Sinfonieorchester,Luzerner / Gaffigan,James Americans CD

This electrifying performance gives vivid testimony to the multifaceted partnership of James Gaffigan and the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra and invites us to explore the conductor's American roots. The program features Leonard Bernstein's mischievous dances from West Side Story, Charles Ives's spiritual Symphony No.3, the dramatically potent dissonance of Ruth Crawford's Andante for strings and Samuel Barber's boldly athletic Toccata for organ and orchestra.

1. Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story': 1. Prologue. Allegro moderato 2. Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story': 2. Somewhere. Adagio 3. Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story': 3. Scherzo. Vivace e leggiero 4. Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story': 4. Mambo. Meno Presto 5. Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story': 5. Cha-cha. Andantino con grazia 6. Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story': 6. Meeting Scene. Meno mosso 7. Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story': 7. Cool Fugue. Allegretto 8. Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story': 8. Rumble. Molto allegro 9. Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story': 9. Finale. Adagio 10. Ives: Symphony No.3 'The Camp Meeting': I. Old Folks Gatherin'. Andante maestoso 11. Ives: Symphony No.3 'The Camp Meeting': II. Children's Day. Allegro 12. Ives: Symphony No.3 'The Camp Meeting': III. Communion. Largo 13. Barber: Ouverture to 'The School for Scandal' Op.5 14. Crawford: Andante for strings 15. Barber: Toccata Festiva Op.36 for organ and orchestra