The Western Connection
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A Western scene by artist & illustrator Maynard Dixon
The American West is more than a place on a map. It’s a state of mind.
Looked at it this way, it’s easy to see why it’s inspired musical portraits from so many different perspectives—some expected, some not.
In this hour, the West in music by Puccini, Grofe, Harris, Copland, and more.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
| Copland: Billy the Kid & Rodeo |
Colorado Symphony, Andrew Litton |
BIS BIS-2164 |
7318599921648 |
| The American Indianists [for Farwell’s Navajo War Dance] |
Dario Mu |
Marco Polo 8.223715 |
730099371520 |
| Vintage America [for Farwell’s Prairie Miniature] |
Callico Winds |
Albany Records TROY 693 |
034061069324 |
| Puccini: La fanciulla del West |
La Scala Orchestra, Lorin Maazel |
Sony 88697446622 |
886974466222 |
| Cadman: Piano Trio, etc. [for Legend of the Canyon] |
Paul Posnak; Peter Zazofsk, Ross Harbough, Bergonzi String Quartet |
Naxos 8.559067 |
636943906729 |
| Americana [for Siegmeister’s Western Suite] |
Utah Symphony Orchestra, Maurice Abravanel |
Vox Allegretto 8155 |
047163815522 |
| Harris: Folksong Symphony |
American Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann |
Vanguard OVC 4076 |
723918407623 |
| Gillis: Symphony No. 7, etc. [for Portrait of a Frontier Town] |
Sinfonia Varsovia, Ian Hobson |
TROY 833 |
034061083320 |
| Grofé: Grand Canyon Suit |
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel |
Sony SK 52491 |
074645249124 |
| Copland: Music for Films (for The Red Pony) |
Saint Louis Symphony, Leonard Slatkin |
RCA Red Seal 09026-61699-2 |
090266169924 |
| Curiale: Awakening[for Gates of Gold/“Call of the Mountain”] |
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Joseph Curiale |
Black Box BBM1050 |
680125105028 |
