Description
Ferde Grofé: Grand Canyon Szvit , Mississippi Szvit - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Batiz / Hungaroton LP Stereo 1984
SLPDL 12737
The Grand Canyon Suite is a suite for orchestra by Ferde Grofé, composed between 1929 and 1931. It was initially titled Five Pictures of the Grand Canyon.
It consists of five movements, each an evocation in tone of a particular scene typical of the Grand Canyon. Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra gave the first public performance of the work, in concert at the Studebaker Theatre in Chicago on November 22, 1931.
Grofe, in 1937, described the genesis of his piece: "Although I was born in New York City, I lost all consciousness of being a New Yorker at the age of five. From that age till a few years ago, I lived in California....In writing 'Grand Canyon Suite' I drew from notes I had made during my constant visits to the rim of the mighty work of nature. I had watched the Canyon in all seasons, in all its moods. And my findings were on paper, notes in hieroglyphics that were later transcribed into musical notes."
| Label: | Hungaroton – SLPDL 12737 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
Vinyl, LP
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| Country: | Hungary |
| Released: |
1984 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Modern |
Tracklist:
| Grand Canyon Szvit | |||
| A1 | 1. Napkelte | 5:51 | |
| A2 | 2. Festett Sivatag | 7:58 | |
| A3 | 3. Az Ösvényen | 6:34 | |
| A4 | 4. Napnyugta | 5:27 | |
| B1 | 5. Felhőszakadás | 9:05 | |
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Mississippi Szvit |
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| B2 | 1. A Vizek Atyja | 4:17 | |
| B3 | 2. Huckleberry Finn | 2:14 | |
| B4 | 3. Old Creole Days | 4:18 | |
| B5 | 4. Mardi Gras | 6:05 |
- Celesta – Vivian Troon
- Composed By – Ferde Grofé
- Conductor – Enrique Batiz
- Orchestra – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Violin – Barry Griffiths (tracks: A3)
BOX #70
