Compact Discoveries 169: Grofé's Orchestral Suites
Series: Compact Discoveries
From: Fred Flaxman
Length: 00:58:00
The hour includes a complete performance of Ferde Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite plus movements from his Mississippi, Hollywood, and Niagara Falls suites, all performed by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by William Stromberg from Naxos recordings.
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Piece Description
The hour includes a complete performance of Ferde Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite plus movements from his Mississippi, Hollywood, and Niagara Falls suites, all performed by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by William Stromberg from Naxos recordings.
Broadcast History
This is the world premiere of this program.
Transcript
Compact Discoveries®
a series of one-hour radio programs produced, written, hosted, and edited by Fred Flaxman
©2010 by Fred Flaxman
Program 169: "Grofé’s Orchestral Suites"
MUSIC: Grofé: excerpt from “On the Trail” from The Grand Canyon Suite performed by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by William T. Stromberg [Noxos 8.559007, Track 7] [under the following]
Hello and welcome to Compact Discoveries. I’m your guide, Fred Flaxman.
The American composer Ferde Grofé, who lived from 1892 until 1972, is not as well known today as he deserves to be. Those who remember his name probably do so because Grofé was the talented orchestrator of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue -- both the original version that was premiered by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra in 1924 and the version usually heard today for full symphonic orchestra. Gershwin wrote the piece for two pianos.
But Grofé...
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