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Composer:
Virgil Thomson

Artist(s):
Post-Classical Ensemble

Conductor:
Angel Gil-Ordonez

Background: Pare Lorentz's The Plow that Broke the Plains (1936) and The River (1937) are landmark American documentary films. Virgil Thomson's scores for both films are among the most famous ever composed for the movies. Aaron Copland praised the music for The Plow for its 'frankness and openness of feeling', calling it 'fresher, more simple, and more personal' than the Hollywood norm.

He called the music for The River 'a lesson in how to treat Americana'.

CATALOGUE NR: 8559291
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 4.88 including VAT, or £ 4.15 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Oct-2007

COMPOSER: Virgil Thomson
TRACKS: The Plow that Broke the Plains : Prelude / Pastoral - Grass / Cattle / The Homesteader / Warning / War and the Tractor / Speculation - Blues / Drought / Wind and Dust / Devastation. The River : Prelude / First Forest / A Big River / Cotton Pickers / Ruins / Logging / Coal / Floods / Requiem / Tenancy / Finale.
CONDUCTOR: Angel Gil-Ordonez
ARTISTS: Post-Classical Ensemble      

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