008

Label: Naxos

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