Virgil Thompson: The Plow that Broke the Plains; The River (2007) more music like this

performed by Post-Classical Ensemble, Angel Gil-Ordóñez (conductor)
composed by Virgil Thomson

The few recordings of Virgil Thomson's scores for The Plow that Broke the Plains have all been quite fine in different ways. Of them, Leopold Stokowski's 1960 effort with the Symphony of the Air -- a brilliant and vivacious recording on Vanguard Classics -- has been the one to beat. Here, Angel Gil-Ordóñez offers an effort that gives Stokowski a ...

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Works for Piano Four-Hands (1999) more music like this

performed by David Kopp (piano), Rodney Lister (piano)
composed by Arthur Berger, Harold Samuel Shapero, Virgil Thomson

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Virgil Thomson: Symphony on a Hymn Tune; Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Pilgrims and Pioneers (2000) more music like this

performed by New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Sedares (conductor)
composed by Virgil Thomson

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Gay American Composers-Volume 2 (1997) more music like this

performed by Broadus Erle (violin), Carroll Glenn (violin), Claus Adam (cello), Danlee Mitchell (marimba), David Reid (sax), David Reid (vocals), Dick Schleppe (sax), Gate 5 Ensemble of the World, Harry Partch (cloud chamber bowls), Harry Partch (marimba)
composed by Aaron Copland, Alwin Nikolais, Ben Weber, Harry Partch, Henry Cowell, John Cage, Marc Blitzstein, Samuel Barber, Virgil Thomson

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Route 66 (2005) more music like this

performed by Dale Evans (vocals), Roy Rogers (vocals), Accademia di Santa Cecilia Chorus (choir, chorus)
composed by Aaron Copland, Arthur Shepherd, Dale Evans, Dimitri Tiomkin, Elmer Bernstein, Ennio Morricone, Ferde Grofé, Nelson Riddle, Virgil Thomson

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American Flute Concertos (1999) more music like this

performed by Mary Stolper (flute), Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Paul Freeman (conductor)
composed by Charles Tomlinson Griffes, Elie Siegmeister, Kent Kennan, Lita Grier, Virgil Thomson

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Menotti: The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore (1997) more music like this

performed by Andrea Matthews (vocals), Boston Cecilia, Elizabeth Anker (vocals), Marylene Altieri (vocals), Susan Trout (vocals), Boston Cecilia Chamber Chorus (choir, chorus), Donald Teeters (conductor)
composed by Gian Carlo Menotti, Virgil Thomson

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American Masterpieces (1997) more music like this

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Virgil Thomson: Louisiana Story; The Plow that Broke the Plains (1992) more music like this

performed by New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor)
composed by Virgil Thomson

When leading an orchestra, Ronald Corp is a conductor often associated with light music of various kinds. The orchestral music of Virgil Thomson might be viewed as "light music with a thorn in its side," so Corp's overall approach proves an excellent match for Thomson. This Helios disc, Virgil Thomson: Louisiana Story, is a direct repackaging of a ...

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Modern American Vocal Works (1999) more music like this

performed by Aaron Copland (piano), Eleanor Steber (soprano), Jennie Tourel (mezzo-soprano), Joseph James (baritone), Leontyne Price (soprano), Samuel Barber (piano), Virgil Thomson (piano), William Warfield (baritone), William Strickland (conductor)
composed by Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Virgil Thomson

This CD is a re-issue of premiere recordings, made by major performers during the years 1950 - 1953, of 23 vocal works by three well-known American composers: Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, and Virgil Thomson. Barber is represented by his well-known Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24, exquisite in its harmonies and lyricism and its poetic, nostalgic ...

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From the Steeples and the Mountains (1992) more music like this

performed by Christopher Larkin (horn), Dave Lee (horn), James Holland (bells), James Holland (tympani [timpani]), James McLeod (violin), John Chimes (bells), John Chimes (tympani [timpani]), John Ronayne (violin), Kevin Nutty (bells), London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble
composed by Carl Ruggles, Charles Ives, Elliott Carter, Henry Cowell, Philip Glass, Roy Harris, Samuel Barber, Virgil Thomson

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Cornet Favorites (1987) more music like this

performed by Gerard Schwarz (cornet), Kenneth Cooper (piano), Ronald Barron (trombone), William Bolcom (piano)
composed by Arthur Pryor, Carl Hohne, Clay Smith, Frank Simon, Henry Fillmore, Herbert L. Clarke, Jean-Baptiste Arban, Virgil Thomson

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The Flag Series-USA (1996) more music like this

performed by Utah Symphony Orchestra
composed by Aaron Copland, Ferde Grofé, George Gershwin, Howard Hanson, Leonard Bernstein, Samuel Barber, Virgil Thomson

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Times & Seasons: Organ Music for the Liturgy by 20th-Century Composers more music like this

performed by Robert Grogan (organ)
composed by Charles Tournemire, Jean Langlais, Joseph Jongen, Kenneth Leighton, Larry King, Marcel Dupré, Maurice Duruflé, Max Reger, Michael Tippett, Ronald Arnatt, Samuel Barber, Virgil Thomson, Wilbur Held

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American Clarinet Treasures more music like this

performed by American Chamber Players
composed by Douglas S. Moore, Elliott Carter, Gary Schocker, George Kleinsinger, Virgil Thomson

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Orchestral Works By Virgil Thomson (1989) more music like this

performed by Martyn Hill (tenor), James Bolle (conductor)
composed by Virgil Thomson

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McKinley, Post, Hampton, Thomson: String Quartets (1999) more music like this

performed by Boston Composers String Quartet
composed by David L. Post, Mitch Hampton, Virgil Thomson, William Thomas McKinley

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A Salute to American Music (1992) more music like this

performed by Carol Vaness (vocals), Daniel Smith (vocals), Denise Woods (vocals), Frederica Von Stade (vocals), Jeff Mattsey (vocals), Jerry Hadley (vocals), Karen Holvik (vocals), Leontyne Price (vocals), Marilyn Horne (vocals), Maureen O'Flynn (vocals)
composed by Aaron Copland, Carlisle Floyd, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, George Gershwin, Gian Carlo Menotti, Irving Berlin, Kurt Weill, Leonard Bernstein, Marvin David Levy, Samuel A. Ward, Samuel Barber, Stephen Foster, Virgil Thomson, William Bolcom

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Thomson: Suite From The River/Thomson: Suite From The Plow That Broke The Plains/Stravinsku: Suite From L'Histoire Du (1994) more music like this

performed by Charles Russo (clarinet), Gerald Tarack (violin), John Swallow (trombone), Julius Levine (double bass), Loren Glickman (bassoon), Raymond DesRoches (percussion), Theodore Weis (trumpet), Symphony of the Air, Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
composed by Igor Stravinsky, Virgil Thomson

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Composers Collaborative: Solo Flights (2000) more music like this

performed by Andrew Violette (piano), David Del Tredici (piano), Jed Distler (piano), Kathleen Supove (piano), Phillip Bush (piano), Robert Helps (piano), Sara Laimon (piano), Sarah Cahill (piano)
composed by Andrew Violette, David Del Tredici, Eleanor Hovda, Jed Distler, John Zorn, Laura Kaminsky, Leopold Godowsky, Molly Thompson, Robert Helps, Ursula Mamlok, Virgil Thomson

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Good Movie Music (2005) more music like this

performed by Philharmonia Virtuosi, Richard Kapp (conductor)
composed by Bernard Herrmann, Elmer Bernstein, Ennio Morricone, Virgil Thomson, William Walton

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Millennium Overture: Music by American Composers (2002) more music like this

performed by Chai-lun Yueh (baritone), Deborah Buck (violin), Max Lifchitz (piano), North-South String Quartet, North/South Consonance Ensemble, Wolfram Koessel (cello), Max Lifchitz (conductor)
composed by Allan Crossman, Hilary Tann, Randall Snyder, Sarah Meneely-Kyder, Virgil Thomson

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Be Glad Then, America (1991) more music like this

performed by Br. Francis Hempel (counter tenor), Br. Richard Cragg (tenor), Christine Helfrich (soprano), James E. Jordan, Jr. (organ), Nathaniel Reese (tenor), Richard K. Pugsley (bass), Richard Vought (percussion), Sr. Maria Jackson (alto)
composed by Alberto Ginastera, Charles Ives, Dominick Argento, Leo Sowerby, Leonard Bernstein, Randall Thompson, Virgil Thomson, William Billings

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Virgil Thomson: Portraits And Self Portraits (1990) more music like this

performed by Anthony Tommasini (piano), Fenwick Smith (flute), Frederic T. Cohen (oboe), Jonathan Miller (cello), Ron Haroutunian (bassoon), Sharan Leventhal (violin)
composed by Virgil Thomson

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The Mask (1998) more music like this

performed by Benjamin Verdery (guitar), Louise Schulman (viola), Margaret A. Kampmeier (piano), Sara Cutler (harp), St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, William Blount (clarinet), New York Concert Singers (choir, chorus), Judith Clurman (conductor)
composed by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Virgil Thomson, William Bolcom

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