Multimedia Collection

Orchestral Music in the 20th Century: The American Way

DVD
50 min
1996
M1000 .L43 2005 DVD

The focus of The American Way is the music of young men in a young country, individualists and innovators who nevertheless learnt from the music of the past, and from the music of other cultures. Jazz, military bands, country dances, German Expressionism and minimalism all contribute to a dazzling display of energy and virtuosity in American music.

Performers: Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor ; Wayne Marshall, piano ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ; Sir Simon Rattle, conductor.

  • Excerpts from: Rhapsody in blue / George Gershwin
  • Decoration Day / Charles Ives
  • First construction (in metal) / John Cage
  • A celebration of some 100 x 150 notes / Elliott Carter
  • Mme Press died last week at 90 / Morton Feldman
  • Appalachian spring / Aaron Copland
  • Harmonium / John Adams
  • Lonely house (from Street scene) / Kurt Weill
  • In C / Terry Riley
  • Symphonic dances (from West side story) / Leonard Bernstein

Distributed by Arthaus Musik (www.arthaus-musik.com).

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