William Grant Still Orchestral Works

The Orchestral Works of the American composer William Grant Still (1895-1978)

William Grant Still (1895-1978) (USA)
Poem for orchestra (1944)
Dir : John MacLaughlin Williams
Cleveland Institute of Music Symphony Orchestra

Sunday Symphony (1958)
Dir : Carter R. Woods
1. Moderatly : the Awakening (4.13)
2. Very slow : Prayer (8.07)

Old California, symphonic Poem (1941)
Dir : Pierre Monteux

The American Scene (1957) -- selection : The Far West ; The Southwest ; The East
Dir : Richard Auldon Clark

« The American Scene » réunit cinq suites/ « The American Scene » brings together five suites (No. 3 « The Old West » ; No. 5 « A Mountain »).

Suite No. 4 : « The Far West »
- The Plaza (Los Angeles) (2.11)
- Sundown Land (4.21)
- Navaho Country (2.17)

Suite No. 2 : « The Southwest »
- Grand Teton (3.03)
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (7.07)
- Song of the Riverman (6.37)

Suite No. 1 : « The East »
- On the Village Green (2.35)
- Berkshire Night (4.32)
- Manhattan Skyline (3.05)