The Incredible Flutist, Ballet Suite

Album by Walter Piston & Gerard Schwarz & Seattle Symphony

The Incredible Flutist, Ballet Suite is a ballet suite by American composer Walter Piston, composed in 1938. The score employs neoclassical orchestral textures with lively dance rhythms and colourful woodwind writing, and it occupies a place in Piston's output as an example of his stage music bridging popular dance forms and concert orchestration.
First released: 1st January 1993

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Introduction - Siesta in the Market Place
    1:03
  2. 2.
    Entrance of the Vendors
    2:24
  3. 3.
    Entrance of the Customers
    0:34
  4. 4.
    Tango of the Merchant's Daughters
    3:04
  5. 5.
    Arrival of the Circus
    0:34
  6. 6.
    Circus March
    0:34
  7. 7.
    The Flutist
    2:16
  8. 8.
    Minuet
    0:39
  9. 9.
    Spanish Waltz
    1:18
  10. 10.
    Siciliana
    3:08
  11. 11.
    Polka Finale
    2:14
  12. 12.
    Fantasy for Cor Anglais, Harp and Strings
    8:32
  13. 13.
    Suite for Orchestra: I. Allegro
    4:00
  14. 14.
    Suite for Orchestra: II. Andante
    6:30
  15. 15.
    Suite for Orchestra: III. Allegro
    3:50
  16. 16.
    Concerto for String Quartet, Wind Instruments and Percussion
    10:01
  17. 17.
    Psalm: "O sing unto the Lord a new song"
    5:27
  18. 18.
    Prayer of David: "Bow down thine ear, O Lord"
    11:48