Anderson / Bbc Concert Orch / Slatkin Complete Orchestral Works CD

Leroy Anderson occupies a unique place in American music. Rigorously trained in the classical tradition, Anderson wrote tunes that topped the pop charts, making compositions such as Sleigh Ride and The Typewriter world famous. Anderson was a meticulous craftsman who could seemingly compose marvelous tunes at will, and he has been praised by composer John Williams as 'one of the great American masters of light orchestral music.' This first set of Anderson's orchestral music includes several previously unpublished pieces made available by the Anderson family, with world premiere recordings included among many familiar and not so familiar titles.

1. Bugler's Holiday 2. Blue Tango 3. The First Day of Spring 4. Belle of the Ball 5. Governor Bradford March 6. Clarinet Candy 7. The Captains and the Kings 8. The Golden Years 9. Chicken Reel 10. Fiddle-Faddle 11. The Classical Jukebox 12. China Doll 13. Balladette 14. Arietta 15. Piano Concerto in C Major 16. I. Allegro moderato 17. II. Andante 18. III. Allegro vivo 19. Woodbury Fanfare 20. A Harvard Festival 21. Forgotten Dreams 22. Whistling Kettle 23. Horse and Buggy 24. The Waltzing Cat 25. Home Stretch 26. The Girl in Satin 27. March of the Two Left Feet 28. Waltz Around the Scale 29. Lullaby of the Drums 30. Jazz Legato 31. Jazz Pizzicato 32. Song of the Bells 33. Song of Jupiter (arr. of Handel: Semele, HWV 58, "Where'er You Walk") 34. Suite of Carols (version for strings) 35. Harvard Sketches 36. Melody on 2 Notes 37. Mother's Whistler 38. The Penny-Whistle Song 39. The Phantom Regiment 40. Plink, Plank, Plunk! 41. Promenade 42. Sandpaper Ballet 43. Sarabande 44. Serenata 45. Old Macdonald had a Farm 46. The Music Man: Seventy-Six Trombones (arr. L. Anderson) 47. Sleigh Ride 48. Suite of Carols (version for brass) 49. Of Thee I Sing, Act I: Wintergreen for President (arr. L. Anderson) 50. The Typewriter 51. A Trumpeter's Lullaby 52. The Syncopated Clock 53. Irish Suite 54. 1. I. The Irish Washerwoman 55. II. The Minstrel Boy 56. III. The Rakes of Mallow 57. IV. The Wearing of the Green 58. V. The Last Rose of Summer 59. VI. The Girl I Left Behind Me 60. To a Wild Rose (arr. L. Anderson for orchestra) 61. Summer Skies 62. Scottish Suite 63. I. Bonnie Dundee 64. II. Turn Ye To Me 65. III. The Bluebells of Scotland 66. IV. The Campbells are Coming 67. Parish, Mitchell - Lyricist 68. Blue Tango (version with voice) 69. Parish, Mitchell - Lyricist 70. Wendel, Robert - Arranger 71. Forgotten Dreams (arr. R. Wendel for voice and orchestra) 72. Parish, Mitchell - Lyricist 73. Belle of the Ball (version with voice) 74. Alma Mater 75. I. Chapel Bells 76. II. Freshman on Main Street 77. III. Library Reading Room 78. IV. Class Reunion 79. A Christmas Festival 80. Goldilocks (excerpts) 81. Overture (original version, orchestrated by D. Ross) 82. Lazy Moon 83. Save a Kiss 84. The Pussy Foot 85. Pirate Dance 86. Who's Been Sitting in My Chair? 87. Lady in Waiting, Ballet 88. Shall I Take My Heart and Go? 89. The Town House Maxixe 90. I Never Know When 91. Pyramid Dance 92. Suite of Carols (version for woodwinds) 93. I. Angels in our Fields 94. II. O Sanctissima 95. III. O Come, O Come Emmanuel 96. IV. O Come, Little Children 97. V. Coventry Carol 98. VI. Patapan 99. Lady in Waiting, Waltz 100. Shall I Take My Heart (instrumental)