Thomson Virgil — Acadian Songs and Dances, from `The Louisiana Story`
Artist: Thomas Scherman (conductor)
The Little Orchestra Society. Conductor Thomas Scherman. Virgil Thomson mad esuite concert suites from the music he composed for the 1948 documentary film `The Louisiana Story`, this is the second. 1. Sadness 2. Papa`s Tune 3. A Narrative 4. The Alligator and the `Coon 5. Super-Sadness 6. Walking Song 7. The Squeeze Box
Thomson Virgil — The Plow That Broke The Plains (complete) (1936)
Artist: Angel Gil-Ordonez (conductor)
Post-Classical Ensemble. Conductor Angel Gil-Ordonez. 1. Prelude 2. Pastorale (Grass) 3. Cattle 4. The Homesteader 5. Warning 6. War and the Tractor 7. Speculation 8. Drought 9. Wind and Dust 10. Devastation
Post-Classical Ensemble. Conductor: Angel Gil-Ordonez. 1. Prelude 2. First Forest 3. A Big River 4. Cotton Pickers 5. Ruins 6. Logging 7. Coal 8. Floods 9. Requiem 10. Tenancy 11. Finale
The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by the composer. 1. The Seine at Night 2. Wheat field at Noon 3. Sea Piece with Birds
Hanson Howard — Symphonic Poem `Pan and the Priest` (1925/6
Artist: Kenneth Schermerhorn (conductor)
Utah Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Maurice Abravanel. Four Movements: 1. Largo assai 2. Vigoroso 3. Cantabile intensamente 4. Scherzando brioso.
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