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VARIOUS ARTISTS

100 Best American Classics

VARIOUS ARTISTS

100 SONGS • 7 HOURS AND 50 MINUTES • OCT 15 2012

1
Le Bananier (1992 Remastered Version)
Leonard Pennario
02:56
2
Bamboula (1992 Remastered Version)
Leonard Pennario
06:54
3
Pasquinade (1992 Remastered Version)
Leonard Pennario
03:26
4
My Old Kentucky Home (2011 Remastered Version)
Salli Terri
03:56
5
Gentle Annie (2011 Remastered Version)
Salli Terri
03:11
6
Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair
Thomas Hampson
04:21
7
Foster Favourites Medley (Ring, ring the banjo - Oh! Susanna - Camptown Races)
Jay Ungar, Matt Glaser, Evan Stover, Tony Trischka, Molly Mason, Dave Bargeron, Arnie Kinsella & Peter Ecklund
03:56
8
Beautiful Dreamer
Thomas Hampson feat. David Alpher, Jay Ungar & Molly Mason
03:56
9
Oedipus Tyrannus Prelude, Op. 35
London Symphony Orchestra & Kenneth Klein
09:12
10
Festival Overture on "The Star Spangled Banner"
London Symphony Orchestra & Kenneth Klein
06:46
11
Lamia Symphonic Poem, Op. 29
London Symphony Orchestra & Kenneth Klein
13:20
12
The Washington Post
Timothy Foley & The Great American Main Street Band
02:44
13
The Liberty Bell
Timothy Foley & The Great American Main Street Band
03:42
14
King Cotton
Timothy Foley & The Great American Main Street Band
02:43
15
El Capitan
Timothy Foley & The Great American Main Street Band
02:24
16
The Stars And Stripes Forever!
Timothy Foley & The Great American Main Street Band
03:38
17
The Entertainer
Joshua Rifkin
05:26
18
Suite in E for Strings, Op. 63: Pizzicato and Adagietto (Capriccioso. Allegretto)
London Symphony Orchestra & Kenneth Klein
08:26
19
Piano Sonata No. 1: II. (a) Allegro moderato
Peter Lawson
01:49
20
Piano Sonata No. 1: II. (b) In the Inn. Allegro
Peter Lawson
04:34
21
The Half-Ring Moon
Deborah Voigt
01:22
22
Evening Song
Deborah Voigt
02:55
23
Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor: IV. Allegro vivace
Peter Lawson
01:47
24
Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor: V. Appasionato - Lento - Presto
Peter Lawson
03:21
25
General William Booth Enters Into Heaven (from a poem by Vachel Lindsay)
Nathan Gunn & Kevin Murphy
05:18
26
At the River
Marni Nixon & John McCabe
02:01
27
Rhapsody in Blue (Opening) [Orch. Grofé]
Sir Simon Rattle
04:41
28
Skyscrapers
London Symphony Orchestra & Kenneth Klein
20:58
29
Piano Concerto in F Major: II. Andante con motto
André Previn feat. Howard Snell
12:26
30
Three Preludes: No. 1 in B flat
Leonard Pennario
01:27
31
Three Preludes: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor
Leonard Pennario
03:21
32
Three Preludes: No. 3 in E-Flat Minor
Leonard Pennario
01:12
33
An American in Paris
Leonard Slatkin & St Louis Symphony Orchestra
18:23
34
Symphony No. 2 "Romantic": II. Andante Con Tenerezza
Leonard Slatkin & St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
08:09
35
Mood Indigo
Barbara Hendricks & Monty Alexander Trio
04:12
36
Sophisticated lady
Barbara Hendricks & Monty Alexander Trio
03:59
37
I let a song go out of my heart
Barbara Hendricks & Monty Alexander Trio
03:22
38
Prelude to a kiss
Barbara Hendricks & Monty Alexander Trio
03:45
39
In a Sentimental Mood
Barbara Hendricks & Monty Alexander Trio
03:33
40
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Barbara Hendricks & Monty Alexander Trio
02:44
41
Grand Canyon Suite: On The Trail (1997 Remaster)
Felix Slatkin & The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
07:22
42
The School for Scandal, Op. 5
Leonard Slatkin & St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
08:27
43
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (from "Roberta", arr. Rodney Bennett)
Barry Tuckwell, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett & Neil Richardson
04:27
44
Anything Goes: Overture
London Symphony Orchestra & John McGlinn
05:12
45
El Salon Mexico (1986)
Eduardo Mata & Dallas Symphony Orchestra
10:50
46
The Plow That Broke The Plains - Suite: Pastorale (Grass)
Sir Neville Marriner & Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
01:25
47
The Plow That Broke The Plains - Suite: Cattle
Sir Neville Marriner & Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
02:30
48
The Plow That Broke The Plains - Suite: Blues (Speculation)
Sir Neville Marriner & Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
02:26
49
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a (After "Molto adagio" from String Quartet, Op. 11)
London Symphony Orchestra & Michael Tilson Thomas
08:32
50
My Funny Valentine (Babes in Arms)
Frederica von Stade, London Symphony Orchestra & John McGlinn
04:35
51
Pal Joey: "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (Vera Simpson)
Frederica von Stade, London Symphony Orchestra & John McGlinn
04:57
52
The River Suite: The Old South
Sir Neville Marriner & Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
09:55
53
Take the A Train
Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Lena Horne, Clark Terry, Bobby Watson, Lewis Nash, Geri Allen, Peter Washington, Regina Carter, Joshua Redman & Joe Lovano
09:10
54
Quiet City
Gerard Schwarz, New York Chamber Symphony, Mark Hill & Neil Baum
08:59
55
4 Songs, Op. 13: III. "Sure on this shining night"
Thomas Allen & Roger Vignoles
02:20
56
4 Songs, Op. 13: IV. Nocturne
Thomas Allen & Roger Vignoles
03:11
57
Piano Sonata: II. Vivace
Peter Lawson
04:13
58
Violin Concerto, Op. 14: I. Allegro
Elmar Oliveira, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra & Leonard Slatkin
10:58
59
Fanfare for the Common Man
Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México & Enrique Batiz
03:43
60
Appalachian Spring: Very Slowly (1999 - Remaster)
Leonard Slatkin & St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
03:32
61
Appalachian Spring: Allegro (1999 - Remaster)
Leonard Slatkin & St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
02:52
62
8 Poems of Emily Dickinson: No. 1 Nature, the gentlest mother
Barbara Hendricks
04:19
63
Undertow: The Transgressor and Medusa - Love and Death (1997 Digital Remaster)
Joseph Levine & Ballet Theatre Orchestra
01:56
64
Undertow: Alone, the Transgressor writhes in fear (1997 Digital Remaster)
Joseph Levine & Ballet Theatre Orchestra
01:39
65
Undertow: Finale - The Transgressor atones for his fatal act (1997 Digital Remaster)
Joseph Levine & Ballet Theatre Orchestra
02:38
66
Piano Sonata No. 2: III. Misuranto e pesante
Peter Lawson
04:48
67
Annie Get Your Gun, Act 1: No. 1, Overture
London Sinfonietta & John McGlinn
03:58
68
Annie Get Your Gun, Act I: Doin' what comes natur'lly (Annie, Kids, Wilson)
Kim Criswell, London Sinfonietta & John McGlinn
03:32
69
Annie Get Your Gun, Act I: The Girl That I Marry
Kim Criswell, London Sinfonietta & John McGlinn feat. Thomas Hampson
01:14
70
Annie Get Your Gun, Act I: You Can't Get a Man with a Gun
Kim Criswell, London Sinfonietta & John McGlinn
04:46
71
Annie Get Your Gun, Act 2: Duet. "Anything You Can Do"
Thomas Hampson feat. Kim Criswell
03:21
72
Fall River Legend: Elegy (1997 Digital Remaster)
Joseph Levine & Ballet Theatre Orchestra
02:52
73
Fall River Legend: Church Social (1997 Digital Remaster)
Joseph Levine & Ballet Theatre Orchestra
02:53
74
Fall River Legend: Hymnal Variations (1997 Digital Remaster)
Joseph Levine & Ballet Theatre Orchestra
03:40
75
Fall River Legend: Cotillion (1997 Digital Remaster)
Joseph Levine & Ballet Theatre Orchestra
03:39
76
The Lordly Hudson (Paul Goodman)
Nathan Gunn & Kevin Murphy
02:13
77
Piano Sonata, Op. 26: II. Allegro vivace e leggiero
Peter Lawson
02:15
78
The Dodger (Campaign Song)
Bruce Hubbard, Orchestra Of St Luke's & Dennis Russell Davies
02:15
79
Long Time Ago (Ballad)
Bruce Hubbard, Orchestra Of St Luke's & Dennis Russell Davies
02:54
80
Simple Gifts (Shaker Song)
Bruce Hubbard, Orchestra Of St Luke's & Dennis Russell Davies
01:43
81
The Little Horses (Lullaby)
Bruce Hubbard, Orchestra Of St Luke's & Dennis Russell Davies
02:28
82
Capital Of The World - Abridged: Pt. 1 - The Street (1997 Digital Remaster)
Joseph Levine & Ballet Theatre Orchestra
06:16
83
Early in the Morning (Robert Hilyer)
Nathan Gunn & Kevin Murphy
01:43
84
Candide (Overture)
Leonard Slatkin & St Louis Symphony Orchestra
04:20
85
Summer Music, Op. 31: I. Slow and indolent
Jeanne Baxtresser, Joseph Robinson, Stanley Drucker, Judith Le Clair & Philip Myers
02:07
86
Summer Music, Op. 31: II. Faster
Jeanne Baxtresser, Joseph Robinson, Stanley Drucker, Judith Le Clair & Philip Myers
00:35
87
Summer Music, Op. 31: III. Lively, still faster
Jeanne Baxtresser, Joseph Robinson, Stanley Drucker, Judith Le Clair & Philip Myers
01:16
88
Summer Music, Op. 31: IV. With motion, as before
Jeanne Baxtresser, Joseph Robinson, Stanley Drucker, Judith Le Clair & Philip Myers
04:50
89
Summer Music, Op. 31: V. Joyous and flowing
Jeanne Baxtresser, Joseph Robinson, Stanley Drucker, Judith Le Clair & Philip Myers
01:22
90
Summer Music, Op. 31: VI. Tempo I
Jeanne Baxtresser, Joseph Robinson, Stanley Drucker, Judith Le Clair & Philip Myers
01:28
91
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: No. 2, Somewhere
Paavo Järvi & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
04:34
92
Rozart Mix (1965) [2008 Remaster]
Ensemble Musica Negativa, Rainer Riehn, Hermann Danuser, Bell Imhoff & Doris Sandrock
07:16
93
To What You Said
Thomas Hampson
05:38
94
Over the Piano (Arnold Weinstein)
Nathan Gunn & Kevin Murphy
03:13
95
Façades
London Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green, John Harle & Simon Haram
07:50
96
Vermont counterpoint
Ransom Wilson
08:44
97
Shaker Loops: Shaking and Trembling (1983)
London Chamber Orchestra & Christopher Warren-Green
08:02
98
Three Occasions for Orchestra: III. Anniversary
London Sinfonietta & Oliver Knussen
06:57
99
Two Fanfares for Orchestra: II. Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Sir Simon Rattle
04:18
100
Three Canons for Ursula: Canon 5/7
Thomas Adès
05:29
℗ This compilation 2012 EMI Records Ltd © 2012 EMI Records Ltd