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American Works: Gershwin, Russo, Ellington, and Copland

April 10, 2020, 9:00 pm

Four 20th-century American masterworks.

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Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (selections)
André Kostelantetz, conductor (recorded 1954)

Russo: Symphony No. 2, “Titans”
Leonard Bernstein, conductor; Maynard Ferguson, trumpet (recorded 1959)

Ellington/Marsalis: A Tone Parallel to Harlem
Kurt Masur, conductor; Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis, artistic director & trumpet (recorded 1999)

Copland: The Tender Land (abridged)
Aaron Copland, conductor; Joy Clements, soprano; Claramae Turner, mezzo-soprano; Richard Cassilly, tenor; Richard Fredricks, baritone; Norman Treigle, bass; Choral Art Society, dir. William Jonson (recorded 1965)

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American Works: Gershwin, Russo, Ellington, and Copland

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