Classical Americana
Explore the diverse history of composers capturing the sounds of America from our early days to today. Hosted by Lara Downes.
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Time
Title
Composer
Performers
RECORD CO. CATALOG NO.
America: An Epic Rhapsody
Ernest Bloch
Gerard Schwarz / Seattle Symphony and Chorale
Naxos8.572743
Air and Simple Gifts
John Williams
Itzhak Perlman, violin/Yo-Yo Ma, cello
iTunes (Available via download only)
Lift Every Voice and Sing
Lettie B. Alston
Lara Downes, piano
Rising Sun
Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
Leonard Bernstein
Tad Calcara, clarinet Michael Tilson Thomas / New World Symphony
RCA68798
Suite for Violin and Piano
William Grant Still
Randall Goosby, violin/Zhu Wang, piano
Decca
Fantasy on a Hymn Tune
Thomas Canning
Raymond Leppard / Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Decca
The Shining Shore
Traditional
Darol Anger and Mike Marshall, instrumentalists Anonymous 4
Harmonia Mundi907400
Knoxville: Summer of 1915 Op 24
Samuel Barber
Kathleen Battle, soprano Andre Previn / Orchestra of St. Luke's
DG437787
Symphony #1 in e
Florence Price
Yannick Nexet-Seguin / Philadelphia Orchestra
DG
Appalachian Spring
Aaron Copland
Michael Tilson Thomas / San Francisco Symphony
RCA63720