American Showpieces

Great American Showpieces

Barber:

  • Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
  • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
  • Overture to The School for Scandal, Op. 5
  • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin

Bernstein:

  • Dance Episodes (3) from ‘On The Town’
  • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
  • Candide – Overture
  • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin

Copland:

  • El Salón México
  • Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Eduardo Mata
  • Danzon Cubano
  • Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Eduardo Mata

Gershwin:

  • Cuban Overture
  • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
  • An American in Paris
  • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Eduardo Mata

 

All this music is beautifully played by the St. Louis Symphony and the Dallas Symphony orchestras, conducted by Leonard Slatkin and Eduardo Mata

Here is a video of the Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 by Barber:

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