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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Title
Composer
Performers
RECORD CO. CATALOG NO.
Lift Every Voice and Sing
Lettie B. Alston
Lara Downes, piano
Rising Sun
Suite for Violin and Piano
William Grant Still
Randall Goosby, violin/Zhu Wang, piano
Decca
Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
Leonard Bernstein
Tad Calcara, clarinet Michael Tilson Thomas / New World Symphony
RCA68798
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
Amazing Grace
Traditional
Daniel Hope, violin/Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp Zurich Chamber Orchestra
DG
My Lord, What A Morning
Traditional
Jessye Norman, soprano Ambrosian Singers
Philips416462