
Ferde Grofé’s arrangements for Paul Whiteman’s band constitute a treasure-trove of early- to mid-20th century Americana. Usually we only get to hear his epoch-making original
Morton Gould’s 1957 Living Stereo recordings of two Copland ballet suites were top recommendations at the time. Since then, however, Bernstein, Slatkin, and Michael Tilson
I enjoyed this disc very much in its stereo incarnation, and I like it even more in multi-channel sound. This is one of the finest
These are performances of proven pedigree, the only reservations being Bernstein’s heavily cut and somewhat ponderous (at least in the closing pages) version of Rhapsody
Richard Strauss once famously remarked: “I may not be a first rate composer, but I am a very good second rate composer.” The same might
What a fun disc! Ferde Grofé is best known as the arranger of the full orchestra version of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, as well as