American Portraits

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Performances

Composer	Title	Time
George Gershwin	Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé)
George Gershwin	Porgy and Bess, opera (Melodies (unspecified))
George Gershwin	An American in Paris, tone poem for orchestra
George Gershwin	I Got Rhythm, song (from Girl Crazy, 1930)
Leonard Bernstein	Overture to Candide, for orchestra
Leonard Bernstein	West Side Story, musical (Melodies)
Leonard Bernstein	Halil, nocturne for flute solo, piccolo, alto flute, percussion & harp; also for flute, piano & percussion
Leonard Bernstein	Fancy Free, ballet (Enter Three Sailors)
Leonard Bernstein	Fancy Free, ballet (Scene at the Bar)
Leonard Bernstein	Fancy Free, ballet (Pas de Deux)
Leonard Bernstein	Fancy Free, ballet (Variation I)
Leonard Bernstein	Fancy Free, ballet (Variation II)
Leonard Bernstein	Fancy Free, ballet (Variation III)
Leonard Bernstein	Fancy Free, ballet (Finale)
Ferde Grofé	Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra
Heitor Villa-Lobos	Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2, for orchestra, A. 247
Samuel Barber	Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11
Samuel Barber	Serenade, for string quartet or string orchestra, Op. 1
Samuel Barber	Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance (from "Medea"), Op. 23a
Heitor Villa-Lobos	Chôros No. 1, for guitar, "Tipico brasileiro", A. 161
Aaron Copland	El Salón México, for orchestra
Leroy Anderson	The Typewriter, for orchestra (with typewriters)
Leroy Anderson	Blue Tango, for orchestra
Leroy Anderson	Sleigh Ride, for orchestra (or string orchestra)
Leroy Anderson	Forgotten Dreams, for orchestra
Leroy Anderson	Sandpaper Ballet, for orchestra
Leroy Anderson	Fiddle-Faddle, for string orchestra (or standard orchestra)
Leroy Anderson	The Syncopated Clock, for orchestra
Leroy Anderson	Serenata, for orchestra
Leroy Anderson	The Waltzing Cat, for orchestra
Leroy Anderson	Bugler's Holiday, for orchestra
Leroy Anderson	Jazz Pizzicato, for string orchestra
Leroy Anderson	Belle of the Ball, for orchestra
Leroy Anderson	Trumpeter's Lullaby, for orchestra
Leroy Anderson	Home Stretch, for orchestra
Leroy Anderson	The Golden Years, for orchestra