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Explorer Set: American Edition: MacDowell, Griffes, Beach, Barber, Foote, Whiting, Knowles Paine, Chadwick, Nevin, Lang, Gershwin, Bernstein, Ives, Adams, Glass

Explorer Set: American Edition: MacDowell, Griffes, Beach, Barber, Foote, Whiting, Knowles Paine, Chadwick, Nevin, Lang, Gershwin, Bernstein, Ives, Adams, Glass
Composer Amy Beach (1), Arthur Foote, Arthur Whiting, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, Charles Ives, Edward MacDowell, Ethelbert Nevin, George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin, George Whitefield Chadwick, John Adams, John Knowles Paine, Leonard Bernstein, Margaret Ruthven Lang, Philip Glass, Samuel Barber
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Format 10 CD
Cat. number PCL10330
EAN code 5029365103305
Release May 2025

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Disk 1

  1. Edward MacDowell: Piano Sonata No.1 in G Minor, Op. 45 “Tragica”: I. Largo maestoso
  2. Edward MacDowell: Piano Sonata No.1 in G Minor, Op. 45 “Tragica”: II. Molto allegro, vivace
  3. Edward MacDowell: Piano Sonata No.1 in G Minor, Op. 45 “Tragica”: III. Largo con maestà
  4. Edward MacDowell: Piano Sonata No.1 in G Minor, Op. 45 “Tragica”: IV. Allegro eroico
  5. Edward MacDowell: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 50 “Eroica”: I. Slow, with Nobility
  6. Edward MacDowell: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 50 “Eroica”: II. Elf-like, as Light and Swift as Possible
  7. Edward MacDowell: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 50 “Eroica”: III. Tenderly, Longingly, Yet with Passion
  8. Edward MacDowell: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 50 “Eroica”: IV. Fiercely, Very Fast
  9. Edward MacDowell: Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: I. To a Wild Rose
  10. Edward MacDowell: Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: II. Will o’ the Wisp
  11. Edward MacDowell: Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: III. At an Old Trysting Place
  12. Edward MacDowell: Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: IV. In Autumn
  13. Edward MacDowell: Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: V. From an Indian Lodge
  14. Edward MacDowell: Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: VI. To a Water Lily
  15. Edward MacDowell: Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: VII. From Uncle Remus
  16. Edward MacDowell: Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: VIII. A Desert Farm
  17. Edward MacDowell: Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: IX. By a Meadow Brook
  18. Edward MacDowell: Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: X. Told at Sunset

Disk 2

  1. Charles Tomlinson Griffes: 3 Tone-Pictures, Op. 5: I. The Lake at Evening
  2. Charles Tomlinson Griffes: 3 Tone-Pictures, Op. 5: II. The Vale of Dreams
  3. Charles Tomlinson Griffes: 3 Tone-Pictures, Op. 5: III. The Night Winds
  4. Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Winter Landscape
  5. Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 6: I. Barcarolle
  6. Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 6: II. Notturno
  7. Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 6: III. Scherzo
  8. Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Rhapsody in B Minor
  9. Charles Tomlinson Griffes: De Profundis
  10. Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Roman Sketches, Op. 7: I. The White Peacock
  11. Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Roman Sketches, Op. 7: II. Nightfall - Al far della note
  12. Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Roman Sketches, Op. 7: III. The Fountain of the Acqua Paola
  13. Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Roman Sketches, Op. 7: IV. Clouds
  14. Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Piano Sonata, A.85: I. Feroce – Allegretto con moto
  15. Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Piano Sonata, A.85: II. Molto tranquillo
  16. Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Piano Sonata, A.85: III. Allegro vivace

Disk 3

  1. Edward MacDowell: 3 Poems, Op. 20: I. Night by the Sea
  2. Edward MacDowell: 3 Poems, Op. 20: II. A Tale from Knightly Times
  3. Edward MacDowell: 3 Poems, Op. 20: III. Ballad
  4. Edward MacDowell: Moon Pictures, Op. 21: I. The Hindoo Maiden
  5. Edward MacDowell: Moon Pictures, Op. 21: II. Story of the Stork
  6. Edward MacDowell: Moon Pictures, Op. 21: III. In the Tyrol
  7. Edward MacDowell: Moon Pictures, Op. 21: IV. The Swan
  8. Edward MacDowell: Moon Pictures, Op. 21: V. Visit of the Bears
  9. Edward MacDowell: Hamlet and Ophelia, Op. 22: I. Hamlet
  10. Edward MacDowell: Hamlet and Ophelia, Op. 22: II. Ophelia
  11. Amy Beach: 3 Movements: I. Allegro appassionato
  12. Amy Beach: 3 Movements: II. Moderato
  13. Amy Beach: 3 Movements: III. Allegro con fuoco
  14. Amy Beach: Summer Dreams, Op. 47: I. The Brownies
  15. Amy Beach: Summer Dreams, Op. 47: II. Robin Redbreast
  16. Amy Beach: Summer Dreams, Op. 47: III. Twilight
  17. Amy Beach: Summer Dreams, Op. 47: IV. Katy-dids
  18. Amy Beach: Summer Dreams, Op. 47: V. Elfin Tarantelle
  19. Amy Beach: Summer Dreams, Op. 47: VI. Good Night
  20. Samuel Barber: Souvenirs, Op. 28: I. Waltz
  21. Samuel Barber: Souvenirs, Op. 28: II. Schottische
  22. Samuel Barber: Souvenirs, Op. 28: III. Pas de deux
  23. Samuel Barber: Souvenirs, Op. 28: IV. Two-Step
  24. Samuel Barber: Souvenirs, Op. 28: V. Hesitation-Tango
  25. Samuel Barber: Souvenirs, Op. 28: VI. Galop

Disk 4

  1. Amy Beach: Out of the Depths in B Minor, Op. 130
  2. Amy Beach: Variations on Balkan Themes in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 60: Theme. Adagio malincolico I. Più mosso II. Maestoso III. Allegro ma non troppo IV. Andante alla Barcarola V. Largo con molta espressione /Poco più mosso VI. Quasi Fantasia/Allegro all' Ongarese VII. Vivace/Valse lento VIII. Con vigore/Lento calmato Marcia funerale Cadenza. Grave/Quasi fantasia/Maestoso/Adagio
  3. Amy Beach: 4 Sketches, Op. 15: III. Dreaming
  4. Amy Beach: Serenade “Ständchen” after Richard Strauss
  5. Amy Beach: Prelude and Fugue, Op. 81
  6. Amy Beach: Canoeing, Op. 119 No. 3
  7. Amy Beach: From Grandmother's Garden, Op. 97: V. Honeysuckle
  8. Amy Beach: A Hermit Thrush at Eve, Op. 92 No. 1
  9. Amy Beach: Nocturne, Op. 107
  10. Amy Beach: 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 128: I. Scherzino. A Peterborough Chipmunk
  11. Amy Beach: 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 128: II. Young Birches
  12. Amy Beach: 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 128: III. Humming Bird

Disk 5

  1. Arthur Foote: Suite No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15: I. Prelude
  2. Arthur Foote: Suite No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15: II. Fugue
  3. Arthur Foote: Suite No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15: III. Romance
  4. Arthur Foote: Suite No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15: IV. Capriccio
  5. Arthur Whiting: Bagatelles: I. Caprice
  6. Arthur Whiting: Bagatelles: II. Humoreske
  7. Arthur Whiting: Bagatelles: III. Bagatelle
  8. Arthur Whiting: Bagatelles: IV. Idylle
  9. John Knowles Paine: 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 41: III. Fuga giocosa
  10. John Knowles Paine: In the Country, Op. 26: I. Woodnotes
  11. John Knowles Paine: In the Country, Op. 26: II. Wayside Flowers
  12. John Knowles Paine: In the Country, Op. 26: IV. The Shepherd’s Lament
  13. John Knowles Paine: In the Country, Op. 26: V. Village Dance
  14. John Knowles Paine: In the Country, Op. 26: VII. The Mill
  15. John Knowles Paine: In the Country, Op. 26: X. Welcome Home
  16. George Whitefield Chadwick: 5 Pieces, F. 43: II. Dans le canot (Barcarolle)
  17. George Whitefield Chadwick: 5 Pieces, F. 43: V. Les grenouilles (Humoresque)
  18. Ethelbert Nevin: Water Scenes, Op. 13: I. Dragon Fly
  19. Ethelbert Nevin: Water Scenes, Op. 13: II. Ophelia
  20. Ethelbert Nevin: Water Scenes, Op. 13: III. Water Nymph
  21. Ethelbert Nevin: Water Scenes, Op. 13: IV. Narcissus
  22. Ethelbert Nevin: Water Scenes, Op. 13: V. Barcarolle
  23. Margaret Ruthven Lang: Rhapsody in E Minor, Op. 21

Disk 6

  1. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Do It Again
  2. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Fascinating Rhythm
  3. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Do Do Do
  4. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: My One and Only
  5. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Clap Yo' Hands
  6. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Somebody Loves Me
  7. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise
  8. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: That Certain Feeling
  9. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Liza
  10. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Strike up the Band
  11. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Sweet and Low Down
  12. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Nobody But You
  13. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: ’S Wonderful
  14. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Who Cares
  15. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Swanee
  16. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Oh, Lady Be Good
  17. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: I Got Rhythm
  18. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: The Man I Love
  19. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Do It Again
  20. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Fascinating Rhythm
  21. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Do Do Do
  22. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: My One and Only
  23. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Clap Yo' Hands
  24. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Somebody Loves Me
  25. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise
  26. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: That Certain Feeling
  27. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Liza
  28. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Strike up the Band
  29. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Sweet and Low Down
  30. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Nobody But You
  31. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: ’S Wonderful
  32. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Who Cares
  33. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Swanee
  34. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: Oh, Lady Be Good
  35. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: I Got Rhythm
  36. George Jacob Gershovitz Gershwin: The Man I Love

Disk 7

  1. Leonard Bernstein: Sonata: I. —
  2. Leonard Bernstein: Sonata: II. —
  3. Leonard Bernstein: Touches
  4. Leonard Bernstein: 4 Sabras: I. Ilana. The Dreamer
  5. Leonard Bernstein: 4 Sabras: II. Idele. The Chassidele
  6. Leonard Bernstein: 4 Sabras: III. Yosi. The Jokester
  7. Leonard Bernstein: 4 Sabras: IV. Dina. The Tomboy Who Weeps Alone
  8. Leonard Bernstein: 4 Anniversaries: I. For Felicia Montealegre
  9. Leonard Bernstein: 4 Anniversaries: II. For Johnny Mehegan
  10. Leonard Bernstein: 4 Anniversaries: III. For David Diamond
  11. Leonard Bernstein: 4 Anniversaries: IV. For Helen Coates
  12. Leonard Bernstein: 5 Anniversaries: I. For Elizabeth Rudolf
  13. Leonard Bernstein: 5 Anniversaries: II. For Lukas Foss
  14. Leonard Bernstein: 5 Anniversaries: III. For Elizabeth B. Ehrman
  15. Leonard Bernstein: 5 Anniversaries: IV. For Sandy Gellhorn
  16. Leonard Bernstein: 5 Anniversaries: V. For Susanna Kyle
  17. Leonard Bernstein: 7 Anniversaries: I. For Aaron Copland
  18. Leonard Bernstein: 7 Anniversaries: II. For My Sister, Shirley
  19. Leonard Bernstein: 7 Anniversaries: III. In Memoriam. Alfred Eisner
  20. Leonard Bernstein: 7 Anniversaries: IV. For Paul Bowles
  21. Leonard Bernstein: 7 Anniversaries: V. In Memoriam. Nathalie Koussevitzky
  22. Leonard Bernstein: 7 Anniversaries: VI. For Sergei Koussevitzky
  23. Leonard Bernstein: 7 Anniversaries: VII. For William Schuman
  24. Leonard Bernstein: Non troppo presto
  25. Leonard Bernstein: Music for the Dance, No. II: I. Moderato
  26. Leonard Bernstein: Music for the Dance, No. II: II. Waltz Time
  27. Leonard Bernstein: Music for the Dance, No. II: III. Allegro non troppo
  28. Leonard Bernstein: 13 Anniversaries: I. For Shirley Gabis Rhoads Perle
  29. Leonard Bernstein: 13 Anniversaries: II. In Memoriam. William Kapell
  30. Leonard Bernstein: 13 Anniversaries: III. For Stephen Sondheim
  31. Leonard Bernstein: 13 Anniversaries: IV. For Craig Urquhart
  32. Leonard Bernstein: 13 Anniversaries: V. For Leo Smit
  33. Leonard Bernstein: 13 Anniversaries: VI. For My Daughter, Nina
  34. Leonard Bernstein: 13 Anniversaries: VII. In Memoriam. Helen Coates
  35. Leonard Bernstein: 13 Anniversaries: VIII. In Memoriam. Goddard Lieberson
  36. Leonard Bernstein: 13 Anniversaries: IX. For Jessica Fleischmann
  37. Leonard Bernstein: 13 Anniversaries: X. In Memoriam. Constance Hope
  38. Leonard Bernstein: 13 Anniversaries: XI. For Felicia, on our 28th Birthday
  39. Leonard Bernstein: 13 Anniversaries: XII. For Aaron Stern
  40. Leonard Bernstein: 13 Anniversaries: XIII. In Memoriam. Ellen Goetz

Disk 8

  1. Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No. 1: I. Adagio con moto – Andante con moto – Allegro - Adagio cantabile
  2. Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No. 1: IIa. Allegro moderato (1st Verse) – Andante (1st Chorus)
  3. Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No. 1: IIb. ‘In the Inn’. Allegro (2nd Verse) – Meno mosso (2nd Chorus)
  4. Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No. 1: III. Largo – Allegro – Largo
  5. Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No. 1: IVa. (crotchet = 88–100) ‘a Study in “Rag” for 5s, 3s and 2s Together’
  6. Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No. 1: IVb. Allegro – Presto (as Fast as Possible) – Slow
  7. Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No. 1: V. Andante maestoso – A tempo (Andante or Allegretto) ‘più animato’ – Adagio cantabile – Allegro – Andante (or allegro moderato con brio)
  8. Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2 Concord, Mass): I. Emerson (‘a Composite Picture or Impression’)
  9. Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2 Concord, Mass): II. Hawthorne
  10. Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2 Concord, Mass): III. The Alcotts (‘a Sketch’)
  11. Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2 Concord, Mass): IV. Thoreau

Disk 9

  1. John Adams: China Gates
  2. John Adams: Phrygian Gates
  3. John Adams: American Berserk
  4. John Adams: Halleluiah Junction

Disk 10

  1. Philip Glass: Etudes for Piano Book I: I. Etude in G Minor
  2. Philip Glass: Etudes for Piano Book I: II. Etude in A Minor
  3. Philip Glass: Etudes for Piano Book I: III. Etude in A Major
  4. Philip Glass: Etudes for Piano Book I: IV. Etude in D Minor
  5. Philip Glass: Etudes for Piano Book I: V. Etude in F Minor
  6. Philip Glass: Etudes for Piano Book I: VI. Etude in F Minor
  7. Philip Glass: Etudes for Piano Book I: VII. Etude in A Minor
  8. Philip Glass: Etudes for Piano Book I: VIII. Etude in C Major
  9. Philip Glass: Etudes for Piano Book I: IX. Etude in F Minor
  10. Philip Glass: Etudes for Piano Book I: X. Etude in E-Flat Major