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Best of American Modern Classical

The most popular American Modern Classical songs on Spotify • Featuring Samuel Barber, William Grant Still, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Leroy Anderson, Dave Brubeck, Scott Joplin, Aaron Copland, Florence Beatrice Price, Morton Gould, George Walker & Meredith Willson • By volt.fm
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Leonard Bernstein

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Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11Samuel Barber / Sir Simon Rattle / Berliner Philharmoniker
3 Visions: No. 2, SummerlandWilliam Grant Still / Bruce Levingston
5 Anniversaries: No. 5. For Susanna KyleLeonard Bernstein / Warren Lee
Song Book: The Man I Love. Slow and in singing styleGeorge Gershwin / Frank Braley
Sleigh RideLeroy Anderson / Iain Sutherland Concert Orchestra / Iain Sutherland
O TannenbaumDave Brubeck
O TannenbaumDave Brubeck
Sleigh RideLeroy Anderson
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11Samuel Barber / Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic

Hidden Gems

Songs you might not have heard before.
Chester OvertureWilliam Schuman / United States Air Force Band / Arnald D. Gabriel
Saxophone Sonata, Op. 19: I. With vigorPaul Creston / Donald Sinta / Nelita True
Choose Something Like a Star - Randall ThompsonRandall Thompson / Exultate
Satiric Dances: III. Allegro spumanteNorman Dello Joio / Rutgers Wind Ensemble / William Berz
Partita-Variations: VII. Tema: BalladeGeorge Rochberg / Sally Pinkas

All Songs

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Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11Samuel Barber / Sir Simon Rattle / Berliner Philharmoniker
8:57
2
3 Visions: No. 2, SummerlandWilliam Grant Still / Bruce Levingston
4:53
3
5 Anniversaries: No. 5. For Susanna KyleLeonard Bernstein / Warren Lee
1:57
4
Song Book: The Man I Love. Slow and in singing styleGeorge Gershwin / Frank Braley
2:25
5
Sleigh RideLeroy Anderson / Iain Sutherland Concert Orchestra / Iain Sutherland
3:12
6
O TannenbaumDave Brubeck
3:37
7
O TannenbaumDave Brubeck
3:35
8
Sleigh RideLeroy Anderson
2:47
9
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11Samuel Barber / Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic
9:56
10
Rhapsody in BlueGeorge Gershwin / Columbia Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Bernstein
16:27
11
The EntertainerScott Joplin / Morten Gunnar Larsen
3:53
12
Appalachian Spring - 1945 Suite: 1. Very slowlyAaron Copland / Los Angeles Philharmonic / Zubin Mehta
2:54
13
Adoration (Version for Solo Violin and String Orchestra)Florence Beatrice Price / Daniel Hope / Zürcher Kammerorchester
3:52
14
Copland: Appalachian Spring: VII. Doppio movimento (Variations on a Shaker Hymn - Simple Gifts)Aaron Copland / Aurora Orchestra / Nicholas Collon
3:01
15
West Side Story: Act I: AmericaLeonard Bernstein / Johnny Green / West Side Story Orchestra & 3 more
4:59
16
Three Visions: II. SummerlandWilliam Grant Still / Natalie Hinderas
4:37
17
Maple Leaf RagScott Joplin / Alexander Peskanov
3:09
18
Spirituals for Orchestra: II. SermonMorton Gould / London Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind / Walter Susskind & 1 more
3:38
19
Symphony No. 3 in C Minor: II. Andante ma non troppoFlorence Beatrice Price / Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin
9:32
20
Lyric for StringsGeorge Walker / Kellen Gray / Royal Scottish National Orchestra
5:22
21
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like ChristmasMeredith Willson / Aled Jones / Russell Watson & 1 more
3:12
22
Symphony No. 6: VI. AllegroHoward Hanson / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Leif Segerstam
1:55
23
Old Home Days Suite (arr. J. Elkus): V. Slow MarchCharles Ives / Jonathan Elkus / United States Marine Band & 1 more
1:13
24
Yankee DoodleMorton Gould / United States Marine Band / Michael J. Colburn
2:34
25
Symphony No. 6: VI. AllegroHoward Hanson / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Leif Segerstam
1:55
26
Troubled WaterMargaret Bonds / Michael Noble
4:55
27
Sonata for Harp and Guitar, Op. 374, "Spirit of Trees": I. Andante cantabile - Maestoso rubato - Tempo IAlan Hovhaness / Yolanda Kondonassis / Jason Vieaux
7:10
28
The Unanswered QuestionCharles Ives / Cincinnati Philharmonia Orchestra / Gerhard Samuel
5:55
29
Till There Was YouMeredith Willson
2:45
30
Symphony No. 2, Op. 132, "Mysterious Mountain": II. Double FugueAlan Hovhaness / Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz
5:35
31
Piano Album I: For a Perfect FriendNed Rorem / Carolyn Enger
1:50
32
AlleluiaRandall Thompson / Mark Kruczek / Voices of Ascension Chorus & 1 more
5:20
33
Antifonys for String OrchestraGeorge Walker / The Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst
6:01
34
Old American Songs II (arr. R. Wilding-White): IV. At The River (arr. R. Wilding-White)Irving Fine / Aaron Copland / Raymond Wilding-White & 6 more
3:01
35
Three Antiphonal Psalms: Psalm 123Virgil Thomson / Gloriae Dei Cantores / James E. Jordan & 1 more
1:16
36
Grand Canyon Suite: 1. SunriseFerde Grofé / Detroit Symphony Orchestra / Antal Doráti
6:41
37
Berceuse for Thomas Montgomery NewmanGeorge Antheil / Judy Pang
2:17
38
Roman Sketches, Op. 7: III. The Fountain of the Acqua PaolaCharles Griffes / Emanuele Torquati
3:50
39
Old American Songs I (arr. I. Fine): V. I Bought me a CatIrving Fine / Aaron Copland / Nathaniel Stampley & 3 more
2:26
40
Main TitleJerome Moross
3:22
41
Piano Album I: A Sarabande for the Only Jim in the WorldNed Rorem / Carolyn Enger
1:16
42
Grand Canyon Suite: 3. On the TrailFerde Grofé / Detroit Symphony Orchestra / Antal Doráti
8:00
43
Variations on "Canon in D Major, P. 37"George Rochberg / Concord String Quartet
8:14
44
The Big CountryJerome Moross
3:23
45
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon - Main ThemeRichard Hageman
1:36
46
Amahl! Amahl!Gian Carlo Menotti / Thomas Schippers
3:41
47
Carnival of the Beautiful Dresses: VI. Love Affair ValseGeorge Antheil / Judy Pang
0:58
48
The BansheeHenry Cowell / Cheryl Seltzer / Continuum
2:07
49
The Lord's PrayerLeroy Robertson / Eugene Ormandy / Philadelphia Orchestra
3:14
50
Wonder Where My Money Went - Interlude Mix 2Langston Hughes
1:18
51
Wonder Where My Money Went - Interlude MixLangston Hughes
1:12
52
I Can't Get Started - Remastered/1996Vernon Duke / Jackie Gleason
3:26
53
Don't cry, Mother dearGian Carlo Menotti / Thomas Schippers
2:26
54
Bright StarMargaret Bonds / Lara Downes
1:26
55
The White PeacockCharles Griffes / Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra / Joann Falletta
5:44
56
10 Études: No. 10, Ragtime BassVirgil Thomson / Rogers Shields
1:52
57
Suite of Old American Dances: I. Cake WalkRobert Russell Bennett / Cincinnati Wind Symphony / Eugene Migliaro Corporon
4:04
58
3 Irish Legends: I, The Tides of ManaunaunHenry Cowell / Irene Veneziano
3:56
59
Kitten on the KeysZez Confrey
3:11
60
Partita-Variations: VII. Tema: BalladeGeorge Rochberg / Sally Pinkas
2:17
61
Satiric Dances: III. Allegro spumanteNorman Dello Joio / Rutgers Wind Ensemble / William Berz
2:07
62
Choose Something Like a Star - Randall ThompsonRandall Thompson / Exultate
6:20
63
Saxophone Sonata, Op. 19: I. With vigorPaul Creston / Donald Sinta / Nelita True
4:48
64
Chester OvertureWilliam Schuman / United States Air Force Band / Arnald D. Gabriel
6:28

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