Leroy ANDERSON (1908-1975)
Leroy Anderson etched out his own unique place in American music – a composer rigorously trained in the classical tradition whose records topped the pop charts, a meticulous arranger of music whose own melodies were crafted with inventive precision. While he labored alone over each measure of each piece, the result sounded as if he had pulled one marvelous tune after another out of his hat almost at will. Here, in the first complete cycle of Anderson’s orchestral music, the Anderson family has made available several pieces that the composer did not release, with some first recordings scattered among the familiar and not-so-familiar titles. Volume Two contains most of the little-known works from Anderson’s last decade.
Alistair Young, Piano, David McCallum, Trumpet.
BBC Concert Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin.
Tracklisting:
1. Woodbury Fanfare *
2. A Harvard Festival *
3. Forgotten Dreams (1)
4. Whistling Kettle *
5. Horse And Buggy
6. The Waltzing Cat
7. Home Stretch
8. The Girl In Satin
9. March Of The Two Left Feet
10. Waltz Around The Scale *
11. Lullaby Of The Drums
12. Jazz Legato
13. Jazz Pizzicato
14. Song Of The Bells
15. Song Of Jupiter (Arr. Of Handel: S Mele, Hwv 58, "Where'er You Walk") (2)
16. Suite Of Carols
* World Premiere Recording.
Alistair Young, Piano (1), David McCallum, Trumpet (2).
Recorded at The Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford, UK, on 12th April, 2007 (tracks 5, 6, 8, 12-14), 13th April, 2007 (3, 4, 7, 15, 16),14th April, 2007 (tracks 1, 9, 11), 3rd September, 2007 (track 2), and 5th September, 2007(track 10).
Released 2008.