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Grofé: Orchestral Works [CD]

Ferde Grofé (Composer), William T. Stromberg (Conductor), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD
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  • Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  • Conductor: William T. Stromberg
  • Composer: Ferde Grofé
  • Audio CD (19 April 1999)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Naxos
  • ASIN: B00000IXIW
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 77,083 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Mississippi, "A Journey in Tones" : I Father of Waters 3:17£0.69
Listen  2. Mississippi, "A Journey in Tones" : II Huckleberry Finn 2:21£0.69
Listen  3. Mississippi, "A Journey in Tones" : III Old Creole Days 3:03£0.69
Listen  4. Mississippi, "A Journey in Tones" : IV Mardi Gras 4:55£0.69
Listen  5. Grand Canyon Suite: I Sunrise 5:25£0.69
Listen  6. Grand Canyon Suite: II The Painted Desert 5:19£0.69
Listen  7. Grand Canyon Suite: III On the Trail 7:38£0.69
Listen  8. Grand Canyon Suite: IV Sunset 5:10£0.69
Listen  9. Grand Canyon Suite: V Cloudburst 8:24Album Only
Listen10. Niagara Falls Suite: I Thunder of the Waters 3:32£0.69
Listen11. Niagara Falls Suite: II Devil's Hole Massacre 4:29£0.69
Listen12. Niagara Falls Suite: III Honeymooners 4:24£0.69
Listen13. Niagara Falls Suite: IV Power of Niagara 9:38Album Only

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A wise man once said that radio is better than television because the pictures are better.

This music would make great film scores.

Pop this in the CD player, sit back and let you mind conjour up the scene.

The Missisippi Suite, is, as the title of the second movement suggests, deep in Huckleberry Finn territory. Think picket fences, grandma rocking in her chair on the porch and paddle steamers on the river.

The Grand Canyon Suite is definately music for a Western.

The Niagra Falls Suite will have you imagining yourself as hero in your own action adventure. This really is great fun. The last movement is hilariously over the top - James Bond meets PT Barnum's circus.

This is light (in the best sense of the word) and always enjoyable music. The Grand Canyon Suite has the most substantial music with some brilliant evocations of the scenes in the movement titles: 'sunrise' 'painted desert' 'on the trail' 'sunset' 'cloudburst'.

The Bournmouth Synphony Orchestra under William T Stromberg give an ethusiastic performance. The sound is excellent.

I'm giving this Five Stars for sheer enjoyment.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
As I like all descriptive music, the Orchestral Works of Ferde Grofe is quite unique, containing The Grand Canyon,the Mississipi and Niagara suites. Excellent buy.

Juan Vidal
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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful
American program music 26 Sep 1999
By F. Behrens - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
From my favorite budget label, Naxos, comes a rare combination of three suites by Ferde Grofé: Grand Canyon, Mississippi, and Niagra Falls (8.559007). The first two have been paired in the past, but I have never heard the third (it is a 1961 work) and it seems by contrast with the others somewhat contrived, albeit quite enjoyable. William T. Stromberg conducts the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Frankly I have heard "The Grand Canyon" played to better advantage, especially on the old Mercury label; but the trilogy on this single CD with the budget price makes this a very good buy indeed.
41 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Programmatic music at its finest! 20 Jan 2002
By burghtenor - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Ferde Grofé's mastery of the orchestral palette is breathtaking. Nowhere is this more apparent than in his seminal work, the GRAND CANYON SUITE. This work portrays 24 hours of contrasting moods in America's most famous natural habitat, from the stillness of morning in "The Painted Desert" to the thunder of a rare nighttime "Cloudburst." No matter what time of day, you may feel as if the sky is brighter after listening to "Sunrise." One can sense the demeanor of the donkey forced to make the journey "On the Trail." I always feel the regret of another day passing during "Sunset."

The other two orchestral suites on this CD are also great, but they simply do not compare to the majesty of the GRAND CANYON. The MISSISSIPPI SUITE is a short four-movement exploration of Americana along the great river. The NIAGARA FALLS SUITE is overwhelming in its portrayal of the power of the Falls, enhanced by the quiet sections of the inner movements.

Like me, you may be a bit leery of purchasing a CD from a budget label featuring artists and ensembles of whom you've never heard. Rest assured, this CD is a bargain that you will not regret purchasing. I have never been disappointed with a NAXOS CD, and both the Bournemouth Symphony and William T. Stromberg are excellent. Stromberg, a native Californian and only 34 years old at the time of this recording, lends a sensitivity to the quiet passages and incredible zest and energy to the dynamic passages, most notably to the NIAGARA FALLS SUITE.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Majestic! 13 Oct 2002
By Chrijeff - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Probably everyone with any familiarity with American classical composers has heard at least some of the "Grand Canyon Suite" at some point, but the other two suites on this CD (the "Mississippi" and the "Niagara Falls") may not be quite so familiar. They should be, and this version is a splendid (and inexpensive) way to own them. I bought the CD chiefly because I had heard of the "Mississippi" and wanted to find out what it was like. It is a fine piece of music, with much of the rolling expansiveness of the Big River captured in it. And the "Niagara Falls" ranges from Native motifs that will be familiar to all TV-Western buffs, to the Gershwinesque. Of course, there's no need to describe the centerpiece. I've always loved the kind of music that lifts you out of your seat, and all these pieces do.

If this is a typical Naxos product, I'm sure I'll be adding a lot more of them to my collection.

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