V Thomson - The Plow that Broke the Plains, The River
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Label: Naxos - American Classics
Cat No: 8559291
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 1st October 2007
Contents
Artists
Post-Classical EnsembleConductor
Angel Gil-OrdonezWorks
The Plow that Broke the PlainsThe River
Artists
Post-Classical EnsembleConductor
Angel Gil-OrdonezAbout
Virgil Thomson’s scores for both films are among the most famous ever composed for the movies. Aaron Copland praised the music for The Plow for its “frankness and openness of feeling”, calling it “fresher, more simple, and more personal” than the Hollywood norm. He called the music for The River “a lesson in how to treat Americana”.
World Premičre Recordings.
The Plow that Broke the Plains (1936):
Prelude; Pastorale (Grass); Cattle; The Homesteader; Warning; War and the Tractor; Speculation (Blues); Drought; Wind and Dust; Devastation
The River (1937):
Prelude; First Forest; A Big River; Cotton Pickers; Ruins; Logging; Coal; Floods; Requiem; Tenancy; Finale
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