Erich Kunzel - Gershwin: Centennial Edition (The Complete Orchestral Collection) (1998)
Artist: Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Title: Gershwin: Centennial Edition (The Complete Orchestral Collection)
Year Of Release: 1998
Label: Telarc
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 2:31:54
Total Size: 629 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Gershwin: Centennial Edition (The Complete Orchestral Collection)
Year Of Release: 1998
Label: Telarc
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 2:31:54
Total Size: 629 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Erich Kunzel, William Tritt & Cincinnati Jazz Orchestra – Rhapsody in Blue (Original 1924 Version) (18:04)
2. Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel & Stewart Goodyear – Second Rhapsody for Piano & Orchestra "Rhapsody in Rivets" (1931 Original Version) (15:14)
3. Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel & William Tritt – Concerto in F: I. Allegro (13:28)
4. Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel & William Tritt – Concerto in F: II. Adagio - Andante con moto (12:10)
5. Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel & William Tritt – Concerto in F: III. Allegro agitato (07:08)
6. Erich Kunzel, William Tritt & Cincinnati Pops Orchestra – Variations on "I Got Rhythm" (09:08)
7. Erich Kunzel, William Tritt & Cincinnati Pops Orchestra – Rialto Ripples Rag (Arr. E. Kunzel) (02:36)
8. Erich Kunzel & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra – An American in Paris (17:17)
9. Cuban Overture (09:46)
10. Lullaby for Strings (08:48)
11. Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra & Richard Hawley – Walking the Dog (02:31)
12. Mexican Dance (04:11)
13. Catfish Row (Symphonic Suite from "Porgy & Bess"): I. Catfish Row (07:51)
14. Catfish Row (Symphonic Suite from "Porgy & Bess"): II. Porgy Sings (05:14)
15. Catfish Row (Symphonic Suite from "Porgy & Bess"): III. Fugue (02:04)
16. Catfish Row (Symphonic Suite from "Porgy & Bess"): IV. Hurricane (03:37)
17. Catfish Row (Symphonic Suite from "Porgy & Bess"): V. Good Morning, Sister (07:15)
18. Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra & Central State University Chorus – O Land of Mine, America (05:24)
This two-CD collection is a compilation of Gershwin’s orchestral works performed by the Cincinnati Pops under the baton of Erich Kunzel. It was recorded by Telarc over a sixteen-year period, beginning in 1981 with the recording of An American in Paris and ending with " O Land of Mine, America" recorded in 1997.
Erich Kunzel worked in cooperation with the Music Division of The Library of Congress to find the never-before-recorded "O Land of Mine, America," a work for chorus and orchestra written in 1919 as an entry in a magazine contest. The New York American offered a prize of $5,000 to the winning composer of an American anthem. Gershwin’s entry (with lyrics by Michael E. Rourke of England) won honorable mention and a prize of $50.00.
The other previously unrecorded piece, Mexican Dance, is based on the song "Tamale (I’m Hot for You), " written in 1921. It was retitled by Gershwin when it was transcribed by Broadway orchestrator Frank Sadler.
The collection also includes the original Paul Whiteman version of Rhapsody in Blue.
Erich Kunzel worked in cooperation with the Music Division of The Library of Congress to find the never-before-recorded "O Land of Mine, America," a work for chorus and orchestra written in 1919 as an entry in a magazine contest. The New York American offered a prize of $5,000 to the winning composer of an American anthem. Gershwin’s entry (with lyrics by Michael E. Rourke of England) won honorable mention and a prize of $50.00.
The other previously unrecorded piece, Mexican Dance, is based on the song "Tamale (I’m Hot for You), " written in 1921. It was retitled by Gershwin when it was transcribed by Broadway orchestrator Frank Sadler.
The collection also includes the original Paul Whiteman version of Rhapsody in Blue.
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