American Spirit: Roots & Transformations / Various: American Spirit: Roots & Transformations / Various

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American Spirit: Roots & Transformations / Various

Artist:

Various Artists

Label:

Naxos Special Produc

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

747313523337

Genre:

Classical

Release Date:

2012-10-30

Number of Discs:

5

Additional Details:

BOXED SET

These four Naxos American Classics releases selected for this Americana collection... focus on some of the defining moments of that history. First... a panorama of works inspired by Abraham Lincoln in defnitive performances conducted by Leonard Slatkin... Then Hannibal Lokumbe's rousing tribute to Rosa Parks... features the Detroit Symphony and the combined singers of two of Michigan's most venerable choruses. Next, Peter Boyer's dramatic account of the arrival of immigrants to Ellis Island in the early 20th century is narrated by an all-star cast including Eli Wallch and Olympia Dukakis. Finally, the first ever complete recordings of two film scores by Virgil Thomson for 1930s documentaries detailing the plight of rural Americans priot to the New Deal... " - Frank J. Oteri, NewMusicBox. Com

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