Classical Americana

Explore the diverse history of composers capturing the sounds of America from our early days to today. Hosted by Lara Downes.

Classical Americana

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Title
Composer
Performers
RECORD CO. CATALOG NO.

Lincoln Portrait

Aaron Copland

James Earl Jones, narrator/James Earl Jones, narrator Gerard Schwarz / Seattle Symphony

Delos3140

Ashokan Farewell

Jay Ungar

Jay Ungar, fiddle/Jay Ungar, fiddle

Warner

Echoes of Harlem

Duke Ellington

Michael Christie / New West Symphony

Live recording

Show Boat: Overture

Jerome Kern

John McGlinn / London Sinfonietta

EMI68589

Short Ride in a Fast Machine

John Adams

Marin Alsop / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Naxos

String Quartet in a

Florence Price

Catalyst Quartet

Azica

Spellbound: Prelude and Love Theme

Miklos Rozsa

Daniel Hope, violin/Daniel Hope, violin Alexander Shelley / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

DG2145302

Nigun

Ernest Bloch

Yuli Turovsky, cello/Yuli Turovsky, cello Yuli Turovsky / I Musici de Montreal

Chandos8800

The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms

Michael Kamen

Leonard Slatkin / National Symphony Orchestra

Decca

Bridge of Light for Viola and Orchestra

Keith Jarrett

Patricia McCarty, viola/Patricia McCarty, viola Thomas Crawford / Fairfield Orchestra

ECM1450