Composer: Morton Gould
Orchestra: ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Arthur Fagan
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Release: 2020
Size: 1.11 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphonette No. 4 ‘Latin-American’
01. I. Rhumba
02. II. Tango
03. III. Guaracha
04. IV. Conga
Symphonette No. 3 ‘American’
05. I. Moderately Fast
06. II. Intermezzo. Slowly
07. III. Gavotte. Bright Tempo
08. IV. Finale. Very Fast
Symphonette No. 2 ‘American’
09. I. Moderately Fast, with Vigor & Bounce
10. II. Pavanne
11. III. Fast & Racy
Spirituals for Orchestra
12. I. Proclamation
13. II. Sermon
14. III. A Little Bit of Sin
15. IV. Protest
16. V. Jubilee
Morton Gould was an American musical phenomenon, equally at home in classical, crossover and film genres, and the recipient of both GRAMMY and Pulitzer awards during his long and distinguished career. The Symphonettes represent Goulds best crossover work the Symphonette No. 4 deriving its character from Latin-American dance forms to make it one of his most popular compositions. The first movement of Symphonette No. 3 has been described as a collection of dance band licks, full of bent notes and syncopations and the central Pavanne of Symphonette No. 2 with its bluesy trumpet motif is one of Goulds biggest hits. Spirituals for Orchestra utilizes the strings as a choir, with antiphonal responses in the rest of the orchestra.