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Isaias Caetano
04-22-2013, 12:05 AM
Great American Grof� Grand Caynon Suite (1997)
Grand Canyon Suite - Mississippi Suite - Death Valley Suite
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Artist: Felix Slatkin & Ferde Grof� (1892-1972) [Ferdinand Rudolph von Grof�]
Title Of Album: Great American Grof�
Year Of Release: 1997
Label: EMI Classics / Angel
Genre: Classical, Instrumental
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Total Time: 01:10:14
Total Size: 165 Mb

Performers
Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Felix Slatkin (01-09
Capitol Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ferde Grof� (10-14)


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Grand Canyon Suite

The Grand Canyon Suite is a suite for orchestra by Ferde Grof�, composed during the period from 1929 to 1931. It consists of five parts or movements, each an evocation in tone of a particular scene typical of the Grand Canyon. Paul Whiteman and his orchestra introduced the first public performance of the work, initially titled "Five Pictures of the Grand Canyon", in concert at the Studebaker Theatre in Chicago on November 22, 1931.
It consists of 5 movements:

01. Grand Canyon Suite: Sunrise (5:24)
Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, Felix Slatkin
02. Painted Desert (6:18)
03. On The Trail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3gL_uXTBwQ"_blank)<br />(7:22)
04. Sunset (5:12)
05. Cloudburst (8:10) the coda to the Cloudburst movement is notated as a separate movement: VI. Distant Thunder with Crickets Chirpin

Mississippi Suite

The Mississippi Suite (Tone Journey) is an orchestral suite in four movements by Ferde Grof�, depicting scenes along a journey down the Mississippi River from its headwaters of Minnesota down to New Orleans.
History
The piece was composed by Grof� in 1925 and first performed in the summer of that year by Paul Whiteman's orchestra at the Hippodrome Theatre, New York City.
Later, American lyricist Harold Adamson wrote words to music from the ballad theme of the suite's final movement. The resulting song was called "Daybreak". Frank Sinatra recorded "Daybreak" twice, once with Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra on July 1, 1942, and nineteen years later, on May 2, 1961, for the album called "I Remember Tommy".
Movements
I. Father of the Waters - depicts the birth of the Mississippi River in the streams of Minnesota and the lands of the Chippewa Indians .
II. Huckleberry Finn - based on the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain . A short piece ruminating on Huck's prankish nature.
III. Old Creole Days - Grof�'s interpretation of spirituals sung by slaves on the plantations
IV. Mardi Gras - depicts Fat Tuesday in New Orleans

06. Missippi Suite: Father Of Waters (3:12)
Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, Felix Slatkin
07. Huckleberry Finn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAMkSX58shA"_blank)<br /> (2:26)
08. Old Creole Days (2:38)
09. Mardi Gras (4:49)

Death Valley Suite

The Death Valley Suite is a short symphonic suite written by Ferde Grof� in 1949, depicting the westward travels of pioneers through the 'harsh lands' of Death Valley in California.
The movements are titled:
10. Death Valley Suite: Funeral Mountains (4:20) a strange atonal movement in 5/4 time
Capitol Symphony Orchestra, Ferde Grof�
11. 49er Emigrant Train (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7PnmOKCako"_blank)<br /> (4:38) features colorful musical depictions of an Indian attack and a wagon train
12. Desert Water Hole (4:13) a medley mixing Oh, Susannah and the main theme of the piece.
13. Sand Storm (4:01) another atonal movement featuring a wind machine with a final coda recapitulating the main dramatic theme.

Bonus Track:
Grand Canyon Suite

14. Grand Canyon Suite - Cloud Burst - (Bonus track) (7:31)
Capitol Symphony Orchestra, Ferde Grof�



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KevinG
04-22-2013, 12:09 AM
Thank you!

nikitos
04-22-2013, 12:15 AM
Interesting. Thanks :)

Yen_
04-22-2013, 01:40 AM
This old recording is great. On the Trail is one of my favourite pieces of Americana. Thanks Isaias.

You can also download it from Zippyshare.com - Felix Slatkin - Great American Grof�.rar (http://www69.zippyshare.com/v/57562333/file.html) (credit Max Hederom) if uploaded.net is too slow for you.

Lockdown
04-22-2013, 01:42 AM
Great! Thanks!

Scotty57
04-22-2013, 06:05 AM
Thank You!!

Scott

Yannis
04-22-2013, 09:26 AM
Nice !!! Thank Isaia !!!

cullen
04-22-2013, 10:42 AM
thanks

geraldo_horner
04-22-2013, 10:52 AM
Thank you, Isaias. Until now I only knew the cloudburst movement from an Erick Kunzel recording, curious to hear the rest.

gpdlt2000
04-22-2013, 10:54 AM
Thanks. A classic!

RudiRe
04-23-2013, 03:07 PM
Thank you very much.

Listened to it meanwhile. Great music.

Petros
04-28-2013, 06:24 PM
Great!
Thank you Isaia and Yen for the alternative link.