The American Collection

Album by Leonard Slatkin

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Belle of the Ball
    2:57
  2. 2.
    The Phantom Regiment
    3:09
  3. 3.
    The First Day of Spring
    3:15
  4. 4.
    Sleigh Ride
    2:54
  5. 5.
    Plink, Plank, Plunk!
    2:43
  6. 6.
    Blue Tango
    3:07
  7. 7.
    Forgotten Dreams
    2:33
  8. 8.
    Bugler's Holiday
    2:38
  9. 9.
    The Penny-Whistle Song
    2:52
  10. 10.
    Clarinet Candy
    2:55
  11. 11.
    Horse and Buggy
    3:39
  12. 12.
    A Trumpeter's Lullaby
    3:29
  13. 13.
    Fiddle Faddle
    3:33
  14. 14.
    Jazz Pizzicato
    2:02
  15. 15.
    Jazz Legato
    1:55
  16. 16.
    The Syncopated Clock
    2:28
  17. 17.
    Sandpaper Ballet
    3:06
  18. 18.
    The Typewriter
    1:52
  19. 19.
    The Waltzing Cat
    2:33
  20. 20.
    Promenade
    2:40
  21. 21.
    Saraband
    3:33
  22. 22.
    Serenata
    3:53
  23. 23.
    Baladette
    2:48
  24. 24.
    Arietta
    3:01
  25. 25.
    Home Stretch
    2:47

Disc 2

  1. 1.
    Songfest: I. Opening Hymn: "To the Poem"
    2:54
  2. 2.
    Songfest: II. 3 Solos: 1. "The Pennycandystore Beyond the El"
    1:40
  3. 3.
    Songfest: II. 3 Solos: 2. "A Julia de Burgos"
    3:33
  4. 4.
    Songfest: II. 3 Solos: 3. "To What You Said..."
    5:38
  5. 5.
    Songfest: III. 3 Ensembles: 1. Duet: "I, Too, Sing America" - "Okay 'Negroes'"
    3:38
  6. 6.
    Songfest: III. 3 Ensembles: 2. Trio: "To My Dear and Lovind Husband"
    3:29
  7. 7.
    Songfest: III. 3 Ensembles: 3. Duet: "Storyette H.M."
    1:55
  8. 8.
    Songfest: IV. Sextet: "If You Can't Eat You Got To"
    2:10
  9. 9.
    Songfest: V. 3 Solos: 1. "Music I Heard With You"
    3:45
  10. 10.
    Songfest: V. 3 Solos: 2. "Zizi's Lament"
    2:27
  11. 11.
    Songfest: V. 3 Solos: 3. Sonnet: "What Lips My Lips Have Kissed"
    4:34
  12. 12.
    Songfest: VI. Closing Hymn: "Israfel"
    4:07
  13. 13.
    In Memoriam: Nathalie Koussevitzky
    2:26
  14. 14.
    Arcana
    17:00

Disc 3

  1. 1.
    Symphony for Organ and Orchestra: I. Prelude. Andante
    5:54
  2. 2.
    Symphony for Organ and Orchestra: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto - Moderato
    7:27
  3. 3.
    Symphony for Organ and Orchestra: III. Finale. Lento - Più mosso (Allegro moderato)
    10:17
  4. 4.
    Dance Symphony: I. Introduction. Lento - Molto allegro
    6:38
  5. 5.
    Dance Symphony: II. Andante moderato - Più largamente
    4:35
  6. 6.
    Dance Symphony: III. Allegro vivo
    5:01
  7. 7.
    Short Symphony: I. quarter note = 144 (incisivo)
    3:59
  8. 8.
    Short Symphony: II. half note = 44
    5:03
  9. 9.
    Short Symphony: III. quarter note = 144 (preciso e ritmico)
    5:46
  10. 10.
    Orchestral Variations
    12:43

Disc 4

  1. 1.
    The Red Pony: Morning on the Ranch
    4:36
  2. 2.
    The Red Pony: The Gift
    4:51
  3. 3.
    The Red Pony: Dream March
    2:26
  4. 4.
    The Red Pony: Circus Music
    1:49
  5. 5.
    The Red Pony: Walk to the Bunk House
    2:42
  6. 6.
    The Red Pony: Grandfather's Story
    3:47
  7. 7.
    The Red Pony: Happy Ending
    3:09
  8. 8.
    Our Town
    9:06
  9. 9.
    The Heiress Suite
    8:14
  10. 10.
    Music for Movies: New England Countryside (from The City)
    5:10
  11. 11.
    Music for Movies: Barley Wagons (from Of Mice and Men)
    2:11
  12. 12.
    Music for Movies: Sunday Traffic (from The City)
    2:28
  13. 13.
    Music for Movies: Grover's Corners (from Our Town)
    2:22
  14. 14.
    Music for Movies: Threshing Machines (from Of Mice and Men)
    2:59
  15. 15.
    Prairie Journal (Music for Radio)
    11:41

Disc 5

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 3: I. Molto moderato
    10:32
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 3: II. Allegro molto
    8:07
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 3: III. Andantino quasi allegretto
    10:28
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 3: IV. Molto deliberato (Fanfare) - Allegro risoluto
    13:29
  5. 5.
    Music for a Great City: Skyline
    7:31
  6. 6.
    Music for a Great City: Night Thoughts
    7:20
  7. 7.
    Music for a Great City: Subway Jam
    3:10
  8. 8.
    Music for a Great City: Toward the Bridge
    6:36

Disc 6

  1. 1.
    Of Rage and Remembrance
    13:08
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 1: I. Apologue: Of Rage and Remembrance
    13:39
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 1: II. Tarantella
    8:13
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 1: III. Chaconne. Giulio's Song
    13:54
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 1: IV. Epilogue
    4:37

Disc 7

  1. 1.
    Tournaments
    11:53
  2. 2.
    Fantasia on an Ostinato
    14:35
  3. 3.
    Elegy
    8:14
  4. 4.
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: I. Molto allegro
    14:28
  5. 5.
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: II. Scherzo
    3:02
  6. 6.
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: III. Andante appassionato
    8:35
  7. 7.
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: IV. Allegro
    6:07

Disc 8

  1. 1.
    3 Places in New England: I. The "Saint-Gaudens" in Boston Common (Col. Shaw and his Colored Regiment)
    8:48
  2. 2.
    3 Places in New England: II. Putnam's Camp, Redding, Connecticut
    5:49
  3. 3.
    3 Places in New England: III. The Housatonic at Stockbridge
    4:45
  4. 4.
    March III with the air "Old Kentucky Home"
    2:41
  5. 5.
    The Unanswered Question
    5:51
  6. 6.
    Central Park in the Dark
    9:26
  7. 7.
    Fugue in 4 Keys on "The Shining Shore"
    3:48
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 3 "The Camp Meeting": I. Old Folks Gatherin'. Andante maestoso
    7:07
  9. 9.
    Symphony no. 3 "The Camp Meeting": II. Children's Day. Allegro
    6:50
  10. 10.
    Symphony no. 3 "The Camp Meeting": III. Communion. Largo
    7:40

Disc 9

  1. 1.
    American Festival Overture
    9:23
  2. 2.
    New England Triptych: I. Be glad then, America
    5:33
  3. 3.
    New England Triptych: II. When Jesus wept
    6:50
  4. 4.
    New England Triptych: III. Chester
    3:05
  5. 5.
    Variations on "America"
    6:44
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 10 "American Muse": I. Con fuoco
    5:39
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 10 "American Muse": II. Larghissimo
    13:20
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 10 "American Muse": III. Presto - Andantino - Leggero - Pesante - Presto possibile
    11:36

Disc 10

  1. 1.
    The Incredible Flutist: Introduction: Siesta in the Market Place
    0:55
  2. 2.
    The Incredible Flutist: Entrance of the Vendors
    2:11
  3. 3.
    The Incredible Flutist: Entrance of the Customers
    0:32
  4. 4.
    The Incredible Flutist: Tango of the Merchant's Daughters
    3:11
  5. 5.
    The Incredible Flutist: Arrival of the Circus
    0:31
  6. 6.
    The Incredible Flutist: Circus March
    0:40
  7. 7.
    The Incredible Flutist: The Flutist
    2:10
  8. 8.
    The Incredible Flutist: Minuet
    0:42
  9. 9.
    The Incredible Flutist: Spanish Waltz
    1:16
  10. 10.
    The Incredible Flutist: Siciliana: Dance of the Flutist and the Merchant's Daughter
    2:29
  11. 11.
    The Incredible Flutist: Polka Finale
    2:11
  12. 12.
    3 New England Sketches: I. Seaside
    6:23
  13. 13.
    3 New England Sketches: II. Summer Evening
    3:12
  14. 14.
    3 New England Sketches: III. Mountains
    6:12
  15. 15.
    Symphony no. 6: I. Fluendo espressivo
    6:56
  16. 16.
    Symphony no. 6: II. Leggerissimo vivace
    3:40
  17. 17.
    Symphony no. 6: III. Adagio sereno
    9:57
  18. 18.
    Symphony no. 6: IV. Allegro energico
    3:48

Disc 11

  1. 1.
    Velocities
    7:28
  2. 2.
    Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra: I. Con forza
    5:26
  3. 3.
    Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra: II. Misterioso
    12:40
  4. 4.
    Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra: III. Ritmico con brio
    9:47
  5. 5.
    New Morning for the World: "Daybreak of Freedom"
    25:57

Disc 12

  1. 1.
    Fanfare for the Common Man
    3:06
  2. 2.
    American Salute
    4:16
  3. 3.
    Washington Post March
    2:26
  4. 4.
    Chester (from New England Triptych)
    2:57
  5. 5.
    Variations on "America"
    6:40
  6. 6.
    Pavane (from American Symphonette no. 2)
    3:14
  7. 7.
    March of the Toys (from Babes in Toyland)
    3:47
  8. 8.
    Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman no. 1
    2:30
  9. 9.
    Hoe-Down (from Rodeo)
    3:24
  10. 10.
    The Plow that Broke the Plains: Prelude
    1:49
  11. 11.
    The Plow that Broke the Plains: Pastoral (Grass)
    1:43
  12. 12.
    On the Trail (from Grand Canyon Suite)
    8:03
  13. 13.
    Minor Reflection
    4:50
  14. 14.
    America the Beautiful
    3:34
  15. 15.
    The Stars and Stripes Forever
    3:37
  16. 16.
    Taps
    1:11
  17. 17.
    The Star-Spangled Banner
    1:22

Disc 13

  1. 1.
    Fanfare For The Common Man
    3:08
  2. 2.
    Be Glad, Then, America (from New England Triptych)
    5:36
  3. 3.
    Festival Overture on the American National Air, "The Star-Spangled Banner"
    6:16
  4. 4.
    National Emblem March
    2:51
  5. 5.
    Fugue and Chorale on "Yankee Doodle"
    5:43
  6. 6.
    American Fantasia
    10:05
  7. 7.
    El Capitan
    2:14
  8. 8.
    Battle Hymn of the Republic
    4:11
  9. 9.
    Servicemen on Parade
    4:11
  10. 10.
    Lincoln Portrait
    14:53

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